<p>I've been admitted from the waitlist and I'm trying to decide if I should switch to RPI from the school I'm already committed to or not. But one thing really concerns me; the actual difficulty of academics. have heard the classes are extremely challenging and the average GPA of a student is something like 3.14. I would consider myself an average student SAT 1300/1600 take 3 APs this year, 1 my junior year and I believe my GPA is equivalent to a B+. Although, I was admitted from the waitlist so I wasn't really the cream of the crop of the application pool. And even though I am an average-ish student, I am really motivated and excited for college. I really want to become an engineer and really make a difference in the world. I am mostly concerned because I was taken off the waitlist; that at first glance I wasn't considered good enough to be admitted. So can any current students or parents of current students tell me about their experience with the actual difficult of the coursework? It would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>They would not have admitted you if they thought you couldn’t handle the workload, so I’d go for it, if you like the school! Otherwise, you may regret your decision later on down the road if you don’t enroll. Just go in with the mindset that you’re going to focus on the academics first, and you should be fine.</p>
<p>@ATrain121 is spot on, “They would not have admitted you if they thought you couldn’t handle the workload,” That doesn’t mean it will be easy. Also, waitlist does not mean you were not good enough. It means you were ‘good enough’ but there were so many qualified applicants that the school had to choose among them. The unqualified ones received rejection letters. </p>
<p>As long as you’re focused on your studies and understand how you learn you will do great. My son is a junior, plays on 2 club sports, hits the gym everyday and is having best semester ever. His overall GPA not including this semester is a 3.5 and this semester should move it up a few ticks. He is taking 5 courses, 17 credits and 4 are at 400 or graduate level. </p>
<p>Know and understand yourself and you will do fine.</p>