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1969 – 1973
I first stepped on campus ....
by Laurence W McKeenI applied and accepted attending RPI without ever visiting the campus. My only contact with a live person representing RPI was an alumnus living in the New Haven/Hartford area of Connecticut. So, when I stepped on campus, a couple days before classes started in 1969 for orientation, it was my first time seeing it. I have never regretted my decision to attend RPI.