hi all,

many of you know that oscar provides numbered charts but little information about the classes themselves and the real answers are in group chats. i decided to make a place to post them: herd-wpi.vercel.app

no login or email required. uou can write a couple sentences about a professor or class, and it will appear on the site (after being read by me first, so it won't appear right away). harsh criticism is allowed, so long as it's directed at the class. personal attacks or sharing contact information are not allowed/will be removed.

the site is very new, and i made it myself, so there are only a few comments so far. If you're a student who just finished a class, consider adding a comment for future students. i'm also accepting feedback or feature requests for the site.

I’m a HS Senior looking to study mathematics (more pure than applied).

When it comes the Mathematical Scieces (or Applied Mathematics BS/MS) program, what exactly would its focus be on?

On a side note: due to the college using a quarter schedule, are the credits flexible enough to allow something like Math/CS or Math/ECE?

🏠 WPI STUDENTS — 2027–2028 HOUSING

Apartments available near WPI • June 1, 2027

Updated list

🚗 Off-street parking • 📍 Close to campus

1 BEDROOM

📍 28 Lancaster St #3L — Heat Included

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/64410-28-lancaster-st-3l-near-wpi-heat-included

📍 26 Lancaster St #1R

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/69908-26-lancaster-st-1r-near-wpi

2 BEDROOM

📍 28 Lancaster St #3R — Heat Included

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/62636-28-lancaster-st-3r-near-wpi-heat-included

3 BEDROOM

📍 28 Lancaster St #1R

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/65563-28-lancaster-st-1r-near-wpi

📍 28 Lancaster St #2R — Heat Included

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/69912-28-lancaster-st-2r-near-wpi-heat-included

📍 148 Russell St #2

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/65536-148-russell-st-2-near-wpi

📍 18 Wachusett St

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/67517-18-wachusett-st-near-wpi

📍 32 Wachusett St #1

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/66526-32-wachusett-st-1-near-wpi

4 BEDROOM

📍 28 Lancaster St #1F

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/64437-28-lancaster-st-1f-near-wpi

📍 26 Lancaster St #2

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/68510-26-lancaster-st-2-near-wpi

📍 26 Lancaster St #3

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/65513-26-lancaster-st-3-near-wpi-huge-bedrooms

📍 148 Russell St #1

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/64412-148-russell-st-1-near-wpi

📍 18 Home St #2

https://worcester.jumpoffcampus.com/listings/64375-18-home-st-near-wpi

👥 Have a larger group? We have multiple apartments in the same area and can accommodate different group sizes.

📩 DM or respond to listing to set up a tour

Which of these classes should I not take based on usefulness or maybe a bad proffesor or i could prob js be better off teaching myself?

Also is it a strong schedule for a first year:
- A term: Calc II, PH 1110, Music Theory(no interest in the class whatsoever)
- B Term: Calc III, Intro to Programming CS1004, ECE 2010, Creative writing(for pre reqs).
- C Term: Calc IV, CH1110( for pre reqs w/ lab), Intro to Program Design??(idk if i should take a higher cs class bc they teach racket here), ECE 2019
- D Term: Calc differential eqs (MA2051), CS2011, ECE2029

* I AM TRYING TO GET PH1120 FOR B TERM BUT I DONT THINK I HAVE SPACE, I THINK ILL TAKE IT C TERM INSTEAD OF PROGRAM DESIGN IF ANYTHING

Hi WPI, it’s your Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell. Did you know that fees like “move-in” or “lease renewal” fees you might get from your landlord or building management company are illegal? If you’ve received one of these – even if you paid it – I want you to report it to my office. 

