I’m at RIC right now after transferring from URI. So far I really like it here honestly, it’s quiet, and I can kinda of go anywhere on campus and not be bothered or have a line to go get anything.

URI definitely had life there with D1 sports, and events/concerts. But it’s also easier on the bank account here at RIC. I regret going to URI out of the gate after doing 2 years at CC because I’m $21k in the hole rn on loans. But I also miss the social life there if sports, etc.

But RIC definitely is not bad at all

All I know is a lot of students from RIC transfer to URI where I go now.

That’s gotta tell you something.

It's still very much so a commuter school. The dorms are highly underutilized, which does cause some financial pressure I would wager

RIC has a negative reputation? It’s the best bang for your buck going.

Earned my History and Anthropology degree at RIC. I enjoyed my time there and had some amazing professors. It’s not necessarily an exciting place, and is focused on commuters. But school is what you make of it.

"The bad part" was what I heard every time my buddy (from western Coventry) mentioned he was planning on going to RIC. As to the prestige/flagship/etc of RIC and URI... yeah, one's a college and one's a university. Frankly, someone shouldn't let sports dictate their choice unless they're going on a sports scholarship.

All's I'm saying is I think RIC is a perfectly acceptable school that gets a bad wrap partly because (my opinion, based on my experiences) some folks in the state are scared of cities and brown people.

I go to RIC and a bunch of my friends went to more “prestigious” schools all across the country, including URI, and I can say for certain that my curriculum is on par with theirs. However, this could depend HEAVILY on your major due to how RIC funds certain departments. With Public Administration and History you will probably get a good education. The one major downside to RIC is that you need to be extremely self sufficient. You’re going to have bad professors and bad classes and while there are resources on campus, you need to seek them out. The same goes for your classes - you need to be on top of them and advocate for yourself because your advisors are also professors and a lot of times they can’t be as involved as you might like. Let me know if you have any more questions!

Ah, yeah I live in the Westerly area now. I don't mind the commute (roughly 50 minutes depending on traffic). And yeah, it seems you have your majors sorted for the appropriate school... you absolute psycho :)

Edited to add: I forgot to mention, if you do end up going PA at RIC, there is an option to start your MPA at URI your senior year.

RIC doesn't currently have an MPA program, as I just found out trying to make use of my tuition waiver for being an employee, but URI has an online, accelerated, asynchronous offering

It’s actually known for its education department. Historically was also a commuter school (and probably still is somewhat) so if you want the stereotypical residential college life and D1 sports this isn’t it. But is way cheaper.

Yea that's my vote. It sounds like a loud bang and if they're close enough, it can rattle a house for a second.

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It’s not RIC’s location. It’s a prestige thing. URI is a flagship state school - RIC isn’t. URI has 14,500 undergrads to RIC’s 7,500 and 3500 grad students to RIC’s 1500. URI is D1 sports across the board. RIC IS D3.

Also, URI has a few relatively well-known programs (Oceanography/Ocean Engineering, Engineering, and Pharmacy). RIC isn’t really known for anything.

It’s not because it’s in “the bad part” of the state. If that was the case, schools like PC and JWU wouldn’t be as respected as they are.

Hey there! Thanks for sharing your insight and perspective as someone who is well acquainted with both URI and RIC, I appreciate it immensely!

Well, with RIC specifically, I was looking at triple majoring in Geography, Public Administration and History while conversely at URI I would be interested in triple majoring in Environmental Economics, Supply Chain Management and History. URI does seem to have some more niche studies available but at the same time, RIC seems to be more affordable (and I am completely broke, so I would be depending on both my earnings from my job and scholarships, whether strictly need based or a mix of need based and merit, but I am not sure yet). Considering my financial state, RIC doesn’t seem like a bad option.

The city/urban aspect doesn’t bother me, I was homeless in Providence for a time and it wasn’t that bad, I enjoyed how walkable it is, but nonetheless, I would probably be commuting to classes from the Westerly area since it is closer to work.

Same, though I’d want higher railings too before riding across again. I rode across on a windy day and was terrified I was going to be blown off

Gorgeous!!

I'm pretty sure that's a barred owl! We have a few of them around us in Charlestown, they are LOUD hooters. Great pic!

What major ate you looking at, if I may ask? I went to URI and I now work at RIC. I concur that the supposed prestige does depend on your intended major (I went niche environmental science, so URI was my best bet), but I think a large part of the negative opinion (at least in-state) is that RIC is in "the bad part" (i.e., the urban, largely minority) of the state.

My understanding is that RIC's curriculum focuses heavily on preparing their students how to write effectively (again, applied differently based on major) and the price difference alone is a huge plus for RIC. Also, you know, if you're not scared of "the city"...

Superb Owl Sunday!

Oh that's cool, thanks!

Our outer space friends getting curious about Quonset?

Maybe, Quonset really is only 2.5 miles from my house. Don’t think I’ve heard a sound barrier concussion before either.

I thought construction last time but tonight was after dark and it’s Sunday. I feel like construction companies wouldnt be working this late.

Maybe a jet breaking the sound barrier? This happened years ago in SK and it sounded and felt like someone threw a 50lb bag of sand at my front door.

Just make sure the person that has it can get to them if they need a tow. As long as that person is in the car they’ll do it.