TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has been included on the Amazon Prime series “The College Tour.”
The college is featured in season 11 of the show, which is hosted by Alex Boylan of “Amazing Race” fame. “The College Tour” gives viewers a “students’-eye-view” of campus life, traveling across the country and telling each college and university’s story through the lens of its student body. It helps prospective students around the world to connect to the institutions and make more informed decisions about the next steps in their education.
The RPI episode of “The College Tour” includes 18 current students, President Martin Schmidt, and alumnus Karthik Bala ’97, cofounder of Vicarious Visions.
“As we celebrate our Bicentennial, RPI has a long history of accomplishments to be proud of, but we’re looking forward to an even brighter future,” Schmidt said in a news release. “Our episode of ‘The College Tour’ highlights the diversity and excellence of this community through the eyes of students whose stories will define RPI’s legacy, and the STEM fields, for the next generation and beyond.”
“I’ve been to a lot of universities since we started this series, and I was absolutely blown away after visiting RPI to record this episode last fall,” Boylan said in the release. “Students come to RPI to learn to invent for the future, solve the world’s toughest problems, and deliver life-changing innovation. For students, choosing which college to attend is monumental and this episode gives prospective students a first-hand look at what makes RPI so special.”
“The College Tour” is available on Amazon Prime Video and at www.thecollegetour.com.
