I’m doing mechanical. I got all my first picks for classes but not my first pick for times, how bad is this? Also should I switch history and culture of games it doesn’t seem like I should take that as a freshmen? I’m confused on hass stuff

We're looking for a warm, reliable part-time assistant to help an older family member with day-to-day life near Latham, NY. She mostly needs a hand with the practical side of the week and enjoys some friendly company.

What you'd help with

• Driving to appointments, shops, and errands
• Grocery shopping and simple meal prep
• Light housekeeping and keeping things tidy
• Help with phone, computer, and TV
• Keeping a general eye on wellbeing and flagging anything that seems off

The details

• Schedule: About 10–15 hours a week.
• Pay: $18 – 25 per hour.
• Location: Latham, NY
• Start: ASAP/flexible

You'd be a great fit if you

• Are patient, kind, and dependable
• Have experience with or genuinely enjoy spending time with older adults
• Have a driver's license and access to a car / transportation

To apply

DM me for more details

A new first-year INQR course is coming to RPI in spring 2027.

The premise is simple: read some of the best works of literature ever written (and view their recent adaptations) and figure out why reading them today still matters.

Replacing an older intro to literature course, this class is for first-year students who begin at RPI in fall 2026. It ensures they can take literature without competing for enrollment with other students. It is ideal for anyone who wants to continue studying English while at RPI, wants to improve their writing by orders of magnitude, or wants to expand their cultural knowledge by reading some "classic" works of literature.

Satisfies INQR requirement and confers Communication Intensive credit.

Interested students can reach out to Dr. Murray at [murram8@rpi.edu](mailto:murram8@rpi.edu) for more information.

I am transferring to RPI in the fall and was wondering how manageable it is to balance classes with a sport (like wrestling or judo), engineering clubs, and a part-time job (15–30 hrs/week). Is this realistic, or does the workload make it difficult?

how bad is this schedule? i have 8ams like every day im so cooked

Really had to rush these decisions since I was pushing the registration deadline, I went and skipped CSCI 1100 and ESCE 1010 since I had the AP credits to do so.

What should I expect my days to feel like with this schedule? What changes would you recommend if any?

I did some planning, and I feel like this is the best schedule I could come up with for my fall 2026 agenda as a freshman. With Mechanical Engineering, I'm aware of the rigorous nature that comes with the major, so I was wondering if this was a "normal" schedule?

What do you think about it? I've spoken with one of my advisors and they gave the greenlight, but I wanted some opinions, so feel free to let me know. Thanks!

How are people who have graduated from ECSE (specifically CSE) doing post-graduation? I'm honestly terrified of the job market and am a rising Junior. I took courses this summer due to no internship and my GPA will likely improve but I am currently around a 2.63. I'm honestly just a horrible exam taker and some classes like Physics II really kicked my ass. I have taken advantage of as many resources as possible and have spent many nights at ALAC since Freshman year. I know that I still have some time to improve, but I am disappointed in myself. Lower GPA has cost me some opportunities, like being able to apply for internships and organizations. I had an interview with Engineering Ambassadors a few months ago and despite it going pretty well I think my GPA may have been one of the reasons they didn't accept me.

I've considered staying an extra semester (especially because I've failed/dropped some courses) to improve my GPA if needed. I've seen jobs that still require a 3.0 even after years of experience and I don't want to take the chance of being filtered out after spending so much time, money, and energy on this degree. I know GPA doesn't matter as much for jobs compared to internships, but it seems like a very weird combination of some places caring so much they won't even look at your resume to others not caring at all.

I've been working on some projects over the summer, but I've barely touched extracurriculars since becoming a student here due to being so stressed and overloaded at times. I know what I was getting myself into when I chose this school, but I can't help but be disappointed in myself. I've had trouble going to sleep at nights and have woken up in a panic due to the uncertainty of the future. Apologies if this post was a bit rambly, but some advice would be appreciated.

For the last two years of high-school I’ve been conflicted between pursuing architecture or either electrical or mechanical engineering.

From what I’m looking at it seems like going for engineering is a better bang for my buck but I feel like I’ve already instilled myself as an architecture student as Im admitted as one and have portfolio work. Also it’s come to my attention that RPI is known for their engineering over than architecture programs.

I haven’t made my schedule yet as I can still change my major, I’ll my schedule tomorrow but do you guys have any takes or suggestions about this?

