To help prepare incoming freshmen for the RIT experience, the RIT Student Life (@ritstudentlife) Instagram account recommended that students download 11 apps to fully stay in the loop. On top of this, students have multiple websites to remember and bookmark for day-to-day use. These don’t even begin to cover the vast amount of information and resources hidden on other websites.

Liam Olson, a third year Graphic Design major and Deaf Studies minor, created the Tiger Guides website to make the move-in process more seamless for first year students.

“When I began preparing to go to college as an incoming freshman, I experienced a lot of difficulty finding specific information. RIT’s websites sometimes lack information or bury it among multiple pages.”

Olson also pointed out that the tunnel map under the dorms hasn’t been updated since DSP was renamed.

What started as a small project to help students developed into a website database that covers everything from basic housing information to the best nap spots on campus. Olson, who created the website in the spring of 2025, is constantly adding new information to reflect changes on campus.

Currently, the website is split into nine sections: important information, RIT contact list, campus maps, academics, advice, community, health and support, housing and incoming guide. Each section contains links to RIT’s websites or spreadsheets made by Olson.

Olson is passionate about designing accessible user experiences. Through TigerGuides, he hopes this transparency helps students transition into college life more easily

“TigerGuides is a form of accessibility that focuses on RIT students as the user, and the goal is to have a better RIT experience through clarity and understanding,” Olson stated.

This fall, he will be serving on the Student Government’s Accessibility Student Advisory Board.

Since the website’s launch, more than 2,000 people have been able to access the information.

Carlos DeGeorge, an incoming freshman and Computer Science major discovered the website from the incoming students Discord page.

“I’ve found it hugely beneficial as a central resource to aggregate all the very spread-out information from RIT’s websites. It’s also nice to have current student perspectives so I’m not just relying on RIT’s information only,” said DeGeorge.

Next time the information seems impossible to find, head to Tiger Guides.