<p>I visited RPI at the medalist day and really liked the academics. I was wondering about the social life though. I like to consider myself a sociable outgoing person but I'm afraid about the ratio of guys to girls. I wanna do some partying in college and would prefer there to be some good looking girls. Does anybody know what the social scene is really like?</p>
<p>Hello - I happened across this message and while I hope the partying you are thinking of doing is legal, I thought I would dispel your concerns about RPI and the guy/girl ratio.</p>
<p>My son is a very outgoing freshman there and is very social. He and we were very worried about this too, but if you are social you will not have a problem. Do things, join clubs, enjoy the co-ed life in the dorms, and you will be fine. The work is hard - you have to manage your time really really well - but if you do that there is plenty of time - and opportunity - to have a quality social life.</p>
<p>I'll second the comment on social life. My freshman son has so many opportunities we joke he has more fun than the rest of the family combined. (and that includes a child at an ivy league college). He does have to buckle down to get his work done and he does it. Sleep seems to be the sacrifice. My son is not a drinker and has chosen to not go the fraternity route, though that is a common path at RPI. He has a girl friend since about a month into the semester. The peer group at RPI is so much closer to his interests than he had available in his small high school. He has a close knit coed group of friends, mainly those that live in his hall. His girlfriend does happen to be in the same dorm though not in the same hall.</p>
<p>Hey.
Actually I was worried about the same thing before I came here. I too, am also a very outgoing person and love to be around all sorts of people.
There are actually multiple events going on at a lot of places everywhere. There's pretty much always a dorm activity every weekend, the union hosts activities, frats will host fund raising events, there are concerts, EMPAC just opened, there's more stuff to do here than there is time. Honestly, RPI is one of the most active campuses I've been too. Our campus is really social, despite the stigma associated with a tech school, we do know how to have fun!</p>
<p>I've looked around the internet a bit about this and have just read about a lot of people complaining about the same lack of social life... I really hope that these are just a few people complaining who dont know how to start being social otherwise, i would be a little sad at RPI.
As for parties I heard that the school is pretty anal about alcohol and drugs (mainly pot, **** the other substances). I was wondering if anyone knew about anything related to that.</p>
<p>What?? I can't blaze up every friday night? OMG </p>
<p>just kidding :-)</p>
<p>No my friend. I spawn social life. Where I am, there is social life. XD</p>
<p>haha, spawning social life... the irony.</p>