Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Top Questions

Very difficult. The education is a very high quality and graduates always excel in the workplace when compared to their peers. It is strenuous and mentally taxing from day 1 to graduation and your hard work will make you a better employee.

There's no way around it, academic life at Rose-Hulman is intense. The coursework is very strenuous and stressful, but we all know that it will be worth it in the end. Even though the coursework is very difficult, you work together with your peers and it's manageable.

Profs are going to know your name because their classes never get bigger than 25 students (maybe 27 if some seniors need the credit). There aren't in GA's or TA's or anything like that in class, so you'll always have a PhD teaching you. Classes are pretty clear cut in what you need to graduate, but with a single major there's some flexibility to take classes outside of your major or pursue a minor. Students are pretty laid back. There's no cut-throat mentality here. Students work in groups and help each other out.

During the week it is all about studying at Rose. We pay a lot to be here so we study hard to get the grades we should be getting. While our academics are top priority it doesn't keep us from being involved.

All of my professors have known my name within a week or so of the term beginning. The lectures are not formal most of the time so student interaction is encouraged. At Rose, students and professors help each other accomplish goals from finishing homework to working on a project outside of class.