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Originally Posted by JamesBrown
I know I could have gone to a decent state school for a much lower cost and probably graduated with a higher gpa but I would have lost out on the Academic Intensity, Undergraduate Research, Professional Development, and Networking opportunities that a school like RPI offered. After 4 years in Troy, countless hours studying (often things I wil never use again like Mat Sci) and student loans that total the same as what my parents payed for there first house I can tell you that I am still confident that I made the best decision for myself and my career when I passed up my Full Scholarship to go to URI and went to RPI instead.
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I agree, with perhaps some caveats. I think if there are specific fields you are interested, the prestige is probably worth it. Outside of that, I am not so sure. My best friend from high school is an EE at the University of Maine and has had no problem getting job offers -- he was an EE intern after his freshman year on his own merit, and has had multiple offers every year since. On the other hand, I most definitely would not have my internship/subsequent full-time offer designing airplanes if I didn't go to school in lovely Troy, NY.
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Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman
I learned far more in my two extended co-op sessions working for Delphi Packard (summer plus semester) and made more money () than I did for the one short summer session I participated in.
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I'm sure -- I'm reasonably confident I learned more stuff in 3 months at Boeing than I have in the past 3 years, and that's not because I've been slacking off in school. I suppose since I'm moving from NY/Maine to Washington state when I graduate it makes me value the time I have left living with all the friends I've made up until this point.
Summer interns get paid too.
