<p>It seems the letters are rolling in... Congrats admits! Woohoo!</p>
<p>I just graduated from Rose-Hulman this past year. I loved my four years there. My Rose education has given me countless fantastic opportunities, and I'm now starting on a career that I love.</p>
<p>I know how daunting/scary the college search can be - I spent a lot of time on CC when I was in high school. If anyone has any questions as they consider their options, feel free to post or message me!</p>
<p>I guess I have a question; I know you might be biased but i’ll ask anyway. How are the job opportunities? Do major employers come to the fairs?</p>
<p>The job opportunities and career fairs are one of Rose’s strongest points, to be honest. You can see a list of companies that come to the fair here at the [career</a> fair company list](<a href=“404 | Rose-Hulman”>404 | Rose-Hulman). I think the sheer number of companies that come to recruit at such a small school is a testament to the value that employers see in Rose’s education. I heard over and over from recruiters how much they liked Rose graduates.</p>
<p>I mainly know my field, EE and CS, but lots of major players in that area come: Microsoft, Amazon, Texas Instruments, National Instruments, Northrop Grumman, General Electric, Garmin, and more. I don’t know other disciplines as well, but I’ve seen major companies I recognize: Honda, Toyota, Caterpillar, Halliburton, Schlumberger, Siemens, Dow Chemical, ExxonMobile, Frito Lay, etc. </p>
<p>I know from personal experience that there are some companies that would love to hire Rose graduates, but just don’t come to career fairs because they can’t entice enough Rose grads to make it worth their while. (this company that I have experience with is a large, well-known tech company on the west coast that tries to recruit from Rose, but doesn’t come to the fairs regularly because Rose grads turn them down to stay in the midwest)</p>
<p>The one caveat I would give is that Rose’s name recognition decreases as you leave the midwest, particularly for small companies. Because Rose doesn’t graduate the number of students that an Illinois or Georgia Tech does, employers outside of the midwest may not have experience with Rose graduates and so the name won’t have the same pull. If your goal is to work for a small 50-person company in southern California, the Rose-Hulman name won’t help you much more than any other school. Not to say that you shouldn’t go here if that is your goal - because the education is fantastic either way - but a company that has never met a Rose grad will be less willing to take the risk, versus a graduate from a school they know. But, that’s not to say that employers on the coasts don’t know or respect Rose; I had great experiences applying to large companies outside of the midwest and I had offers for jobs on both coasts with well-known companies that love to hire Rose grads.</p>
<p>Hello, Thanks for the offer above. I just received my admission letter to RHIT. Although I have yet to receive my aid package, I am curious as to what your definition of a “Fantastic Education” is? I live in Boston, MA and have been unable to actually visit the school yet so anything would help. Thanks in advance!!</p>
<p>@kanology </p>
<p>I actually wrote up a related post recently, which I’ll link to [url=<a href=“Notre Dame vs. UIUC vs. Rose-Hulman (Computer Science) - #11 by gobeavs - Math/Computer Science Majors - College Confidential Forums”>Notre Dame vs. UIUC vs. Rose-Hulman (Computer Science) - #11 by gobeavs - Math/Computer Science Majors - College Confidential Forums]here[/url</a>]. In that post I’m addressing some of the issues I see with the undergrad education at my current graduate school, but I make comparisons to my education at Rose and I think the three points I hit on are important for undergraduates.</p>
<p>For me, it boiled down to Rose’s small size and focus. Because Rose is small and STEM-focused it really has a familial environment - all of the students are taking similar classes, are in the same classes, and are interested in science, math, and engineering. If you get stuck on a homework problem you can walk down the hallway in your dorm and find someone else working on the same problem who is willing to help you. </p>
<p>Also, because of Rose’s size and focus the professors are accessible to undergraduate students. If a professor is in their office, it is an office hour. I really appreciate this now, as I’m currently at a large university and my interaction with professors is very limited. At Rose teaching the undergrads isn’t a nuisance, it’s the priority. The professors, staff, and whole campus have that attitude.</p>
<p>@gobeavs Hi there! How is your Rose degree valued for grad school? Do you have time to prepare for GRE and other grad school stuff when u were at Rose? I heard the course work is really tough and students can barely finish their homework 
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<p>I’m not on any admit committees, so I can’t say with any authority how grad schools value Rose degrees…but I can say that I didn’t have any problem getting into good graduate schools. I have friends that have gone to top grad schools in their fields as well. There are plenty of opportunities to succeed at Rose - if you do well, you will have good graduate school options. </p>
<p>I took the GRE over the summer during one of my internships. Realistically, if you want to go to graduate school in an engineering field the quantitative GRE is what matters and you should be able to knock that out of the park with just a little study. If you want to take the LSAT, GMAT, MCAT or go to grad school in a non-STEM field you might have to put a lot more time in, but the GRE quant section is pretty easy for most grad-school bound Rose students. Not a problem at all.</p>
<p>Doing applications and everything else isn’t hard - I applied to a lot more programs and in a shorter timeframe than usual and I didn’t have any problems. (I decided on grad school a little late, so I was in a rush!)</p>