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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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Contact them first. Take lots of honor classes in high school.
Interviews are a plus. Essay should be very personal telling about why
you will ... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Admissions required filling out their application - an essay or 2 - a
quick interview { not sure if this was required } - at the time it
seemed re... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I suggest that you start early. In your junior year of high school, go
over colleges. First, you should pck a major courseof study fo college.
Sin... READ MORE
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Current Student
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I used the Common Application which I used to apply to several other
schools. If I remember correctly, there were a few other supplementary
questi... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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Very difficult, but fair. Classes are all great and getting in is very
easy. Most professors are great but of course there are some that are
not... READ MORE
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Former Student
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WPI structured their year different than most colleges. Instead of 2
semesters with a summer program - they had 4 quarters { much like High
School... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The quality of classes varied due to the teacher involved. The difficult
teachers usually flunked a good portion of the students or adjusted the
g... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The classes are really difficult, and the workload is even worse. But
it's worth it, since WPI prides itself on its academics. We have
excellent l... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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All opportunities rely on teh student. However much one puts in is how much one will get back. ... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Unfortunately I did not take advantage of the career placement services on campus. At the time I had an unrelated job off campus back at home. But it ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The career prospects turned out quite good. Since it was a small local college, its prestige was okay locally in central Massachusetts. The college ha... READ MORE
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Current Student
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WPI has one of the highest rates of employment after graduation in the country. I know that many graduates get hired as soon as they graduate, sometim... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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No problems finding housing, but worcester mass is not a beautiful
place. Crime is moderate like in any city
setting. ... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Crime on campus was not bad - I never saw anything crime-like happen
while I was there. The campus itself is a bit small but cozy and self-
contain... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The campus turned out quite nice. The facilities were well maintained.
Housing was very nice too, but you might have trouble with finding a
dormit... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The dorms here are really nice, and the people and RAs and nice as well.
The facilities are amazing. The Campus Center is an awesome place to
hang... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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WPI is a tech school so many of the people here are dorks, however,
there are 14 other colleges in the consortium so there is always
something to ... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Little to no social life unless you are affiliated w/ a frat. It wasn't
horrible - but it wasn't supereasy to find friends w/ less than
technical ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Most college students went for pizza like Dominos and BoytonPizza. You
had to walk a distance to visit bars. Getting drunk on campus turned out
qu... READ MORE
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Current Student
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There's lots to do in Worcester, since there's about 150,000 college
students here, and the Social Committee plans fun events like concerts
and mo... READ MORE
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