<p>DS is probably attending the April 12th ASD as he has another one on the 5th.</p>
<p>We are signed up for the 5th but if my son gets accepted to USC we won’t go.</p>
<p>I’ll be there on the 5th :)</p>
<p>We’ll be there in the 5th.</p>
<p>We will be there and hoping to meet others in cs/game design or potential roommates… </p>
<p>Since my son was accepted to USC (we are still in shock) we cancelled all other college visits this week. It’s kind of weird, like dating and then breaking up.</p>
<p>Hey @Dawndib I guess we’ll see you there, my S is also accepted to game design. I also see that you are considering RPI – is it still in the running? </p>
<p>No we have paid our deposit at Rit (our #1), Rpi was our 2nd choice, we had actually withdrawn our app @Rpi but still rcvd an acceptance letter. My son is very excited about rit and I’m nervous as it is 5 hours away which is why we are going up this weekend, to get better acquainted with campus & surrounding area. Hope to see you there. </p>
<p>Is my son the only one going on the 12th? He is a potential CS/Computing Security major, if he accepts the admissions offer.</p>
<p>For those going on the 5th, enjoy! I would love to hear any feedback - the pros and the cons, recommendations, etc.</p>
<p>Daughter and I probably going on the 12th. She was admitted to the College of Health Science and Technology.</p>
<p>@dawndib So I just realized that I forgot to look for a fellow CC’er. We had a great day and my S has also decided on RIT. Perhaps we saw you and maybe even talked to you or your S. My S was the one with the long thin braid/ponytail. We talked to a few families and he felt really comfortable with the community and major. I loved David Schwartz, he was so energetic and approachable. </p>
<p>In general,@student4ever
I was pleased with everything, though it is clear that games-related co-ops are hard to get. Folks on campus seem to have a down-to-earth and nerdy sense of humor and both technology and the arts are embraced. I was a little surprised that there is no opportunity in advance to pick classes for first semester – a faculty advisor basically constructs your schedule for you and you get it about a month before school starts. You can request changes if you want, and current students didn’t seem to have a problem with it. There are so many activities my S wants to get involved in – his major is very demanding so he’ll have to triage.</p>
<p>@crowlady Thanks for the feedback. So what happens if your S can not get a games co-op if that is his major and it is needed to graduate? Do faculty advisors construct the schedule every semester or is it just for the incoming freshman? Was there an activities area set-up to speak with current students?</p>
<p>They all do co-ops but they may not be working on games, just some other kind of programming or maybe helping with a programming camp. A friend of mine says if you put forth the effort you can get the games jobs. It seems to be just the first semester that advisors make the schedules – after that it works as you would expect. We did talk to a number of students both in the major, in the dorms, and who participate in clubs.</p>
<p>We will be there on the 12th. As a Museum Studies major, my D will be in the College of Liberal Arts. RIT is not yet her first choice, but this weekend may change her mind.</p>
<p>Just a comment on the scheduling for first semester by advisors: You should check over the schedule you’re given. They will sometimes randomly assign gen eds (LA requirements) to create a full schedule. Since the core courses for one’s major don’t make up the required 12 credits, it would be a problem to have them registered for only what the advisors assign for the degree program. You end up with billing weirdness since it makes you look like a part-time student. There’s no way your school’s advisor will know what gen eds you are really interested in taking. I think my d was assigned some sort of regional anthropology. She was able to go into the advisor during orientation and have her own selection (something related to her intended minor) put in place of that one. </p>
<p>Lots of parents were in panic mode during orientation about their kids’ schedules because of things like this. It’s important to have your child be proactive about it, but definitely don’t panic. 
And the time to bring up questions about the schedules and academic advising is NOT in the orientation information session about residence life and those topics. I felt so bad for those directors who had to field questions that had nothing to do with their areas. You should also have a time to meet with your dean and/or department chair during orientation. (The parents had this time separate front he students after a tour of the school.)</p>
<p>@W2BeHome thanks for the tips! And good luck those of who visited for ASD today. Weather must have been deceptively fantastic.</p>
<p>BTW I told a Smithsonian colleague of mine that my S had chosen RIT. He said he’d had several RIT students co-op with him and: “They were rockstars!” @12dandelion, what kind of museum interests does your D have? What other schools is she considering?</p>
<p>@crowlady My D is probably most interested in historical museums, but she has a strong art background also. My husband and I were very impressed with the depth of the museum studies program. The program director spent almost 2 hours with us (only 3 students visiting yesterday) and gave us a good feeling about the internships. </p>
<p>Today we’re visiting Mt. Holyoke, where D would be a history major. Financial aid there is not great for a very expensive school. Husband and I feel she’ll be spending more to graduate with less chance of employment. With RIT’s program, we think she might at least get entry-level jobs with the BS, then can consider further study. </p>
<p>We did have gorgeous weather in Rochester yesterday. It was almost too warm in some areas. </p>