The best way to travel to NYC, aside from carpooling, is splitting an 8 person Amtrak ticket. Amtrak has group discounts available at amtrak.com/group-travel-discount, where you can get up to 60% off on a bulk order. With this, it's possible to get tickets for as low as around $35 round trip.
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**If you don't have a group, any student gets Amtrak for 15% off**
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https://www.amtrak.com/student-discounts
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# Classes, Academics and Careers
### The Key Difference Between Learning in College vs Learning in High School
For many freshman, its a tough shift changing from a more laid back style of learning from a standard high school classroom to a lecture hall in college, and RPI is no exception. While going to your first few weeks of classes, its important to make the distinction that **in high school, there are _teachers_ who _teach_ students and in college there are _professors_ who _lecture_ students**.