I'm an international student currently enrolling in a high school in Illinois. So far I haven't been able to visit any colleges except UChicago although I'm not even applying. I can't drive, and my relatives (who I'm living with) can't take time to drive me so all I have done is virtual tours and a couple videos on YouTube. Does it hurt my chances that I haven't made a visit to Rose?

For context, I have good grades at school (4.0 UW), a 1540 SAT, okay ECs, and a decent essay. I believe I have a good recommendation letter from my chemistry teacher as well. My biggest concern is cost of admission (budget ~$40K)

• senior in high school
• intended cs major
• 3.5 uw gpa, 3.9 w gpa
• 1360 sat
• applying early action
• need no financial aid
• essay about my dip in grades due to mental health and how it relates to the topic of color
• illinois bpa state contender for computer security
• national german exam level 2 silver award
• national cs honors society
• bpa 2 years
• cs club 1 year
• mun 2 years
• competed in MUNUC 2 years
• worked at a local pool for 2 years

how do I stack up? i think im cooked but idk

How have been the Coop, internships & placements for BS Computer Engg students? Is there 100% placements as mentioned in the RHIT website? Which companies provide coop and placements?

I'm a male student looking to rush. I want to live on campus but dorms are really expensive. I'm interested in fraternities because they seem more enjoyable and affordable than upper classmen housing.

I've toured most of the frats and ATO was my favorite, but I'm really anxious about everything I've heard about them. Is the fact that they have really bad hazing and perpetrate a lot of sexual violence true?

I'm really interested in it otherwise, but I don't want to end up an enabler of sexual violence or hazed while trying to join.

Edit: Follow up question: Are all the frats like ATO? I'm really, really interested in one of them but I'm worried about violence there as well. I keep hearing overwhelmingly negative things about frats as a whole.

Hey everybody!

Given how lame, I found the Bon's website, I created a slightly nicer frontend for the Bon in flutter as part of my database systems project.

It lists all menu items available at the Bon for the upcoming week, lets you filter items based on preferences, and even has a recommendation system, for eating healthier.

The website is available at: https://rosedine.com

The android version has an apk that is a lot smoother, and even has a notification system for those items that you rate 5 stars, which is available here: https://github.com/Rose-Dine/RoseDine_frontend/releases

And for those wanting to check out the source code, its available at: https://github.com/Rose-Dine/ (Do drop a star! :)

If you'd want to contribute, I'd love to work with anyone that is willing!

Please note that the app is still in alpha (I'm shocked the damn thing even works), and still has a loooong way to go, given that its running on a NAS back home, so do use it at your own risk. Also, the app might have significant downtime in the coming few weeks, as I get the code more production ready / resilient.

To get it running, just sign up (don't spam verify, just wait a bit) and check your junk / spam folder for the verification code.

Hopefully, all of you enjoy using the app as much as I do, so play around with it, and do let me know if you have feedback!

👆

Update: She has watched this thread and taken the advice to heart. She is going to look at a minor in either robotics or software engineering. She really enjoyed her time on the robotics team even though it didn't go well (team of 3 with no actual mentor...just a teacher of a FTC class who was overseeing 4 teams. Even then she won the Judge's Choice award for her claw design using Lego Technic parts we had at home since the 3D printer at school had been broken for months). Plus she has emailed one of her faculty mentors from Catapult to ask their opinion.

My daughter is a rising junior and just did Catapult this summer. She is planning to apply early action at her top three schools next summer for mechanical. She wants to either go into aerospace, aviation, or ride design (like Imagineering/Great Coasters International/etc.). She is considering a possible minor in Civil because why not? Lol. Is that a reasonable thing course and goal-wise or is there another minor that makes more sense? I'm a pharmacist, so I have minimal engineering experience except for helping with FLL with the younger kiddo and deciding to teach myself Arduino for fun. She is into performing arts (band, choir, theater) as hobbies, but does not want a music minor.

Do upper class housing options also have cleaning staff like freshmen housing does? I absolutely loved our housekeeper in the triplets because she was a brilliant, wonderful person, but I’ll also sorely miss her help if we don’t get any aid in cleaning 😅

About to go into my senior year, and was wondering about applying. The acceptance rate for Rose-Hulman is just kinda weird imo so I thought I would ask about it. I currently have a 3.75, so below average for Rose-Hulman, but at the same time I have many extracurriculars, both athletic and academic, along with a 33 ACT and 1490 for the SAT. I suppose I am more interested whether the school looks more at ACT/SAT vs GPA, because the average GPA suggests that is mainly what the school looks at.

Is there a RHIT 28 discord? if so, could I please get invite sry lol 😭

I'm about to start my first year at Rose and i've been asked to rank these courses for a humanity I might have to take. This is what I put but I don't know about any of the professors, so should I change anything?

Hi! I was thinking of applying this year for fall 2025 intake but I was a little worried about some things about which I couldn’t find much information about, particularly regarding rose as a choice for international students.

1. what do you think about the cs curriculum. I’m particularly interested in robotics, game programming and graphics. Can I take any electives to learn more about these topics.
2. is there any discrimination against international students at rose or just generally in terre haute.
3. would it be difficult to find a job after graduating. Were fellow international students who graduated in the past together with you able to find well paying jobs. Mostly worried about this because I’ve heard that tech hiring scene is extremely dry right now. Also Do companies who visit rose for jobs and career fairs hesitate when hiring international students due to visas and stuff?
4. Is rose actually really difficult to graduate from? Or is the course load manageable with consistent hard work for an average person.
5. how’s the social life. can I expect to make friends with the local populace?
6. any japanese or Indian people on campus? I can speak japanese and Hindi so that’ll be nice i guess! Also heard that rose has some japanese lectures so that’s cool.

