By Regina Rossello Avery Roach has always been drawn to music. As a 2-year-old, he was so fascinated by his mother’s cello that she bought him one of his own one-eighth of the size of a standard cello. By 5 years old, he was learning to play full pieces. As years went by, he expanded [...]When Tess Wolossow decided to apply to technological universities, she thought it meant giving up her passion for music, and, as someone who had been involved in music since she was six years old, she could not imagine giving up such a major part of her life. However, when she found a closeknit community of musicians at Rensselaer, she realized that she didn’t have to do that.
In this edition of Every Day Matters, Mechanical Engineering master's student Nick Schueler describes how, in the final semester of his undergraduate studies, he had already decided to continue at RPI to get his master's degree through the Accelerated Master’s Program. However, he also wanted to complete another internship before jumping into his graduate courses, so applied to several positions and ultimately accepted a position at Apple.