NYIT/RIT/Manhattan College

[20gallonreefer]

Anyone familiar with colleges?

Out of New York Institute of Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Manhattan College which would be the best educational wise? I will be majoring in electrical engineering and am having a hard time figuring out which school would be the best option for me. I want to go to one where when I graduate I will be in the best position to get a good job and have a lot of resources.

I personally like RIT the best from what I've seen it looks really nice and has huge engineering labs including a "clean room" lab to fabricate PCBs.
The only thing with that school is I would have to go away and leave my 450 gallon tank behind and somehow figure out a way to manage it while I'm away. I would be coming back roughly every 3 months to take care of the major stuff.

 

[solo]

Go to a CUNY or SUNY much cheaper and they have deeper pockets.

 

[20gallonreefer]

Yes but money is not an issue I want to choose my school based on the education I am going to get I applied to SUNY Maritime because it's supposed to be a great engineering school but I don't think I am going to go there because of the fact that you are treated like a marine the first year regardless if you are a citizen student or not. Also I applied to SUNY Stony Brook but I don't think I will get accepted into there.

Go to a CUNY or SUNY much cheaper and they have deeper pockets.

 

[E.intheC]

RIT is a great school. Have you visited in person? Rochester is much different than NYC.

 

[20gallonreefer]

No I never visited Rochester but we do have a house upstate in the catskills since before I was born that we go to all the time so I'm pretty used to the country life anyway. I'm not even looking for that much of an entertainment school. With the major I'm taking up I've heard from people I'd be lucky even leaving my dorm at night because it is extremely hard.

RIT is a great school. Have you visited in person? Rochester is much different than NYC.

 

[prattreef]

RIT is the best of those 3 for sure.

 

[Alex]

That 450 gallons of saltwater should not be deciding your educational travels.

I agree with randy, RIT is the best out of the mentioned schools.

 

[yesjenks]

Out of curiosity are you considering only those schools? Drexel in Philly is supposed to have a great engineering program.

I agree with the above, don't let you tank limit your learning!

Best of luck to you!!

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

RIT is by far the best among the 3.

 

[20gallonreefer]

I didn't try for Drexel but I already got denied from NYU Poly.

It really didn't hit me until last year that my high school grades determined the rest of my life so I have an 82.4 overall gpa but this year I have 100 in my electronics and robotics class, 95 in calculus and I did get a 90 overall physics average last year. I'm really not good in the liberal arts subjects so those destroy my gpa.

Also an 1110 out of 1600 on my sat. I hated that test its just a bunch of trick questions. I was able to do almost all of the math when I had someone ask me the same question in different wording but on this test they just try to trick you its extremely inaccurate. Some kids with no preparation and can't even get a 75 on a test in school got 1300-1400 on the sat.

here is my actual list
NYU Poly - denied (reach)
RIT - Accepted (good chance according to my college councilor)
NYIT - Accepted (safety)
Manhattan College - Accepted (good chance according to my college councilor)
SUNY Stony Brook - waiting on decision (reach)
SUNY Maritime - Accepted (safety)
Hofstra University - Accepted (safety)

Out of curiosity are you considering only those schools? Drexel in Philly is supposed to have a great engineering program.

I agree with the above, don't let you tank limit your learning!

Best of luck to you!!

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Then do your best in the first year and re-apply those more famous colleges to see whether they will accept your transfer. I know of couple guys who studied in community colleges and was accepted to Cornell back then. You may loose a lot of credit hours but if a better(or more famous) school is what you want, that is one approach.

 

[20gallonreefer]

I have heard of doing that. I actually really fell in love with RIT from researching it the past few days. I just wanted to make sure it was the right choice out of my list.

Then do your best in the first year and re-apply those more famous colleges to see whether they will accept your transfer. I know of couple guys who studied in community colleges and was accepted to Cornell back then. You may loose a lot of credit hours but if a better(or more famous) school is what you want, that is one approach.

 

[yesjenks]

I would strongly recommend going to check out RIT. Visiting will give you a real feel for the school and what you can expect living there to be like.
I have a few friends that went to CC as Wingo suggested. If you stick around for 2 years at CC (associates degree) and do well (3.5-4 GPA) some schools will target you and offer honors scholarship to finish your bachelors.
Definitely research and visit a few campuses to get a feel for what campus life is like a different universities.

 

[Fewjativ]

I went to SUNY Maritime, great school n great engineering program. The military aspect isn't as bad as it sounds. The only concern is summer time when u go away for cruise. But I would strongly consider it.

 

[Zoous]

RIT sounds best. I would definitely go there to visit and see if the school meets your needs. You should speak to the teachers and students there and see if you like what you hear.
If you decide to transfer to another school later on make sure the school accepts transfer students.
Good luck.

 

[James]

Also check out RPI, a long time ago they had a reef club and a nice 300 in the student union... which should be 2nd to your education (RPI > all the schools you listed and would be worth it to go to CC first to get your grades up, $ not being a factor). A 450 gallon is way too much work for a college student who doesn't live there, that should be very low on your list of priorities... you want to afford a reef once you get out of college right? Sell the tank and livestock, keep the equipment you want to use in the future, study hard, get your degree, get a job... reefing will be there when you have time for it (or keep a nano in your dorm like I did).

 

[20gallonreefer]

RPI looks like a great school. The only thing is with these other schools...is it really worth going through all the trouble of going to a community college first then transferring and having to start over again. A school like RIT is pretty good so if the education is okay I rather go there for the 5 or 6 years to get my masters instead of going to a CC first. I think it kind of balances out because I can go to RIT and be pretty well off or going to a CC first then transferring and having to spend more time to be a little better.

As for the tank I think I am going to train my brother or parents to do somethings incase of an emergency and I will just leave it with maybe 5 fish or so and some basic coral so it can manage itself for 3 months at a time. Maybe set up an automatic water changer or a biopellet reactor so I can hold off on any water changes. I'll figure it out but I definitely don't want to tear it down. The schools only about 5 hours away from home anyway so it's not like if something happens I have to take a plane back I could just come for the weekend or something easily.

Also check out RPI, a long time ago they had a reef club and a nice 300 in the student union... which should be 2nd to your education (RPI > all the schools you listed and would be worth it to go to CC first to get your grades up, $ not being a factor). A 450 gallon is way too much work for a college student who doesn't live there, that should be very low on your list of priorities... you want to afford a reef once you get out of college right? Sell the tank and livestock, keep the equipment you want to use in the future, study hard, get your degree, get a job... reefing will be there when you have time for it (or keep a nano in your dorm like I did).

 

[skene]

RIT if you can swing it... going away is much better than being/staying local...

 

[Oneilwiz]

Polytechnic NYU is nice I went there for my masters