WPI Review

I went to an overnight camp here. The food really overwhelms you since there's so much of it and it's good! The dorms are small but nice. The campus is beautiful though

I go here, plenty of work always but you wont get as good as an education anywhere else. Also very recognizable to jobs around the country.

Great college. Strong focus on practice in engineering leading to better "real world" transition for students.

This is a great school! All of the staff and professors are super responsive to any all questions. They also have an online masters program for ECE students, so that you do not have to be tied down to Massachusetts if say, in the middle of your program, a job opportunity presents itself in another state.

WPI has morphed into a blend of non Engineering touchy feely. In fact US News and World Report delisted them as an Engineering college. The place is being held up by past real Engineering. Look at Wiki and note from about 1980 onward the grads or drop outs formed music bands and TV slots??? No Engineering accomplishment in sight. Have a good and very expensive day. Dave Spencer BSCE class of 1966

Apparently an edit is in order. Therefore I will. Look to a State supported college. Basically all Engineering is equalized by various federal over seeing agencies ( I forget the key group). Do not take on debt so early in your life. Not worth it. If you are rich go for it. If Poor and can get a full boat load scholarship......maybe OK. But be careful, if grades slip so does the money.. It is very sad WPI gave up it's Engineering leadership and became one of many so so schools.

This is one of those places that people talk about when talking about excessive student debt. They encourage people to take too many classes. They also don't require you to take prerequisite classes, so you can take classes you have a low chance of passing because you have to race to learn old material before you can understand the class you're taking. People end up failing out with 30k in debt because the school doesn't set the students up for success.

Excellent place to study engineering with focus on projects.

Lovely campus. We attend the Touch Tomorrow event every year and it's always a great time. Loved the addition of the app this year. Keep it up!

This is a great school. Some..well..Most of the professors here are a lot more challenging than other schools, but thats what makes it fun. If you arent being challenged than what is the point of learning? Everyone here is very friendly and willing to work with you if youre having issues with anything, a lot better school than rpi

Decent learning experience. Graduated with almost a 3.9 and feel behind from my peers in the industry from other universities.

Student debt at about $65,000 before interest, so better than some other folks, but WPI could definitely improve.

Off-campus opportunities should be made more affordable.

Anyone who know anything about engineering knows that WPI is better than even MIT.

Was the education good? Yes.
Better than others? Debatable.
The value of education is terrible. I spent one year at WPI, and I feared the debt I was accumulating. I later transferred to a school with a more reasonable tuition. I now work at a great job and make no more or less than the expected salary of if I would have graduated from WPI. Only problem? WPI's one year tuition is equal to the three years i spent at the school I transferred to.
Conclusion: There are better schools you can invest your money. Evidence: Google WPI Tuition, then multiply by 4 years for your undergraduate. Then think to yourself if you can find an education similar for less? Answer is yes.

Top college with a new emphasis of women in science ! I love touch tomorrow June event.

The school has a lot of great programs and the campus is pretty nice.

It's easier to dodge rain in a lightning storm than successfully register for classes.
3/5 "I'm alright".
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I graduated in 2015 after attending WPI for 3 years with a degree in Interactive Media and Game Development.

In a nutshell, I took courses that I truly loved, built a diverse skillset, graduated a year early, and landed my dream job as a video game programmer at one of the biggest game companies.

It is an absolutely fantastic school for engineering, computer science, and game development. The faculty are extremely accessible, and I had never had trouble scheduling office hours with teachers. They want to connect with the students so much that they would invite students to come in and just chat with them. I had come across so many professors who were truly passionate about teaching and had a strong desire to help students succeed. I assure you many top ranked schools cannot provide that. At some of the most famous schools you might frequently get lectures by Chinese teaching assistants and have to wait hours just to ask a question. Many friends of mine who attended some of the highest ranked colleges can attest to that.

The school does a fantastic job at allowing students to choose classes with total freedom, because most classes only recommend you take certain classes prior to registration, but never force you to. Without the infamous prerequisite system, I was aspired to study harder in order to skip the intro and 101s and directly take advanced level courses to fulfill graduation requirements. Unlike most colleges that try to suck up your money by making it extremely difficult to graduate early because of prerequisite chains, at WPI you can take any classes you have the ability to. Once you have passed enough advanced courses and finished your graduation project, you graduate. They are just that confident with their teaching. I had never been denied access to new knowledge because I hadn't stayed at WPI for long enough. They only want to enable you learn and grow as much as possible.

The most important skill that I mastered at WPI thanks to it's wonderful course registration system is that I mastered how to learn and grow on my own. Trust me, there is nothing that will make you improve more quickly than teaching yourself efficiently. If you want to stay competitive, college can only do so much, the rest is on you. Classes at any schools will always be designed so that most students can follow along, or else what is the point? If you want to stand out and be the best, challenge yourself and ask the professors for materials to the intro courses, study them on your own, and take those advanced courses directly. Always set your own pace and spend more time with the area you have trouble with, and take more challenging classes in the area you are good at. If you go to an Ivy league school the 4 years will probably be all planned out for you with jam packed classes and leave you little freedom to specialize, but at WPI I had so much time to study on my own. Over the years I noticed what this does is it allows you to build a diverse skillset and be very adaptable to new technologies even after you graduate. Once you become your own teacher, you will continue to grow even after graduation.

