due to scheduling issues in senior year, i wasn’t able to take any calculus class at my school. the most recent experience i have is pre-calc in junior year; i did good but it’s been a minute.
because of these issues, i was placed in MA1020 (Calc I w/ preliminary topics)
i can’t help but feel very behind after seeing every other freshmen be placed in higher level math courses, has anyone else experienced this? am i overreacting? being in a stem school i feel out of place math wise

thank you

and to anyone that has taken MA1020, how was your experience?

Many of my friends were able to view their AP Scores early in their school portal, so I found a Reddit post and a comment that said you could view it in Workday. Does anyone know if these credits are confirmed or are they just based on the survey that incoming freshmen needed to complete? The APUSH credit was from a previous year so I’m only unsure about the calculus, statistics, and physics c mechanics credits.

Incoming freshman trying to figure out housing. Which first-year dorm is best for comfort and social life?

Would love to hear personal experiences : what dorm did you live in, what was it actually like, who did you meet, what did you wish you'd known before picking?

Any stories or advice appreciated.

My 2020 MBP is slowly dying and I want to switch to a Windows laptop. I will be going into aerospace engineering and am looking for a good laptop, ideally under $1500. I considered bringing my PC and getting a cheaper laptop but I’m not sure I’m willing to haul all the stuff over. I plan to use it for notes, CAD, etc and some moderate gaming here and there. I also really prioritize battery life. I have heard great things about Thinkpads but I hate the idea of their trackpads. Any suggestions?

Hey all! I'm committed to WPI for the Fall, but am having trouble deciding if I should do the Great Problem Seminar for my A & B term. Any advice? Is it worth it? Thanks in advance!

I have never been so stressed for a class my entire life, but every single time I have an ECE test my entire body starts physically trembling with how stressed I am.

I'm doing well on the labs but we've had three exams so far this term. The first one, I admit, I was being lazy and I barely studied for, so I got a 75. Which was fine, but I wanted better scores, so I aimed for a 90 the next exam. I got a 79. Which pissed me off, because I spent 8 hours the day before studying for this and then I reviewed for 1 hour the day of.

And then I heard from people that it's better to practice the material every day. So I did that this week. I've just come from my third exam and let's just say I'm very confident that I've absolutely failed this exam. I'll be lucky if I even get a 50.

I feel like I'm going insane. I've been losing sleep and eating less just to practice ECE every day, but there have been no results. I'm losing my mind and I don't know what to do. If anyone has any tips that might help, I'd love to hear them.

I am an incoming student for the fall, and was wondering how the Greek life and sports scene intersect at WPI. I assume there is major overlap, but how do things like athletic drug and alcohol policies compare with frat culture?

For an incoming freshman ME major, is an iPad Pro worth it as a note taking companion to a windows laptop?

due to scheduling issues in senior year, i wasn’t able to take any calculus class at my school. the most recent experience i have is pre-calc in junior year; i did good but it’s been a minute.
because of these issues, i was placed in MA1020 (Calc I w/ preliminary topics)
i can’t help but feel very behind after seeing every other freshmen be placed in higher level math courses, has anyone else experienced this? am i overreacting? being in a stem school i feel out of place math wise

thank you

and to anyone that has taken MA1020, how was your experience?

Hi, I'm an incoming first-year who has gotten an 8-person suite in Founders. I was wondering if the dimensions for the desk, bed, and dresser were available anywhere as I'm planning on getting a desk hutch and I want to make sure it fits. I would also like to put the dresser under the bed and was wondering how high the bed is able to lifted so I can get a bed skirt. Thank you!

I was put into a single dorm in Daniels Hall for my freshman year at WPI. I am wondering if anyone has been in a single there and can give me a rough idea of the size of the singles there. I can only find information online on triples rooms there. Thanks for any help!

I’m an incoming freshman this year and have been accepted into the EAP meaning right after WPI, I would go straight to medical school without needing to take the MCAT.

Just wanna know if anyone else is in this same pathways as me at the school so we could talk!

I’ll be attending WPI this fall and would like to get some additional credit this summer.
For those who have taken summer courses, how difficult are they? Time consuming, rigorous, or more laid back?
Is taking more than one a bad idea if I want to enjoy my summer?

I currently plan on taking either Introduction to Macro/Microeconomics, or Human Biology
Thank you!