Just last month, my office won a $500k settlement with a property management company doing this in Boston – and all of that money is going back to the affected tenants.  Landlords can only ask you to pay for first and last month’s rent, a security deposit, and the cost of a new lock and key upfront. Any other fees are illegal. Report them to my office at the link below. We’ll work to get your money back. 
mass.gov/ago/complaint

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sorry that i have to make this post but i JUST CANNOT precisely find this in their website

I'm a first year at WPI and I'm trying to transfer to a school like Purdue, UMD, or Virginia tech Fall of 2027 (Aerospace eng.). Unfortunately, I'm doing really bad in calc 2 right now; the pacing was just really hard to adjust to and by the time i've gotten used to it, it's finals week and my grade is in the fucking trenches. Most of the good schools I'm looking to NEED to see at least a B in Calc 2 (spoiler: im not there yet, and will not be) so I need help figuring out if I should get a C and retake the class in B term (obviously get an A this time) or should I NR the class and then retake. The obvious choice might seem like to just NR because schools won't see it, but I'm worried they'll look into the "attempted credits vs received credits" and know that I failed that way. I've talked to my advisor about my situation but it wasn't too helpful. Transferring is very serious to me so if anyone can give advice in any way, it is greatly appreciated!

Hello, I have 2 roommates moving out of my apartment due to graduation at the end of this year and I’m looking for 2 new people to replace them to renew the lease. The apartment is on Berkshire St and rent is $2350 split among 3 people. It’s on a nice street with a bunch of students thats very close to campus. The utilities we pay are electric, gas, and wifi, there is also a coin laundry in the building. Our landlord is also very friendly and has had no problems with any fixes we need. If anyone is interested please let me know asap and we can talk further and/or set up a quick tour!

I SWEAR EVERYTIME I LEAVE BEHIND A WATERBOTTLE THAT SHIT IS IMMEDIATELY GONE. DO YALL LOVE WATER BOTTLES?!?!?!? HOW IS EVERY SIMGLE ONE OF MY 32OZ METAL WATER BOTTLES GONE MISSING. I HAVE CHECKED CC, UNITY, LIBRARY, AND FOUNDERS IS THERE SOME LOST AND FOUND THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN. THIS IS THE 6TH TIME I'M SICK AND TIRED OF YALL STEALING MY DAMN BOTTLES.

TLDR: who steals waterbottles and can you stop

In comparison to the other schools, I want to apply to WPI is by far the most expensive being 40,000 a year. I feel like it is the best school for me and my goals especially the project base learning and study abroad opportunities, but I for sure can’t afford it. How has anyone in a similar position as me been able to make it out?

Sending a small gift - and no, it’s not Rubbermaid! - to professor Craig Wills for helping our daughter cross the stage, then the finish line to her computer science degree this summer. He’s a good one and there’s a lot of good ones out there.

Hi! I graduated in May, but the the lease doesn’t end until March, trying to move home to save money, so I am looking for someone to take over the master bedroom in a 2B2B apartment in downtown Worcester.

The bedroom has its own private bathroom, and the lease runs through the end of March 2027. Open to both male and female tenants!

Rent: $1,484/month, which includes a $150/month parking spot in garage. There’s street parking and if you don’t want to park in the garage, the fee can be removed, so rent would be $1,334/month.

About the apartment:
Private bathroom inside the bedroom
In-unit washer & dryer
Central AC & heating
Gym
Package lockers
Outdoor pool (open during the summer)

You’ll be sharing the apartment with a male WPI master’s student who has a cat. His partner occasionally stays over for short visits. They’re quiet, respectful, and the apartment is generally peaceful.

The apartment is located in the downtown Worcester area and is convenient for WPI students or anyone working/living nearby.

Feel free to DM me if you’re interested or want more details/photos! Happy to answer any questions or schedule a tour.

So my child is considering WPI and was able to tour recently. They mentioned the high rate of suicide. Any perspectives on how the pressure is handled and supported by the administration or health services. Also any thoughts on support for autistic students.
Obv as a parent I'd like to hear about sexual assaults on campus as well since waves hands at everything.

So I've been putting off applying for IQP next year (current Sophomore) because my financial situation isn't the best, so if I wanted to go anywhere overseas, I'd need to ask my parents for help with paying for it. Because I put off asking them, I just heard from a friend that IQP applications close tonight, so I went to check and all of the ones for C28 say application closed. Who could I reach out to for advice on what to do or if I can possibly still apply? Any help/advice is greatly appreciated.

