Rochester Institute of Technology
Reviews

Strong Academically

Great school, strong computer/tech, engineering, and art programs. Also has a good business school.

Oh Boy...

If you are into the hot mess of a club then you will love East and Alexander. For those of us who want our own personal space try southwedge or Monroe ave. The bars gets monotonous and expensive but it is a nice change sometimes.

Cheap

The apartments in the city are pretty cheap and the price of living is unbeatable. Stay away from the close to campus housing because they like to jack up the prices for cheap apartments that break from the vibrations of the party nextdoor.

Amazing and Exciting

Varsity sports at RIT are pretty big. The sports teams are actually more prominent and have more involvement from students than the greek life on campus. We have a lot of fan support and school spirit, especially with the hockey and lacrosse teams. Athletes have their own trainers and their own gym, but the RIT gym is amazing too. Almost every student is involved in some sports club.

RIT Food

RIT has many dining halls. Some are really good, and the other are just okay. Gracie's is one of the dining halls, that us freshmen go to the most. It is very repetitive and not my favorite. They tend to have very greasy food and it gets really boring. Brick City and Commons are among my favorite dining halls to go eat. Overall the dining halls are pretty good in my opinion.

Drinking Is Common

Drinking is very common on campus, at house parties, etc. Campus safety doesnt bust too many parties but if they do they usually just ask you to leave or take the party down a notch. Ive never had to run or give my name or anything like that. And other than drinking, people will be smoking, but not too much drugs other than that.

Guys and Girls

I can't talk enough about the ratio of guys to girls at RIT. It is one of the testosterone filled schools I have ever been to or visited. I get along fine with guys but I feel that many other schools have a better ratio of males and females.

Jay's Diner

If you're looking for a quick, fun, and close place to eat, check out Jay's Diner. It's less than 5 minutes away, and across from the dollar theatre (Movies Ten). Great for poor college students.

Tons of Options

There are so many places to eat outside of RIT. Basically every chain restaurant you can think of is in a 5 mile radius of the campus. If you wanted to go there, although, you would need to have a car which a lot of freshmen students don't have. The places are relatively cheap and we are allowed to use our Tiger Bucks to pay at a lot of the places.

RIT's 3D Digital Graphics Program

We're such a small major!! When I first came into the program I was really nervous about what it would be like, but it turns out that everybody is really friendly and inviting! The upperclassmen got me and a few friends involved in our school's SIGGRAPH branch that is entirely run by students. Also, there are lab hours in our 3D lab, and there's always somebody to help you out and answer questions! Previous experience with 3D modeling software (Like Autodesk Maya or Max) would have been helpful to me (as I had never touched the stuff in my life, previously), but I'm getting along just fine and the intro courses are just at my level of difficulty. The professors in my major are all really friendly and nice. They won't bite your head off and they don't give projects that are too unreasonable.

Undecided Program

When I started at RIT I had no idea what I wanted to do. In the fall of 2009, the school started up a program for undecided students called the University Studies program. The program was very small and only had about 40 students. This program led me to my current major. The individual attention from the advisors in University Studies was phenomenal. In the program I was able to take sample classes according to my interests as well as a career exploration class to help me explore myself personally and match my interests and values to a career choice. My advisor was with me every step of the way and as I got to know myself better, she got to know me better which made her able to help me better.

Safe Haven for Nerds

The main group of people on campus is made of nerds. I'm not trying to be rude, because I fully include myself in this group. RIT has an insane amount of advanced technology, so even by just going there you learn about it, whether you ever wanted to or not. I think the gaming, movies, inventions, etc. bring the campus community together. We have a large white and Indian population, but many people are accepting on campus no matter your background. The minority group that struggles most is probably those with a sexual orientation that differs from 'the norm'. RIT has a club to support those who are gay/lesbian/bisexual, but being friends with many who associate with the movement, I've found they don't feel a strong connection or network on campus. Also, RIT has a large deaf and hard-of-hearing population because of having NTID on the campus as well. There are a lot of mixed feelings toward these students, but the general idea of many hearing kids on school is that they are better than deaf or hard-of-hearing persons. Students all interact well but behind closed doors jokes are made that I feel shouldn't be a part of student interaction. Though there are many students who feel this way, I believe that the student body is working hard to mix students from all hearing realms together and teach them how to interact successfully.