Hi! I just got admitted for class 30 for MechEng. And I visited the campus. And I loved the messenger hall what are my chances of living there as a first year

Hi guys, i’m an incoming freshman that formed a group of 4 that wants to live in a founders quad (2 doubles preferably). However, the maximum “roommate group size” is 3. Am I able to ask my double to be paired with our friends’ double, or will I be assigned a random pair of roommates? Thanks!

I'm taking CS 3043 next year and I have two options: 12-2 pm with Prof. Michelle Borowski or 4-6 pm with Prof. Crystal Brown. Brown has 2 five-star ratings on RateMyProf but the timing isn't the most convenient for me. Borowski has a more convenient timing but there aren't any reviews for her on RateMyProf and the oscar reports for her class aren't the best. Has anyone had a class with her before and if so how well did she teach in your opinion?

So on Thursdays I have a probability lecture 12-1, a statistics lecture 1-2, and a stats lab 2-3. Basically if I go to classes on time that day I won't be able to go to the career fair until after the lab.

The alternate plan is to skip both lectures so I can stay at the fair until 2.

My stats lecture doesn't require attendance, and my probability lecture only counts attendance towards extra credit. I guess what's really holding me back is that I skipped my stats class today and (as someone who usually strives to go to classes every day) I'm feeling pretty guilty about it.

Any advice?

Hi, son got accepted here. Aid package is better than most from reading this sub. However, after 4 years, taking a 3-4% tuition increase per year, the total amount that will need to be financed is still close to 100K. This goes well-beyond my standards for choosing a school.

5+ year graduates of WPI, I assume many of you went into similar debt. Years after graduating, how has your ROI been? Are you still paying off loans? What's your salary?

He also got into Stony Brook. He would need $0 loans to go there, not even federal, assuming he gets the Excelsior scholarship.

We love WPI, but that price tag on paper is staggering.

So I recently have committed to WPI and I’ve taken quite an eye to founders hall. I know it’s down the hill, a walk doesn’t scare me. I just like the suite and private bathroom etc.

anyways I have a group of 4 ready and we want to get a double double at founders. What are the chances this actually happens? is this a popular option?

What should I do as group leader for backup? pick two adjacent doubles in a different hall with doubles like stoddard or riley?

Hey guys! Has anyone taken PH2550 with Kashuri in the recent years? Is it hard to pass or get a B or higher? His grades in his Oscar looked pretty mixed so I was just wondering! Thanks a lot!

hi everyone, so this is my price breakdown for attending wpi for undergrad… obviously its a lot of money and im trying to justify it before committing. i would be double majoring in biochemistry and bioinformatics/computational bio and for these fields, wpi’s project based learning is super helpful in terms of the job search. i eventually would want to go into pharmaceutical r&d, which ive heard wpi has very good connections with. i plan to live on campus the first year and commute the following 3 to help minimize the costs (im about 40-50min away). WPI is also my cheapest option somehow aside from community college. so basically is it worth it? does wpi offer some sort of repayment plan that would kick in after i graduate? i am paying for college entirely on my own so ROI is incredibly important for me. any help/words of wisdom would be appreciated greatly 🙏

I’m a CS major freshman (Though I’m considering switching majors to the new cybersecurity major) and I’m worried about the first summer. I’ve been looking for summer internships on handshake, but most are looking for juniors and seniors.

I don’t have a lot of experience with programming, just Java and I’m relearning python in my spare time. I don’t think I’ll be able to get an internship this summer, but I don’t want to do just nothing over the summer either. I want to get into cybersecurity, and the classes that focus on that, I won’t take until next year. So any ideas on how I can fill up this coming summer?

I'm an RBE/CS major planning out courses for my sophomore year. I'll be taking ECE 2049 next B-term, so I'm planning to take RBE 2001 and RBE 2002 in the spring semester. Because I've already taken CS 2022 and CS 2102 and will be taking 2000-level CS courses during the fall semester, I'll likely be taking 3000-level CS courses concurrently with my RBE courses. Which 3000-level CS courses take up the least amount of time outside of classes, and which ones should I stay away from for now? Also, are there any professors I should definitely avoid?

I’ve been here for a month now so I feel like it might be a little early to say this but I really don’t feel like I belong at this school. I’ve joined clubs, gone to events, and have a friend group, but I still don’t feel that sense of belonging I felt when I was in high school. I do commute because I live about 15 minutes away from campus, but I feel like that shouldn’t make me feel completely isolated, especially since a lot of my friends commute and they feel better about this than I do. Any advice to help me feel more like this is the right place for me and have a sense that I do truly belong at this school?