I was reading the fall issue and the article “Fast-Track to a Master’s Degree” by Pam Allen (Fall 2017). When the article said, “The accelerated master’s program has grown every year since its inception in 2008,” I figured I would write in. Back in 1972 I signed up for a program at RPI called the RAMP — Rensselaer Accelerated Master Program. The RAMP program back then allowed you to take up to 21 credit hours a semester. By doing this I was able to get both my B.S. and master’s in mechanical engineering in just four years. I don’t know if/when the program was terminated. At the Hartford campus they had an accelerated night school MBA where you went every semester including summers and got the MBA in just two years. I think this program was changed. Thanks for the nice articles. I also liked the “Don’t Fly in 10 Years” commentary. It reminded me how technology has changed since I was in school. Started with a slide rule, graduated with a calculator. The computer came in 1984. When I started they had just dropped drafting at RPI and now we have CAD. Go figure?

Rob Kolp ’76
Ivoryton, Connecticut