The boys took their first college tour of the trip this morning, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. Peter was wowed and says this is the place. He would like to double major in software engineering and computer science. There are about 1,800 students at the college, most all of them undergraduates. There are only fifteen majors. So it's a very Reed-like place, except for engineers. Rose-Hulman is ranked among the top undergraduate engineering schools in the country. On the way to the car, Peter got a glimpse of the size of the flies in Indiana and had second thoughts. Personally, I'm hoping that he is wowed by CalTech or Stanford ... a bit closer to home.
From Terra Haute, the boys traveled 588 miles south to Macon, Georgia. Passing through Atlanta after dark, Peter was very impressed and commented that "Las Vegas is nothing compared to Atlanta." Tomorrow will be an easy day, just 417 miles to the Kennedy Space Center.
The boys took their first college tour of the trip this morning, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. Peter was wowed and says this is the place. He would like to double major in software engineering and computer science. There are about 1,800 students at the college, most all of them undergraduates. There are only fifteen majors. So it's a very Reed-like place, except for engineers. Rose-Hulman is ranked among the top undergraduate engineering schools in the country. On the way to the car, Peter got a glimpse of the size of the flies in Indiana and had second thoughts. Personally, I'm hoping that he is wowed by CalTech or Stanford ... a bit closer to home.
From Terra Haute, the boys traveled 588 miles south to Macon, Georgia. Passing through Atlanta after dark, Peter was very impressed and commented that "Las Vegas is nothing compared to Atlanta." Tomorrow will be an easy day, just 417 miles to the Kennedy Space Center.
3 comments:
Go Rosies! : )
Wow, that's quite a trip to make. Sounds like you won't have anyone close to home for several years. My daughter just graduated and now lives further away than when she went to school. On the up side, I did get a lot more time to knit and the use of my own car back when she left home. Ha, ha.
Yeah Rose! I'm a senior Computer Science major and I'll say this is a great school to attend. One of my favorite professors is actually a graduate of Cal-Tech, and I know that he prefers Rose. I happened to be in his office getting help one day when Cal-Tech called him asking for donations but he turned them down saying he'd rather support this school.
Anyway, if Peter wants to talk to a Rose student, send him my way!
Caleb
allencw [at] rose-hulman [dot] edu
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