With all of that said, WPI might not be worth the money if you don't truly love what you decide to major in. First of all if you are not motivated, you might not receive much scholarship or graduate early, which unfortunately equals more debt. If you are here just because you want to relax for 4 years and end up with a decent paying job, WPI might not the place for you, go to a cheaper school instead. If you think you have been responsible for your own education all along, and really have made the habit to plan ahead, WPI will enable you to do so much.

Thank you WPI, keep it up!

Love the kids here - they've got some AWESOME juniors!

Great job Ribotics on Battlebots!
What a cool group!
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I graduated from WPI and earn over twice as much as those from colleges rated much higher.

A strong community and some really passionate professors make WPI a great place to learn.

WPI the approach to instruction is to be close to the material so that students can apply it in real life applications. The student body was thoughtful and thankfully the hype associated with higher education and technical areas of mastery was not found. People are straightforward and honest here. I did not continue after freshman year because I had a low thyroid condition and really was not prepared to speed through the concepts presented to me at the time. My energy level has increased now. I have not given up on myself, however, I intend to learn at my own pace. I appreciate the friendships I was able to make here and being treated fairly and objectively. I was more suited for some world travel and personal discovery exploration rather than starting at WPI so soon after high school. Too many options for one lifetime. I was glad I went here.

My daughter is a WPI alumnus (Class of '10), and everything I heard about her experience was positive.

Hopefully, I'm about to find out first-hand what the student experience is like as an MBA candidate. So far the application process has been extremely positive with personal, one-on-one attention. I'm looking forward to receiving an invitation to enroll.

Our family has had a very less than favorable experience with WPI. Certainly there are many positives and for most people this will probably be the case but in our case the negatives vastly outweigh the benefits.

The quality of education is very good however grueling, with blatant disregard for mental health and stability. The end result and overall education received definitely exceeds that of many educational institutions.

The students however have a very egotistical and elitist attitude both regards to those of non technical professions as well as other educational institutions at large. If you choose to not participate in this mentality you're definitely someone ostracized and looked down upon yourself.

There is also a blatant disregard for the law and practices of their own policies with regard to protection to students rights. When your legal rights or your rights according to their own policies is infringed upon and enforcing them or protecting them would somehow negatively impact the school or their faculty every attempt to skirt or disregard them is attempted. I have seen in multiple circumstances this occurred to a negative end result for the actual student. Typically the only way around this is to have enough money to pay in fight the school to make it not worth their while. Those without the ability to do so face consequences that are oftentimes life-altering and the school pays no heed to this. You essentially sign yourself up for completely independent arbitration by going here and they take full advantage of this should it be necessary to protect their own reputation or revenue stream.

The rate at which their development has progressed and expansion of administrative positions is also a sign of their lack of frugality and the breadth of their profit margin as opposed to consideration for the cost of the student or their family.

The school could be much better it's the overall experience was improved upon by focusing on customer service, student experience, and not the kind from simply more development but through resources and protections that allow you as a customer to receive what you're paying for.

Speaking from extensive professional and academic experience, I find that WPI students excel in both academic endeavors and in their roles in industry. The theory and practice system helps to create responsible and experienced individuals who excel in the field of electrical and computer engineering, and other fields. God-like professors, such as Professor Emanuel, Professor McNeill, Professor Ludwig, and Professor Makarov, make WPI an amazing educational institution that is well connected with cutting edge research on a global level.

High quality education and the project-based curriculum really adds to your resume and provides much opportunity to study abroad. I chose a project site at NASA's Johnson Space Center for my MQP. How many undergrads get the chance to work at NASA? Not many. I had friends who went to project sites in Italy, Thailand, etc. I have also attended the University of Florida and Clemson University (for 2 graduate degrees) and would rate WPI on par with UF as fantastic experiences, and above Clemson. There are certainly trade-offs between large and small universities, with larger universities typically able to offer many more opportunities (greater course selection, greater selection of minors/concentrations/certificate programs to enhance your degree, sports, clubs, study-abroads, career fairs with heavy-hitting employers) and WPI makes up for its diminutive size with a strong emphasis on enhancing student life and opportunities that you won't find elsewhere like their project sites around the globe. Part of the reason WPI costs what it does is because of the value added to the student experience. Clemson, in contrast, offers what you would expect for its size- noticeably less than both WPI and UF. If a student simply wants to take classes and graduate doing the bare minimum, WPI would be wasted on them. But if you really want to make the most of your 4 years of undergrad, WPI offers a lot.

This is an excellent place to work and learn. The atmosphere is wonderful and the campus is beautiful.

WPI is awesome. The AFROTC Det 340 is a great place where Leaders of character are developed for the USAF and USSF.

You would not know the excellence of the WPI unless you be here!!