<p>y2kwizard, you seem to be contradicting yourself....</p>
<p>"Hey guys. I'm an Electrical Engineering senior at Rose-Hulman."
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"I could be mistaken, of course, since I haven't attended both schools."</p>
<p>not to be picky or anything....</p>
<p>btw how is the after graduation thing going??? I mean my dream is really to get my masters somewhere in California...so... any advice or tips???</p>
<p>Itoushiro:</p>
<p>I meant to say that I have only attended one school (Rose-Hulman) and not the other, so a direct comparison is impossible. Sorry about my weird wording.</p>
<p>The after-graduation thing is going well for most people. I've got friends with job offers from places like TI and Boston Scientific. I'm applying to Ph.D. programs, but I don't hear back for a few months. You can definitely get into grad school after going to Rose-Hulman. My tips would be: </p>
<p>1) Do research. Apply to an REU every summer. Talk to professors about doing research during the school year.
2) Get a good GPA (try to get above 3.5. Above 3.8 would be great).
3) Talk to professors about your research interests once you're a junior or senior. Consult with them when you start applying to schools.</p>
<p>y2kwizard:
do you know anybody that has gone to Stanford or into the UC system after graduating from Rose?? For me..I'm a little bit above average as a student... my current GPA in high school is about a 4.45/5..i got accepted into the software engineering major at rose but dont know if i should attend or go to Purdue or IIT yet. I get the feeling that I'm more of a software person so I'm going to be changing my major from ECET to CS for Purdue.</p>
<p>I keep hearing great things about this school, but it seems like there isnt much to do at all there besides the biggest bonfire out of most universities. </p>
<p>When you mean talking to professors at Rose about research and applying to schools... do you mean grad schools or transferring to different schools?</p>
<p>by the way how are the gen eds? i can't seem to find them online...should undergraduate degrees matter if you are going for a master? or Ph.D?</p>
<p>I know of people who have gone to Stanford, MIT, Johns Hopkins, and other excellent schools after attending Rose. They were the best in their class, of course.</p>
<p>I don't know much about our software engineering program. I think we're more well-known for our traditional engineering majors (EE, ME, CE, ChE, etc.). But I've heard pretty good things from fellow students about the program. If I were you, I'd try to talk to professors at various institutions to get a feel for how each school stacks up. I really have no idea.</p>
<p>There is a lot to do at Rose IF you try hard to get involved. Most people are involved in fraternities, clubs, and intramurals. I'm active in a service fraternity that does community service events every week. If you choose to be involved, you can find stuff to do. If you don't, you'll be bored.</p>
<p>Regarding talking to professors about research and applying to schools: I mean that, once you are a junior, you should begin talking to professors about whether they have research projects you can work on. You should also ask them which schools they believe you should apply to for your graduate degree (MS or PhD).</p>
<p>The gen ed information is determined by your department. The programs of study are listed at Rose-Hulman</a> Institute of Technology-Catalog , and the Software Engineering page is at Rose-Hulman</a> Institute of Technology-Catalog .</p>
<p>The gen-eds are like most other places. Calculus, physics, humanities, and then coursework specific to your major.</p>
<p>y2kwizard:</p>
<p>When you mean best... you mean #1 right???