Thanks! I know some of these questions might a bit dum lol but I’ll appreciate if you could answer.

Are there any fridges on Lakeside 1?

Hello! I’m an international high school student applying to rose hulman and I would appreciate if someone could share a fee waiver with me.. Rose hulman’s really expensive and I’ll probably take out a loan to afford it so i want to save my money wherever possible. It would help me a lot! Thanks!

Hey all,

I'm an aspiring applicant to Rose this year, and I wanted to learn more about the nanoengineering program there. I've already reached out to a professor, but I also wanted to see if I could ask some questions on a wider forum. Nanoengineering is my primary focus, my interest, and my passion, and I was floored by the unique approach taken at Rose when I attended Operation Catapult this year.

Some of my questions include:

• How many students are currently in the nanoengineering program?

• I heard the lithography room is accessible in the latter half of freshman year. What types of classes are offered for the first half, and how does the balance between general classes and more hands-on classes evolve over time?

• Would I have the ability to explore specific focuses I'm interested in in nanoengineering to a reasonable extent, or do I have to stick to a curriculum?

• I heard students have the freedom to access the lithography room at any time they wish, once they've spent some time familiarizing themselves with it and are trained on safety. How true is this?

• How is the social culture both between and around nanoengineering students, and how is the culture cross-major as a whole?

I'd also appreciate it if I could get any other information regarding the program. Thanks all!

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Hi I'm a high school student applying to Rose-Hulman and I was wondering if their are any alumni on this sub that could give me a fee waiver. I would greatly appreciate it.

I'm trying to CAD what my room will/can look like based off the measurements given, but it says the Deming rooms vary. Does anyone have a ballpark of what the Deming basement room dimensions are? I know the height I just need the footprint.

The previous dorm had loft beds, a fridge snd microwave included.

It looks like this one is bunk beds and everything on the floor. Is this correct?

No fridge or microwave supplied?

I just got started on my common app and I 100% cannot afford the $65 fee as a low-income student. If anybody has a fee waiver code to pm that would be awesome!

For those that didn't see it, Rose announced a virtual fitness challenge starting last month and going through the end of the year. Goal is to do 150 miles of running, biking, or swimming by the end of the year. You can sign up to do more than one, and completing all three gets a special prize. The deadline to sign up is Aug 1 (I'm surprised it's so early, especially since convincing students to do this after arriving on campus next month might increase participation), so you just have a few more days to sign up.

Here is the Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=1013049710827874&id=100063685625248

And here is the sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rose-hulman-150th-virtual-fitness-challenge-tickets-754713878527

For those curious on the SWAG, signing up gets you several Rose 150-labeled materials, including a phone dry bag, a small supplies pouch, a running belt, and sunscreen. There are also other supplies like bandages in the supplies pouch.

I figure this isn't for most out there, but I'm guessing there are some that might be interested that didn't see it buried in a larger e-mail.

I’m an incoming freshman and was wondering what should or shouldn’t be done during the orientation! Any recommendations for the Open Houses?

Hi! I'm an incoming senior applying to Rose and highly considering it because of the campus community and small class sizes w/ more access to professors (huge for me). I've been on a campus tour, and gone to both Select and Catapult. I have several (more niche) questions about student life/academics:

1. I'm Christian (specifically Catholic) and I want to know how attending religious services work, especially without a car, since there's none on campus. When I went to Catapult, I carpooled with a counselor, is this similar to how you get to religious services at Rose and how easy is it to get a ride there? I did hear that there was a Catholic group and I'm wondering if they're still active and carpools to Mass.
2. Tangentially related to #1, are freshman/underclassmen allowed to have a car on campus?
3. What is being LGBTQ+ (specifically lesbian) like on campus? I heard mixed opinions, but I met openly LGBTQ+ counselors during Select and Catapult and they seem to be doing alright. I do remember hearing about a gender-inclusive dorm (I would prefer single-sex, but I would want more info about what it's like). I also am aware how not great™  the dating pool is at Rose (even worse for me probably) due to the gender ratio but if I do get a partner is if there is anything I should worry about since it is in Terre Haute? I also prefer to be more selective with who I discuss my romantic attraction with, will this be a problem with Rose's size?
4. How well does Rose accommodate to learning disabilities? I would need mainly time and a half and small group testing with maybe some extra support and can provide proper documentation.
5. If I am a low-income student, will I even have a chance to afford Rose unless I earn a million scholarships or get a full-ride? I'm currently a 21st Century Scholar and I don't even know how much money I'll get off from Rose so if anyone has more info that would be great to know!
6. What is Greek Life like at Rose compared to a larger college? I heard that Rose's Greek Life is different and that a lot of Rose students are in Greek Life in some way, but I would want to know how it is different compared to bigger colleges or "stereotypical" Greek Life.

If anyone has any answers/info on any of these questions it would be really great for me know especially when making my decisions!

I know that they have many resources for students but is it possible/common to get research positions with professors here? I am a rising sophomore in high school. I couldn't find much about this elsewhere, so I decided to post the question.

Im an incoming freshman and have some questions about manufacturing on campus.

I have a small personal project that I'd like to machine out of aluminum so I was wonderng if Rose had cnc or even manual mills that I would have access to, to learn on and eventually manufacture the parts I want. If so, what are the rules and pathways I'd need to know about to do so? I have some machining experience but not extensive.

I heard they gave 2 free fee waivers to alumni but are they still doing it? I really want to apply but we can't afford to if it's $65

I’m just wondering how many extra classes you would have to take. I’m planning of majoring in physics and thinking of taking a major/minor in biology on top of that. Would I have to take many 20 credit quarters?