Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — student housing nearby (2026)
110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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During a tour a student walked past and whispered "don't do it - run away". Could have been an outlier. Could have been a bad joke. Unfortunately, everything about this tour suggested that maybe this one hushed warning was the most informative thing we learned. Definitely concerns with how this scho
My son just graduated here with dual major compsci/ITWS. Challenging workload (so Im told).
I go here so I'm obligated to give it a 5 star review. This is a very good STEM school, but if you want to go here for a non-STEM major, you may want to reconsider, since the best courses and professors here are in STEM. This college is also very expensive, so apply for financial aid! The coursework
0 star if possible. Shirley Ann Jackson was the worst president and the administration could not be any worse. Very expensive, professor smart but doesn’t know how to teach (at least for my major), doesn’t care about students mental health, arch program is a scam, troy is a pothole, reconsider your
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