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Amaranathine t1_j8dnm2o wrote

Reply to Loud booms (explosions?) in North Kingstown by ecollins109

I was walking my dog in Ryan park last week and it sounded like the end of days in the sky. My pup was all freaked out. I always tend to blame it on Quonset, who knows what they're doing up there! Wish they would warn the town when it's going to be so loud, the past few weeks I've been hearing the booms a lot.

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LittlestBokChoy t1_j8dgg8j wrote

Reply to Why does Rhode Island College have such a negative reputation? Is it that bad? by PinkSwallowLove

I went to RIC and did my internship through URI and visiting URI was like going to Disney for me. While I envied the little college town and well funded facilities I still wouldn’t change my choice for RIC. I had one on one mentor relationships with all the teachers in my department the entire time. In the physical science/bio depts everyone knows your name. It was like a family with my fellow students and all the staff and faculty.

The teachers at RIC really care about you and what you’re struggling with and will help you any way they can. Because of the small class sizes, they are able to go above and beyond for their students. The amazing people at RIC got me to where I am today!

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listen_youse t1_j8df72g wrote

Reply to Why does Rhode Island College have such a negative reputation? Is it that bad? by PinkSwallowLove

Every time I hear talk about ROI wrt education I cringe.

Think hard about what education you would pursue if you had a guaranteed income for life so you could work at whatever you want or not at all. Would you forego education? If yes then ROI is all you need to consider when you go to college. Otherwise put that dream education first, ROI second. If RIC offers what you want, you are lucky.

You are a human being, not a corporation, a brand or a financial instrument.

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talazia t1_j8d79lj wrote

Reply to Why does Rhode Island College have such a negative reputation? Is it that bad? by PinkSwallowLove

i'm a RIC grad. I went because it was cheaper and I was paying my own way through school. I've been out for years now, and in my professional life have worked with people who went to Harvard, Yale and other really expensive colleges. We all billed out the same.

Yes, if you go to some prestige schools, there are networks involved which help land better jobs. But once you are in the working world, it really doesn't matter. A degree is a degree.

Also, I think RIC's cache has come up in the world as of late with Viola Davis and more famous graduates.

The campus also has had quite a bit of money pushed into it -- when I went there buildings were falling down, etc. Now, most of the quad has relatively new buildings.

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