Living

The dorms are really nice. NRH is where it is at. The heat is good and the dorms with AC rock. The apartments are awesome. You get a kitchen. UC is the nicest and Riverknoll needs to be gotten rid of. They are all affordable and you pay for what you get. Housing is a really easy process. There are buses from all living areas to academics. I love living on campus everything is walking distance.

Overall Experience

The school is just wonderful. Teachers are nice and offer lots of support. there are plenty of study supports for the students as well. There is alot of school pride in everything and slowly becoming recognized as a really good school. The social and academic life balance each other out really nicely. Glad I went to this school.

Consequences Are Fair

the campus is pretty laid back and arent too unfair about anything, but when it comes to major issues like crimes like drugs, stalking, or any other major things they are on top of it and it is taken care of immediately. I feel very safe and none of those problems are issues at RIT thanks to the quick responses from public safety.

RIT - Best Facilities

RIT has great facilities such as the work out gym, pool, library, and many activities that are fun and keep you busy. They gym has great quality equipment many machines for all needs. Pool is huge and clean, almost always available. Library is huge and well-kept. We have the mud-tug, on-campus parties, free movies outside on a huge theatre screen, everything is great!! plus a huge ice skating rink.

RIT - Best Facilities

RIT has great facilities such as the work out gym, pool, library, and many activities that are fun and keep you busy. They gym has great quality equipment many machines for all needs. Pool is huge and clean, almost always available. Library is huge and well-kept. We have the mud-tug, on-campus parties, free movies outside on a huge theatre screen, everything is great!!

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November through March, an above-freezing day is considered really warm. For example, it's 27 degrees right now, and I'm seriously considering going out in shorts.

Computers by the Hundreds

I'm fairly certain there isn't a single building on campus without at least one computer lab of some sort. Realistically, it is a tech campus. I get better wifi speed outside of the buildings than I do with an ethernet cable back home. The network crashed just once on freshman registration day and maintenance is generally done in the early hours of the morning, between say 3 and 4 in the morning. Printing can be done either in your primary college building or in the library which is generally open until around 2 in the morning.

Weather

It's cold. Did you not see this coming? Dont come here if you cant take the cold.

When the Guys Do Leave Their Rooms...

Because of the current learning style of RIT and the intensity of the quarter system most people are focused on projects all the time. The winter time is the time people to get together because of the cold and to keep warm. even though RIT is made up of mostly guys, you still have to take out the guys who never leave their room, the guys that hang out with your ex, the human vs zoombie guys, the unattractive, and straight up weird guys and the guys have the upper hand on choosing the girls they want because there are more normal guys than girls at RIT, if the guys ever knew that.

Animation Major

I'm in the School of Film and Animation at Rochester Institute of Technology. I'm an Animation major and so far, it's been amazing. The professors are really helpful and knowledgeable in the field. The workload is intense, but keeps the students on track. Sometimes it's hard to animate at school due to limited resources, but overall, it's a great program.

If It's Not Hockey We Don't Care

The campus supports sports with a passion.. if by sports you happen to mean hockey. If it's anything else, we don't really broadcast it or particularly care, but we do have the options.

A Bunch of Awesome People, but Mostly Guys

RIT had gained a bit of a rep for being a nerd school, and while not everyone there is a 'nerd,' many of them are. Everyone is pretty individual in their style and people come from everywhere. Still, the school has a 70/30 split between guys and girls, so the testosterone gets a bit overwhelming at times.

They Are Ok

We have d1 hockey which is the only sport people actually attend. The rest of the sports teams are d3 and go little to no support from the student body. The school spirit here is embarrassing. Nobody really cares. The athletic facilities are average.