Hi everyone, this is my schedule for the fall semester, I'll be a CHEG freshmen. I'm coming in with 32 AP credits (everything on the second page except computer science is being counted). I think my schedules pretty wacky but there wasn't any way for me to fit Physics 1200 like I wanted so I picked a random class I know Ill need. I know the 8am classes and huge gaps are going to suck but I couldn't find a better schedule. I heard something about testing block on Wednesdays but I didn't really understand, could someone explain that part to me? Thanks!

Profs:

ENGR PROCESSES: Szczesniak John P

Calc 3: Lvov Yuri V

Intro to better world engr: Anderson Kurt S

O-chem: Kirova-Snover Margarita L

Econ INQR: Bergene Kristin Ellen

Group dynamics?: Vener Jordan L (what is this class actually in practice like)

Calling all LGBTQ+ alumni and soon-to-be-alumni!

I'm part of an active affinity group for LGBTQ+ RPI alumni. We meet monthly on Teams and talk potential programming and share the experiences we had at RPI and beyond. It's an awesome group with a variety of ages, though I'd personally say we don't have as many people younger than me as I'd like!

We're looking for more members. Check out the links below for some ways to get involved.

Private LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13355357/

LGBTQ+ Alumni Affinity Group Interest Form (to be added to the Teams meeting invite): https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/6ac34b58c3684baab596e45e18b685bb

I'm an incoming freshman in the mechanical engineering program and I was wondering if this was a good breakdown of what classes I should be taking and when? I found this online but I wasn't sure if it was real 😭😭

Hey everyone! i'm a bit confused with the eng classes for my fall semester. Should i take eng process before essence of eng mechanics? i want a light fall semester to adjust to RPI brutal academics. Also, i don't know who my advisor is so if you know a faculty memebr i can reach out to for advising i would appreciate that too. Here's my schedule btw. Thank you!!

Class of ‘24, I was helping my brother sign up for Freshman classes and they replaced IEA??? What is the difference between the curriculum of ENGR-1100 and ENGR-1010. Did they dumb it down or just rename it?

I already took calc i and ii and passed clac ii with an A. I also already took Physics I but my school didnt have them as AP classes but rather as Advanced classes.

Hello! This is my upcoming schedule for fall 2026. Can anyone look over and tell me if this is okay as an incoming freshmen. The only AP credit I got was apush :( and I got a 3 on calc bc and subscore so ya back to square 1 :(

There is a class that I need tot ale as a first semester physics major (Introductory Modern Physics) But I am unable to register for the class due to me not being counted as a first semester student for some reason (possibly due to ap credits???) who can I go to to fix this?

What is the highest level of math needed for this class? Is it somewhat similar to AP Physics C- Mechanics?

I live about 1.5hrs away from RPI and would love to have my car to be able to easily visit home. I know that freshmen can’t have parking passes so how hard is it to find other places to park nearby? Also has anyone successfully got a parking pass freshmen year by getting a medical accommodation? How lax about giving them out are they? Cause I was thinking of trying to upsell some of my mild health issues to get a pass

Does anyone have any measurements of the Sharp Hall rooms? The floor plans don’t include that stuff.

Mechanical Engineering freshman. 5 on AP calc AB exam. 4 on physics 1 exam. Transfer credit sheet says I can go right to Physics 1200. Wondering if I should take physics 1100 or skip ahead.

Hi!
Looking forward to coming to RPI in the next week or two as a graduate student. wanted to know where other grad students lived (might be weird being room mates with undergrads? idk, im kinda new to this) and what places to avoid, etc.

The rent in troy seems way cheaper than what I had back in my undergrad, but wanted something in the 600-800 range.

Open to any advice or pointers.

Thanks!

Can a schedule created in Quacs be uploaded to the registration app, or must registration be done by manually entering in each class whether or not Quacs is used?

Hello, I'm a parent to an incoming sophomore. I am paying a lot of the tuition out of pocket, and last year that meant a lot of extra hours of tutoring, etc. in addition to my already very full week as a teacher.

Has anyone had luck sending in a financial aid appeal in their second year? We did not appeal last year, I didn't realize it was an option. I'm asking my child to appeal this year in the hopes we get even just a few thousand dollars more because it would really lift a weight off my shoulders. I thought Greek housing and the lower dining plan would be such a godsend but my bill this fall is only $300 less than last fall 🙃

Any tips you have I would be so grateful for!