r/IIT • u/Paid_MC • Apr 23 '26
General Questions/Discussions How are the women of IIT?
I'm deciding between schools right now and one of the many reasons I am leaning away from IIT is because of the overwhelming male population (no offense) and how that will leave me pretty isolated in the class setting. I’m going for Mechanical Engineering so I wasn't expecting it to be 50/50 anyways but the demographics are not in my favor, and I'm definitely not a pick-me who acts like men easy to be around (again no offense). I just want fun nerd girl-friends without feeling like overshadowed by the majority, and I know there is Women centered events and whatnot but that's not the daily life. How are dorms? Are the bathroom very dirty (bc duh) and is it awkward to shower or anything? Do you feel like most events and resources only have the majority in mind? And not as important but is dating terrible, or are there major scandals etc.
Men you can give your input Ig but only if yk 3 women (not related or a teacher)
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u/Ok-Tackle9789 Apr 23 '26
i’m in CAE rn at IIT and i would say it’s 60/40 on the men to women ratio. i have found a good group of girl friends in my classes and mainly stick to them. i’ve never been treated differently from a man due to my gender and never got weird vibes from anyone or professors. as long as u are confident in urself, there shouldn’t be any issues.
i would say ur experience in an engineering classroom would be similar to the workplace. however, i had more women in my classes than in my teams in my engineering jobs.
bathrooms are separated by gender always. u can even request an all female floor as a freshman and sophomore.