RPI is one of THE best engineering schools in the country, unfortunately it's in Troy NY which was and maybe still is a very depressed area.

I'm amazed that you're not getting any extremely positive feedback from friends about RPI, very surprised.

AND, they've got a great Div 1 men's hockey team

Seriously, RPI is a top notch school.

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