Publish an internship
en
View University
Studies > United States > Troy > Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute > Reviews 
Write Review

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (PDI)

169 reviews
3.95 / 5 based on 169 reviews
13 – 18 of 169
Next Previous
Useful  |  1
Floriane D
KEDGE Business School, Bordeaux, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
I chose marketing undergraduate courses. I had work to do but it was really ok and easy to pass. But my roommate chose finance graduate courses. He spent all these days working and tests were very hard. So really think about that before and maybe ask for recommandations. Differences between courses are huge.
Read more >
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Personally, I was really happy about my courses : interesting, different way to learn, some work but totally acceptable.
Read more >
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Useful  |  0
Christian D
Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
As a finance marketing student I felt that Investments 1 with Prof Murtugh was a very good course. He is a exellent professor and the course is educational and real life related.
Read more >
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I would try to coordinate the courses alittle bit better, specially with the projects. I felt like all the projects were due on the same date. This could have been better if only the professors communicated little bit more than they seem to do.
Read more >
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Useful  |  0
Christian D
Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I found food to be less expensive here than home, that is the main reason for spending less on that. The telephone system in the US is a pain. The fact that you have to pay even though somebody is calling you is enoying and stupid. Drinks are cheaper here than home. It is more expensive to travel in Australia and I feel that it is more to see there than in the US.
Read more >
Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Housing, Food, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
Read more >
Useful  |  0
anonymous
Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
New ventures is a very good course. It deals with entrepreneurship from a practical perspective; it completely exists of Harvard business cases. Furthermore, the professor is a very experienced and successful entrepreneur
Read more >
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
They should be somewhat harder on students concerning grading. Almost nobody fails a course. If you are really bad you get a D
Read more >
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Useful  |  0
Floriane D
KEDGE Business School, Bordeaux, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
Read more >
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Parties are all organized by frat. If you are a girl, it's ok you can go everywhere. If you are a boy, you have to know someone in the frat to go. Sometimes it's really annoying. Exchanges, also, meet at the bar on Tuesday night it's cool. But this semester, exchange students stayed by small group so it was a bit disappointing.
Read more >
Useful  |  0
Ana C
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
At our home university they did not tell us that RPI was a technological and that it was about 3 hours away from NY City!
Read more >
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
1
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
International Office is really effective!
Read more >
During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
2
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
The university is perfect located, so if you come here, don't waste your time in Troy and travel a lot: Boston, Montreal, DC,...a lot of places are near for a weekend!
Read more >
13 – 18 of 169
Next Previous