<p>Hey everyone im new here but i've been here several times through google searches so i figured i would create an account to really get the answers i was looking for.</p>
<p>So i recently went to the RIT careers education walk through for interested students as well as today the RPI walk through which was a lot less extensive but still informative and now im even more stressed and annoyed than before.</p>
<p>Ill start with what im interested in studying:
•Game Design (1st choice/ my passion is this)
•IT (second choice which i decided it would be so after seeing RIT career day)</p>
<p>How Im doing in Highschool:
•I took AP history and finished it out with an 88-89 average but did not pass the exam unfortunately i got a 2 on it.
•My average is consistantly a B- to a B+ (math severely decreases it)
•In all other classes I am consistantly above 90 average every quarter
•I struggle a lot in math but i really feel that my schools math department in terms of support and teaching is very weak and have been told this by many other students who have completed the classes by my teachers already.</p>
<p>Im not a genius and i know that which is why im so stressed about applying to these schools. I try my best and im a better than average student.Out of my graduating class of about 800 im in the middle of the top 2 quarters in rank.</p>
<p>What i hope will help me get in:
•I am an athlete and im one of the top in the state and nationally ranked as well and im not sure how much pull this has in a Division 3 school.
•Im pushing myself senior year in my course selection with 2 AP classes and honors english.</p>
<p>I plan to take the SAT again in November of this upcoming year to try and bring it up significantly in the math section and as much as i can in the reading section.</p>
<p>Questions:</p>
<p>•What are my chances of getting into these schools?</p>
<p>•Are there any other game design schools out there with well known degrees that are around the same price.</p>
<p>•Which school puts more emphasis on athletics or which has better athletics (Track and Field)?</p>
<p>RPI is a longshot.
You need to raise your math SAT score for RIT.
Your CR is fine for RIT but your math is barely within their range.
I think their average SAT math is about 550 and their minimum math is 450.
It is possible you could get accepted into the Gaming program at RIT but then you would have to STAY in. Does Gaming require calculus at RIT?</p>
<p>So for RIT you have a chance. Act really interested and enthusiastic with the admissions people. See if you can show them some of your programming work. Maybe meet with faculty in the Gaming programming, explain your love of Game programming and explain your weakness in math.</p>
<p>Programming ability is actually measured better by the CR score than the Math score. Programming is more like verbal logic. But, they might have a calc requirement.</p>
<p>RIT’s middle 50 percentile is 560-670, so I’m guessing their math average is around 600. But let’s not forget that RIT isn’t just a math/science school, so the standards might be higher for a game design major. </p>
<p>And I’d recommend RIT for you. They have good relations with local companies, and they’ll help you get a job. Also they will probably be cheaper then RPI or WPI. </p>
<p>But I’d advise you to apply to either WPI or RPI as a reach. RPI is somewhat harder to get into (50% accepted at RPI as opposed to 65% at WPI).</p>
<p>Talk to your GC and see if your school is part of the Rensealler Medalist program. As far as I know, high schools that are involved name one student per class (it might only be applicable while you are still a junior so that may be an issue : /) as the school’s RPI Medalist which means you get a shoe-in to the institute plus a nice scholarship! At least that’s how it worked at my HS, there may be some other things involved that my GC took care of and I am not aware of.</p>
<p>At the admissions event they mentioned the Rensselaer medal and im not sure if my school is a participant in it but they did say that if they are and did not choose a recipient that they could work it out to choose one early senior year so i could check on that. </p>
<p>The thing im wondering about now is that since RIT has so many connections with large companies and a well developed CS department that even though their game design program is in its first year wont it be better than RPI’s program going into its second year?</p>
<p>How are the athletics at RIT? Particularly track and field?</p>
<p>Im thinking that i will apply early decision at RIT as i liked it there the best and they have a really good co-op program which i think is very valuable.</p>
<p>Game design would probably allow you to have more career options than just CS.</p>
<p>You better be joking…
Game Design it self is more of an art, “designers” draw maps and write up stories.
Game Design majors are too cookie-cutter.</p>
<p>Want to impress a game comapny?
Major in CompSci, Minor in Creative Writing</p>
<p>Hey guys i’m also very interested in attending RPI, RIT, or WPI for grad school. Can anyone find me stats the average GPA undergrads that got in and if maybe GRE was also necessity?</p>
<p>The track team is excellent. There’s a spot for everyone…</p>
<p>TriForces; the way the program is run at RIT is different than at other schools. I personally know 2 kids in the Game Design program and they often compare their programming with a CS students programming.</p>
<p>Game design is used short instead of typing out game design and development which is the full course name. You design and complete every aspect of the game so therefore i value the major as a whole more than i would as a CS major…I would feel more proud to say “Yes im a game design major” than “Yes im a CS major” i feel game design and development is a more well rounded encompassing program which is why i was so attracted to RIT in the first place. If i wanted to be a major in CS i would be going to a D1 school for track.</p>
<p>You better be joking…
Game Design it self is more of an art, “designers” draw maps and write up stories.
Game Design majors are too cookie-cutter.</p>
<p>You do realize that game designers do need to have a working knowledge of some sort of computer language (like Python) in order to get anywhere in their careers. Not only that, but they need a working knowledge of math and logic in order to succeed. You clearly have a bias against game designers.</p>
<p>A CS major is much more employable than a Game Design major. Especially with Video Game companies having declining sales and laying many people off.</p>