Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

[TheSwager]

could people tell me about the research opportunities and rigor of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for Physics Major curriculum. I am not interested in anything about Troy or the social life there I have already heard it all and researched it all. I really just want anything anyone knows about their physics program. I really love everything about the atmosphere and attitude at RPI, and it is a school which is at the top of my list(with a few others) and I am considering applying early decision there. I have visited and talked to a physics professor who was nice and answered a lot of my questions but I would like some more outside opinions.

thanks