its funny....in IL ... not many people know about Rose Hulman... why is that??? is it more popular in IN??? Well... for me... i dont think stacking up to various institutions would matter since education is the same for everyone by now...its either you give an effort to get it or you dont...</p>
<p>also how much scholarship did you get from rose when you applied and started attending?? I never got any information about how much scholarship i got from them but only a letter of acceptance.</p>
<p>tell me... how are you hanging in there with the CmpE?? fun? boring?? anything?</p>
<p>ive heard its a phenomenal school, but I've also heard that there's really no social life over there, and barely ANY girls. i know of a guy who was very smart and went there for two years but ended up leaving because he was so unhappy there. </p>
<p>if you can tough it out though, by all means, I would do it.</p>
<p>haoleboy: The social life at Rose is what you make of it. Some people don't TRY to find clubs and organizations that interest them and end up spending their lives in their room. Yes, these people will have a tough time socially. However, I know many who have vibrant social lives. The fraternities make this easier, but you can still find people to hang out with through clubs, intramurals, and residence halls. The only difference between Rose and other schools, socially, is that a social life doesn't fall into your lap at Rose -- you must seek one out.</p>
<p>The lack of girls is a problem. There are girls at the neighboring schools of ISU and Saint Mary of the Woods...but there are still many single guys at Rose. It's my one sore spot towards the school. I figured that 4 years of singledom isn't a bad price for an excellent education. For me, it worked out.</p>
<p>One of the threads in the Rose-Hulman forum has some posts on this very subject. You'll find that most Rose kids are relatively happy about their social lives. You tend to hear the bad stories because negativity is just louder than positivity.</p>
<p>itoushiro: I don't know the class ranks of those accepted to MIT, Stanford, or Johns Hopkins. I imagine it's somewhere in the top 5 students or so. </p>
<p>Rose-Hulman isn't known outside of IN by non-engineers because it's so small and specialized.</p>
<p>I think this will help explain about Rose engineering and why they are successful.</p>
<p>y2kwizard: do you know where most people go after graduation at Rose for graduate school?? do you know any that goes to UIUC or any other chicago areas?? </p>
<p>Im not suprised that they were the top 5... but im quite interested in as to how many people were accepted into the UC system... im sure the school consuler or adviser has some statistics or charts to look at...do you mind getting some of this information for me since im not a student there???</p>
<p>cheezwhiz:thx for the link... you changed my perspective a bit more on why i should attend a rose</p>
<p>Before my D accepted Rose she asked the same question. Where do the Rose students go after graduation if they want to get there Masters. </p>
<p>We asked Rose and they sent a list of where their graduates go. We were very impressed with the list. We saw all the top schools on that list. Per your question Stanford was on the list. I tried to look for the email but I could not find it. </p>
<p>I would recommend emailing Rose for a current list. It is something that they sent right away. </p>
<p>Many students do go into the working world to make additional money and then later go back to get their Masters.</p>
<p>so what are the language electives that rose hulman provides???</p>
<p>why is the food so bad at a private college?</p>
<p>how is the living space??? I heard it smells and totally cramped and cold.... scary!!</p>
<p>R-H offers German, Japanese, and Spanish. When my son was there for Operation Catapult, he had no complaints with the food. The dorm room he was in (BSB) was a typical size - and larger and nicer than the one we saw at RPI.</p>
<p>Yes, you'll probably get in. Assuming you can afford it. Best to apply as early as possible. (Rolling admissions begin in October.) Financial aid is hard to come by. It is very expensive. If you want a small school, at less cost, there are other alternatives, some public like Colorado School of Mines or Missouri S&T (Rolla) or New Mexico Tech, or private like University of Tulsa. Cal Poly SLO might work for you as well.</p>
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<p>yeah.... but only for schools that don't offer a PhD. Rose is not in the same league as Purdue and UIUC. it is a very good engineering school, but the PhD-granting schools tend to have a solid edge over the smaller non-PhD-offering schools.</p>
<p>what do you mean solid edge over the smaller non PhD offering schools??? does that mean I have a better chance of going to a Grad School???</p>
<p>think of the top 5 nonPhD granting schools (Mudd, Rose, etc) being about equal to the 10th-20th ranked PhD schools. there isnt taht much of a difference.</p>
<p>you worry too much. go where you feel the best.</p>
<p>hmm I might have to disagree with that, I think Mudd, Olin and Rose are definitely in the top 10 engineering schools in the country, they're just so small that they don't get the respect they deserve.</p>
<p>When choosing between a school like UIUC/Purdue and a school like Rose/Mudd, it really comes down to the following question: which atmosphere would you prefer? Do you want to be at a large school with many students, a buzzing campus, tons of research opportunities, and much diversity? Or would you prefer to be at a small school, where the student body is more homogeneous and students get more personal attention from faculty?</p>
<p>Neither is better. They're just different. Forget terms like "prestige" and "respect." Students from both schools go on to places like MIT/CalTech/Johns Hopkins or lucrative industry jobs. Students from both schools drop out because they can't deal with the workload.</p>
<p>itoushiro, the dorm are very nice in fact Freshman living is larger than most colleges. The Sophmore living is big rooms that you with a bath between 2 rooms. The Junior and Senior are apartment style. Again very nice.</p>
<p>I did PM you about the food it is not bad its just my D would like to see more fruit and salad toppings. She says the food is not bad.</p>
<p>Well... my options are still open and I really don't know where I really fit in....</p>
<p>Accepted...
Rose-Hulman - Software Engineering
IIT - CompE
UIC - CS
Pending
Purdue - CS 1st choice
- CompE 2nd choice</p>