It’s good that it’s isolated from the city because, frankly, while I love Rochester, it’s not so great in the city in terms of placing a college campus. But Rochester is a small enough place that you can get to anywhere quickly, and Henrietta has everything you would ever need, save a bar scene (if that’s what interests you and you can grab an Uber into the city for that). Don’t get me wrong, the city has some cool places to go, some great little restaurants, lots of pubs and breweries. That being said, you should hit up Lovin’ Cup when you come next time. A great little place right there on the edge of campus, great music (when this all over), food, and beer
i’m visiting RIT and UofR in the next few weeks. does anyone have any suggestions of places i should see (on campus and/or off-campus) or food i should try? thanks!
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Daughter got into RIT,majoring in Psychology but chose RIT forJapanese and fun music involvement. We have not been able to visit campus and we can’t quite get the vibe. I would have expected nerdy tech types but so many I see in pictures and online look more like football or hockey players (frat boys?). What should we expect? Parties dominating the scene? This is my last to go to college and ask my kids are more non-drinkers, playing brainy board games or watching Dr Who or anime. Will they find a group there or not so much?
We visited, and we liked the vibe. My daughter is not a party kid either, she is into art, Japanese culture and even plays D&D sometimes with her friends (although she is not as into it as some of the others but she can have fun doing anything).
RIT has a very successful hockey team, but for the most part the school strikes me as the good kid/engineering/stem type kids. It’s big enough to have a party scene but that’s not the core of the kids
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My kid at RIT is the opposite of the word “party”. But even so, RIT is so not the party school and more club oriented than anything else I visited quite a few times pre covid and found this to be true. Of course anyone looking for a party can find one. Of course for PR they will put their more “outgoing” kids there, but if you join the parents page you will see so many kids are not like that, and there are a lot of introverted quieter kids. There is a great board game club on campus , and pre covid Magic the gathering in person.
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Thank you!
Thank you! It’s so hard to tell long distance. 
@lorgot We assumed we hadn’t gotten in but then they said we had added something to our file and they were now letting us in. So sometimes you can get honors a week or so later it appears
when we visited, I focused on finding food that was shuttle/short distance to campus at the adjoining shopping areas. We tried Naantastic, the burger place and a sushi place. All were good and convinced my son that there are plenty of places to grab a bite if you get tired of cafeteria food. Next visit we will try to explore Rochester more. Maybe someone will have places to try downtown!
At HankCT-- we have not visited RIT…how far outside of Rochester is it?
does anyone have any suggestions or specific questions they’d like me to answer when i return from visiting the campus?
15 minute drive to the center of Rochester.
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Is that 90,000 over the 4 years?
How do guys think RIT’s CS program compares to large research universities like NC State or ASU? Cost wise, RIT is 25K a year, NC State is 15K a year, and ASU is 30K a year.
The co-op program is what sets it apart. Its all about fit and what you want. I would likely take ASU off the list, and its between NC state and RIT. Can you afford the extra 10K a year? have you visited?
Thought RIT is direct CS admission Vs NCSU it’s intended major means you need to work through to declare major later. I would prefer direct CS and with Coop you will get many opportunities
Both are tough programs for CS in general
Yes, visited RIT two years back and loved it, but haven’t visited NC State. I guess shelling out an extra 10K a year isn’t that bad, but wanted to see if it was worth it.
Yes, the risk of not getting directly into CS at NC State was a risk I was worried about. And the co-op at RIT is what attracted me to it initially. I guess it is a great combo.
We didn’t get to visit campus. Did you happen to see any “pretty” spots on campus? Water or gardens or ? Do far in all the pictures it looks really like practical but bland campus.
My daughter got into some great schools but can’t afford them so is looking at RIT and one other school. She’s having trouble getting excited about either but I am trying to find things to inspire her a bit.
We found a lot to be interested in, with two tours. One guided and a self-tour. To see the water fountains on campus, you can search on RIT water fountain. There are many sculptures on the campus, and the campus was dappled with spring flowers and budding trees when we were there. Also, take a look at the clubs and descriptions of the campus activities (a lot happening on the events calendar)! If she likes nature, you can also look at all the local trails and nature areas surrounding the school (if she’ll have a car)! Another favorite is the ton of wellness courses! and it would seem that the arts and theater programs are very active.