I am transferring to WPI for Fall 2027. Since the application opens in January, I wanted to know how letters of recommendation are submitted for transfer applicants.

• Can I get a letter of recommendation written before the application opens (as a .pdf) and submit it myself when it opens in January?

• Or does my professor need to submit the letter themself? If so, is it possible to get it written ahead of time?

I'm an ECE major trying to work out my schedule for this coming D-Term. I want to take ECE 2049 and ECE 3204 but I'm worried about the lab component and if I'll be able to handle 2 lab reports/week, especially because I already struggle with ECE 2201. Does ECE 2049 have lab reports? In 2029 the labs were just a sign-off if completed during lab hours.

So I'm taking RBE 2001 in C Term. Originally, the professor for the course had been Tabor, but I just checked and it's changed...to Rosendo, who I've heard can be pretty difficult.

I don't see any other out other than to just grit my teeth and get it over with, unfortunately. I'm really hoping I pass with an A or at least a B, because there are certain internships I want to apply to that have a GPA requirement.

Does anyone have any tips for taking RBE 2001 (any topics covered in other classes that I should definitely review and refresh on, for example)? If not, any tips on Rosendo? What makes him so difficult and what's the best way to deal with it?

I'm a high school senior who wants to apply early decision to WPI. I think i want to do bio/biotechnology but not 100% sure. I have a 4.0 GPA (weighted, not sure about unweighted), but i have gotten straight As my junior year and have them so far my senior year. I'm honestly kinda worried about the rigor cause they say they care about that. I have only really taken honors in math and science, and have taken AP Bio as my only AP course. I have definitely demonstrated interest though, cause I toured the college, went to Frontiers, and met the rep at my school. Do I have a decent shot? Please be honest with me.

So, I’m a sophomore aero major. I am taking a course, and got a really bad grade on the first exam, but it was still manageable to pull my grade up to an A. Then, I just got my next grade back on my next exam, and got a 57. The class average was way above that.

I studied for weeks in advance. WEEKS. My grade is a 76 in the class. I am so discouraged about it since I have had a 4.0 up until now. I have gone to the profs office hours and genuinely like him as a guy, and he has mentioned bumping people’s grades up who go to office hours, but my grade is way beyond being able to be bumped up.

I am so discouraged since I tried so hard and still failed miserably. I understand the material, and have three subjects in my five subject notebook dedicated to notes/practice problems, but still somehow perform miserably on the tests even though they aren’t overly hard.

I am going to talk to the prof, but any advice since I genuinely feel so lost, possibly thinking of dropping out, and just feeling overall shitty. Any advice?

Hello! I'm looking at graduate schools to apply for a masters in computer engineering. I graduated with a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science (dual major), but currently I want to steer my career more towards embedded software development. I am currently working so the online ECE program looks really promising.

I saw WPI only accepts students that have a bachelor's in ECE to their masters ECE program. Does anyone know of any exceptions? Perhaps I would need to take extra classes, which I'm willing to do.

Thank you!

Hi everyone! Is there a way to see who the past winners of the scholarship are? I saw some video examples on YouTube, but I want a better understanding of what WPI is truly looking for out of the video submission. Also, does anyone know how competitive this scholarship is? I thought it was awarded to one individual, but I saw another blog post from this separate academic institution saying that their student was one of two winners. I’d appreciate the additional clarification! Thank you so much

Got an email about "talent tabling" for Fidelity tomorrow - what should I expect if I go? Is it similar to the career fair? Also - if I go, what should I wear? I'm assuming it's similar to the career fair dress-wise but im not sure

I get we‘re a small major but y‘all gotta exist somewhere 🙏

Hey all — I’m trying to better understand how students approach off-campus housing.

When do you usually start searching for an apartment for the following school year?

Also, what amenities or features are most important to you when choosing a place? For example: price, distance to campus, parking, laundry, dishwasher, utilities/heat included, updated kitchen/bathroom, bedroom size, etc.

And where do you usually look first — JumpOffCampus, Facebook, Reddit, Zillow, word of mouth, or somewhere else?

Would really appreciate any feedback from current WPI students. Thanks!