I applied to RIT a rather well known computer science school and Michigan State,still a good school for my major but more well rounded, and I'm trying to decide where to go. Throughout high school I've sort of been living a double life,I've always wanted to be a social party type with a large group of friends and have played on my schools prominent lacrosse program. But I've also been a bit of a nerd, playing wow spending weekends gaming and being apart of social areas like this. I love both lifestyles and depending on my mood enjoy both styles of me. Rit follows the latter lifestyle choice while MS is the less nerdy choice u guess. I want to have a broad horizon expanding
experience I'm college and maybe sort of redefine myself but it seems like one school will push me further into the antisocial behavior that I've always struggled with and tried to go against. Is it better to go where I know I will be at my social comfort level or should I try to step outside that comfort level and go into uncharted waters. Am I just being stupid about this whole ordeal. Please give me your opinion.

The college you go to probably wont affect your social life. I guarantee you'll find party-goers and lacrosse-lovers at RIT as well as geeky game-loving types at Michigan State. Colleges are big places.

Go to the one you prefer. You'll find plenty of like-minded people no matter where you go.

This.

This pretty much, just be open to new experiences, routine is easy but taking risks and trying new things is what makes life fun. Partying and being social is a lot of fun, but when you get stuck in the routine (I have friends who do the same thing every weekend, specific bars at specific times), and it doesn't matter what you'll get bored.

I agree. Even if you go to the nerdier one you'll still meet party people I'm sure. And you can always go to parties that people at other colleges are having. I go to a small nerdier school, but I can still go hang out with UW Madison people if I just want to party.

I may lose my alumnus status from the University of Michigan by saying this, but I'd go with Michigan State over RIT. I say this because a more "well rounded" school has more "well rounded" students - and by well rounded I mean a more diverse student body with more interests. Going to Michigan State will certainly provide you with a diverse range of students to interact with - as much as the rivalry between the University of Michigan and Michigan State may get played up (except when either is playing Ohio State University, then we root for one another), Michigan State is a fine school that will offer you a great education.

As much as I hate to agree with someone from Michigan, I have to here.

Michigan State is the place to go if you're wanting to hang out with a more diverse group of people, its going to offer a much, much wider spectrum of students. Anyone who thinks the same kind of kids go to RIT as to M State is just kidding themselves. Sure there will be kids who like to party or play sports at RIT, but at the end of the day every one of them is there because its an IT school.

Are you trying to imply that IT students aren't alcoholic drug addicts? LOL good luck with that.

Just make sure that what ever you do, TALK TO THE GIRLS. IT classes have a serious lack of women, it's not easy street like a BIO degree, so you have to be proactive.


Wait, easy street sounds bad, but I promise I wasn't trying to imply anything, biology students.

If you're asking me, not at all?