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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally) admissions and applications


Get the inside scoop on RPI admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Current Student
What a relief to enter the admissions office at RPI's Lally School of Management and Technology. I simply dropped by, no GMAT completed, still at...   READ MORE
Alumni
Admissions for the MBA program are looking for candidates primarily with a technical background (70% of students have technical undergraduate degree...   READ MORE
Current Student
Application, resume, and essay.    READ MORE
Current Student
My admissions process to RPI was the best of any of the four programs I applied to. I applied to University of Arizona, Arizona State U and Universi...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The Lally School is smaller than other MBA programs, so faculty are very able to focus in on each student and help him or her to excel. Though th...   READ MORE
Alumni
The work load is heavy, as expected in a top MBA program. The classes in entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, management information syst...   READ MORE
Current Student
Cohort sytle. Few electives (4) but you can get which ones you want.    READ MORE
Current Student
The program overall is quite rigorous and the workload is extreme at times. Most faculty set high levels of expectation for performance, although s...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Right now it is a difficult job landscape, and the career people work diligently to help us find jobs. We receive weekly emails of jobs they have fou...   READ MORE
Alumni
Students have access to a superb career services office. They will guide you through the employment process from resume to salary negotiation. In the ...   READ MORE
Current Student
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Current Student
Overall I would rate RPI MBA prestige with employers as mediocre. We have prestigious Wall Street firms come to campus but they only want to talk to I...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
What is most exciting about the Lally School is the RPI enviroment - the scientists and engineers surround you really build a sense of excitement ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The work load is heavy and very demanding, especially for the first 3 of the 4 semesters. While on-campus housing is available, most students either...   READ MORE
Current Student
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Current Student
I live off campus so I don't know about dorms. I also don't eat in dining halls. But I feel there is a lack of food and beverage alternatives and re...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Lots of good stuff on campus, and the school is building a multi-million dollar arts center to open in 2007. Fun sports to watch, and Troy is clo...   READ MORE
Alumni
Many restaurants and bars in Troy and Albany as well. Strong Greek life on campus, but it is being threatened by recent changes in the regional poli...   READ MORE
Current Student
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Current Student
There are many clubs and a healthy greek system. Living off campus and being an older grad student I don't participate in them much. But RPI does ha...   READ MORE

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