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How is the community and the climate? (Being from California, 45 degree weather is cold for me)
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I can count on one hand how many times the temperature went above the freezing point in December. But cold weather isn't really that bad, you can always dress to be warm. Being from New England, we make the most out of every season. During the winter, sledding on campus and skiing/snowboarding at nearby
Wachusett Mountain is common.
Worcester is a college city. There are between 30k and 40k college students here every year. Most of the city is relatively compact with a LOT in walking distance (in the gentrified areas). My apartment is only a block away from campus, and within ten minutes I can walk to seven restaurants/bars, seven take-out/fast food places, a coffee shop, two convenience stores, two ATMs, one grocery store, two package stores, and a variety of other stores and parks. One of my favorite places to go is a seafood restaurant about 100 yards from my apartment that has $5 sushi rolls after 11pm Thurs through Sunday. There are also a ton of restaurants/bars/nightlife in a former warehouse area called the Canal District around Union Station. From 4pm to 4am there is a van service operated by the WPI police called SNAP that you can call to get rides anywhere within a mile of campus.
Worcester is also about 40 miles from downtown Boston, which is a fun city to hang out in. You can get to Boston by driving (it'll include tolls and parking) or by taking the
T (commuter rail). The Worcester Union Station is about 1.5 miles from WPI campus.
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How is the rigor of the classes?
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Intense.
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When do you start the 2 mandatory projects?
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Whenever you want. There aren't any official prerequisites at WPI, so you can literally take any classes you want at any time. They may strongly suggest doing things in a certain order, but WPI is generally a pretty self-motivated school. The same philosophy carries over to our machine shops; there are two on campus and they are open to all students (for course work or personal projects) who complete a safety/training course.
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What about the studying abroad programs?
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Most students at WPI do one of their projects overseas. I did my senior engineering project in Wuhan, China.