<p>Is anyone familiar with the Comp Sci and Math departments at Rose-Hulman? Are the professors interesting / responsive? Are the upper-level classes offered frequently enough? Are the classes mostly focused on theory or practice? Are there internship / research opportunities associated with the college or does one have to go outside for these opportunities?</p>
<p>My son has been admitted, and is most interested in CS but may major in math or double-major. </p>
<p>Thanks!!!</p>
<p>Hey GeekMom, I highly recommend that you email your questions to the department heads. They are very approachable and I am sure they can answer all of your questions.</p>
<p>You can find their contact info’s on the Rose-Hulman’s website.</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>Hi GeekMom - I second what ccpsux says. S1 is a Jr. software engineering major at Rose. He has gotten to know his professors very well. I don’t know s/w engineering, but my impression is that there is a good balance between theory and hands-on. Much of the hands-on involves teamwork, which I believe is great preparation for the real world. </p>
<p>There are internship opportunities available through Rose Ventures as well as many other employers. I’m anxiously awaiting word on what the summer employment situation is like this year…</p>
<p>Also, depending on where you son is in the math track, he might have an opportunity to take Fast Track Calculus over the summer. S1 did that and was very happy with the program. It covers all of freshman math.</p>
<p>Take a look at this for summer math research</p>
<p>[Rose-Hulman</a> Math REU](<a href=“404 | Rose-Hulman”>404 | Rose-Hulman)</p>
<p>Very Interesting…</p>
<p>Math Department Head: <a href=“mailto:brought@rose-hulman.edu”>brought@rose-hulman.edu</a></p>
<p>CS Department Head: <a href=“mailto:laxer@rose-hulman.edu”>laxer@rose-hulman.edu</a></p>
<p>There is no school more interested and committed to their students than Rose. My dad went there, my grandfather went there, I recruit there.</p>
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<p>debrockman, I am starting to think the exact same thing as a prospective student for this year. Actually, I will be visiting the school again next week. I’m hoping that it will be my home for next year! Come on financial aid… I really want this to work out.</p>
<p>Salve, I hope you can make it happen. The kids there get so much faculty attention, participate in such a broad range of activities outside of the classroom, and seem to graduate with a stronger love for their school than any other group of students I have ever met. What are you interested in outside of the classroom? Because even though your curriculum will be challenging, you wil have a lot of opportunities outside of the classroom as well. It’s a very unique school. Many east coast and west coast folks don’t give Rose the respect it really deserves, particularly given the school’s undergraduate engineering ranking, but the recruiters know about Rose and they like their graduates.</p>
<p>debrockman, thank you, I am really hoping it will work out too. I am interested in music (piano for 5 years and other assorted things), sports (soccer and Ultimate Frisbee mostly), learning for the sake of learning, church involvement, and just a range of things. After just my first visit I knew that Rose had the atmosphere that I liked. I have been to other visits and the schools just didn’t seem to have it, whatever it is. I do find it interesting that so few people actually know about the school for it’s stellar reputation. Except, the teachers at my school who do know about it are typically the ones that have their PhDs, so that could say something.</p>
<p>I think you sound like the kind of person who would thrive there. I never cease to be amazed by the variety of activities that the Rose kids participate in while they are pushed so hard in a rigorous engineering curriculum. The midwest is also very friendly, as you know, toward Christians. Not something you find everywhere today. Be prepared to work hard! But you’ll still get to enjoy all those other activities…and wow, that athletic facility is amazing for such a small school!!</p>
<p>I’m on the east coast and Rose definitely doesn’t get the credit it deserves. But even if it did, I don’t think more people here would even consider to attend, let alone apply. Most of my friends who are engineering-bound wouldn’t like traveling all the way to Indiana, even when exposed to Rose’s greatness. Its just too far for most people here in NYC. I don’t blame them though. If I decide to attend Rose, its going to take a LOT of transitioning.</p>