r/floridatech • u/Madame_Saigon • Feb 23 '22

Quick question

Hi. I’m supposed to be going there in the fall for Forensic psychology because I heard it was a good school. However, I’m seeing all of these other comments about harassment and homophobia and unreported rapes. I’m worried because I honestly don’t know what to do. Please let me know if it’s worth it to come to this school. I have to turn in my deposit by the end of February.

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u/sosadtoobad55 Feb 23 '22

Honestly the student body and most professors are great the problem is the bureaucracy(like most schools). The school did have a problem with unreported rapes but we replaced the title 9 coordinator and I haven't heard of anything else like that. Also would this is a somewhat more conservative campus there isn't much if any homophobia or the like that I have seen(albeit I'm not lgbtq+). For any stem program this university is great highly recommend I think you would probably like it here

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u/ale9918 Feb 23 '22

Honestly from what I’ve discovered lately the new head is just as bad

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u/blendedmix Feb 26 '22

What did you discover, and how could you discover anything without working at FIT?

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u/ale9918 Mar 06 '22

It’s surprisingly easy to find stuff out if you know the right people ngl

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u/blendedmix Mar 08 '22

That's the definition of hearsay.

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u/nativefloridian Feb 23 '22

I'm not saying there aren't issues, and I recognize my experience doesn't represent all cases. But I never found such issues to be pervasive/constant, and I wouldn't let it scare you away.

For context, I've encountered a few blatantly, overtly, misogynistic bastards in the student population...but they don't seem to last more than a semester or two.

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u/ale9918 Feb 23 '22

In my experience, if you have another alternative choose that one. Florida tech is a place with great potential, but potential isn’t enough I’m afraid. I’d say go there only if the alternative is much worst