Looking for Info for the Troy, (RPI) NY area...

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My son will be attending Rensselaer, so I'm looking for local knowledge. Anyone live in the area that could give me some general idea of what it's like there?

Also, recommendations for hotels, B&Bs, or other reasonably priced places to stay, dine, etc...

In the immediate sense, any good eating establishments in the local Troy area that could be recommended for this weekend? :)

Appreciate any and all information that I can learn. Thank you.
 
Bill ,
Stop by the Troy town docks, you will find info. there on where to stay and eat there is a resturant that over looks the river there too.Mansion Hill Inn 's bed & breakfast also serves dinner the ph# is (518-465-2938) if it hasn't changed.

Up above Aibany its sorta commericaly geard for big ships, if your going that far and Troy isn't what your looking for , you may be interested in going through the first fed. lock lots to see & do just on the other side.

Check out NYS-Canal web site for more info.
Hope this helps a bit , Jon F
 
Thanks, Jon, for your help. I looked online at the Mansion Hill Inn and it looks pretty good.

I should have been more specific in that I'm not necessarily looking for on-the-water, but ashore, as my son will be attending RPI.
 
Glad I could be of some help, BTW what is RPI? If you get a chance... jon
 
It's Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute located in Troy, NY. Thanks, again.
 
Bill,

RPI is a great school. $$$$$$ but any school that good is certainly going to cost you a mint.

What is your son studying for? I do quite a bit of business with the school itself and my company is partners with the Lighting Research Center. www.lrc.rpi.edu

Overall, Troy is not a bad town. It has come a long way. There are plenty of things to do. Lots of botiques, galleries and eclectic little shops popping up downtown. Check out the RiverSpark visitors center. www.riverspark.org which is not just Troy but Cohoes and Waterford too.

There are several good restaurants right along the water in Troy. Our favorite is Brown's which is a micro brewery as well as a restaurant. Fresnos is not bad either. Franklin Square Hotel is pretty much in the middle of downtown, within walking distance of the marina and several of the restaurants. Franklin is right on the end of 4th St, Troy - (518) 274-8800.

I am native to the area. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions and I would be happy to help however I can.
 
KD -- Thanks-a-million. This is exactly the type of response that I had in mind. There's nothing like local knowledge in a situation like this.

My son will be studying computer engineering. He's pretty focused, so even though the college will offer many other opportunities, I suspect that he will stay with that. It should be quite interesting for him and for us.

I don't have many questions now, but as time progresses, I'm sure that I will.

Thanks again. :)
 
Bill good luck with the college, I know IBM loves good students out of there. We have several from RPI here in Poughkeepsie.
 
Thanks, Dan. I appreciate your well wishes. He is (and we are) really looking forward to this experience.
 
Bill, your son sounds very talented and I'm sure he makes you very proud!!! I wish you a lot of luck with your experience with RPI. And if you should need anything, please feel free to contact any of us Hudson River folks - some of us live or travel close to his location and would be happy to help out. Just send beer and some of us will do anything ;) !!!
 
Bill, as mentioned before, I may be trailing behind you. My son has been accepted there but is still debating on other schools. Frustratingly, we're still waiting to hear from one of his top choices.

In any case, my nephew is just finishing his first year there. Whether my son goes or not, if your son would like to talk to a student already there, drop me a PM or email.

Mark
 
Thanks, Pete. Our son is very talented and will graduate high school at the top of his class. It's not just the academics, though, that sets him apart from other students, it's also his work ethic, it's the way that he applies himself to his studies, it's the level to which he pushes himself; it's his persona, his being. Any parent would be proud of him.

Oh yeah, how much beer, and what are the options?

Mark, how much longer do you expect to have to wait on the final top choice? This process of college application and selection, and choosing, and waiting is, in my opinion, far beyond what any student or parent should have to endure. I'm not saying that I have a solution, but gee whiz.

MIT received more than 17,000 freshman applications this year. The admissions staff then had to process these multi-paged applications, and all within about a 4-week time period. Then they had to decide who gets in (only about 8%) and who doesn't (the rest). Talk about stress. Harvard had 27,000+ applications this year and I think accepted about the same percentage (8.2%). I'm thinking that they must use the dart system method to choose. Does anyone on the outside know what criteria is used, in the final analysis, that allows one student entrance and another denial?

Good luck with the wait. Knowing, at last, is such a relief. I appreciate the offer to my son to speak with your nephew. I'll get back to you on that.

And thanks again, HRCC, for your kind assistance.
 
Bill,

I agree that there has to be a better way. Wish I could come up with one.

My son applied to USC...didn't get in. The letter they sent stated that they had 36,000 applications for 2,600 freshman seats. More amazing, they accepted 20% of the applicants.

So they accepted 7200 kids for 2600 spots. I wonder if these guys go to Vegas too? Imagine the chaos if they all accepted.

But, we're also seeing the other side. My son has been accepted at 6 schools and is on the waiting list for one other. So 5 of those schools have kids on waiting lists, waiting for the slot that will free up when my son decides not to attend. And the dominoes all start falling on 1-May when most of the schools require a decision.

I've thought that maybe they should have a way that we can notify a school earlier that he WON'T be attending. Every kid has "safety" schools on the list that won't be the top choice if they get into their primary choices.

But I wonder how many would actually send in the info and cut off that choice until they had to do so.

BTW, he got the final letter yesterday. No go on Michigan...

Now we have a few weeks to decide on those remaining. I say "we". The primary decision is his. But as the one paying most of the bill, I get a say in the matter. [:O]
 
"Oh yeah, how much beer, and what are the options?"

LOL - us Rondout folks aren't too particular. Most of 'em will drink anything :) ...
 
Yeah, Dan hates warm beer. Those are the cans we usually shoot at people with our 3 person slingshot...
 
LOL. Pete, I need to get something straight. You not only would like beer, but Dan would also like it cold?

I am not so sure that I can satisfy both of those requests, but I pledge that I will apply to the Federal Government for a federal grant for somewhere in the neighborhood of $900,000 so that I can commission a study to determine the possibility of providing you, or anyone, with cold beer under this circumstance.

Hmmm, a commission implies more than one researcher and in all likelihood, research assistants. A study implies that more than one expert must be consulted on such a matter. OK, I'll need to increase the amount requested for this grant to $1,900,000.

I would expect very quick action on this request due to its importance, so I'll get back to you within 72-hours. Those Federal Government grant people do work on Saturdays and Sundays, don't they? :)
 
Bill you forgot to mention which brands are included. While Pete might not be the least bit particular, a good beer warm is much better than cold bad beer. ;)
The beer cannon was shooting cold beers that day :D
 
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