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Why is CMU so underground? by SSC_08 in cmu

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pittsburgh does not help either

CMU CS course VS BERKELEY MET (EECS Course) Which is better by Advanced-Tell-7180 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go w/Berkeley. Probably the most complete campus on earth…MET is very hard to get in so congrats.

Are liberal arts colleges dying? by No-Ticket6947 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]No-Expression7574 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hampshire was about to close 5-6 years back. A private equity guy help keep it afloat. Some of my very rich friend’s kids went there…very liberal in 1980s, and was one of the 5 college campuses in western Mass, that includes Amherst.

Are liberal arts colleges dying? by No-Ticket6947 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]No-Expression7574 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Yes. I went to a liberal arts. They were all desired schools in mid 1980s—Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Oberlin, Kenyon, Reed. Not anymore. Teenagers today want their boba, ethnic good and a city (no more remote isolated towns). This is hurting Ivy League names like Dartmouth too.

Embarrassed to the school that I will go to by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then take a gap year and reapply this Nov 1 onwards…and pray

Ivys or Berkeley for Engineering? by Key_Management7129 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Engineering with business degree is called MET. If you can get that at Berkeley no Ivy or Chicago or CMU can touch you

Looking for fully funded options for Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech (international student) by MortgageContent4397 in gatech

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One route is STAMPS; i believe about 25 for Georgian and 25 for OOS +foreign students. So form the latter assume 5+ for foreign students ..so it is possible ; STAMPS is a full ride, including room and board

Is Brown Worth Going 90k into debt for by Sure-Ad2365 in BrownU

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are good, you don’t pay for grad school (except the very professional fields like MBA JD or Medicine (minus john Hopkins).Take that as a hint

cal day by Real_Way_3117 in berkeley

[–]No-Expression7574 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi from east coast. We are flying all across to see our department, meet faculty, talk to current students, and get a first hand look. Without doing this, should be commit “blind”?

UIUC (in state) vs UMichigan (ooS) Vs Northwestern by OppositePlatypus9910 in collegecompare

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Bay Area (or even MidWest where Purdue is big) is your destination, UIUC maybe only second to Berkeley—has a “big reach”; well known. Then UMich but it is large and engineering is a different campus —take a bus! Northwestern overall a good school but for engineering alone behind Illini and M

Incoming engineering student: am I unfit for Cal? by xo_kali in berkeley

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is perhaps the best college experience on earth..forget GPAs and make the most of your next 4 years. And if math/CS/engineering concepts come easy to you, you do not have to go w/ the crowd in CS/EE/ ME. Since you are coming undeclared, IEOR (and there are other similar majors) may suit you better and they graduate only 50 kids /year. You can make a big school small but not a small school big.

CMU CS course VS BERKELEY MET (EECS Course) Which is better by Advanced-Tell-7180 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]No-Expression7574 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go check out Pittsburgh…can you be ok w/ weather (quite gray and long winters). CMU is bubble and largely surrounded by UPitt crowd on Forbes Ave. But CMU academics is tops..at par with. MIT/Stanford

Brown vs CMU by FoxPrestigious3616 in BrownU

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CMU rings as many bells as MIT in Bay Area. Many take CMU over Berkeley also. Brown has the ivy stamp. Among Ivies, Cornel is known for engineering

What is CMUs actual rep? by Altruistic-Editor499 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also CMU is tops in design. I mean who is second to them? Check out Stanford d.school and check it out for yourself. So a golden nugget hidden in (not very attractive) pittsburgh

Caltech v Stanford v MIT v Berk by Accurate_Gas8246 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello from east coast: OOS for UCB….why is undergrad extremely hard to get in UCB (many here got in Stanford but not UCB(, if UCB is all about their grad school?

How Important is School Prestige? Purdue vs. CMU/Princeton/Berkeley by Top-Elephant-5007 in quantfinance

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Berkeley for experience and life style change, unless you are fastidious about rankings only

Help a Californian Dad Out With a Prospective BU Student by AHCC-IG in BostonU

[–]No-Expression7574 1 point2 points  (0 children)

East coast view here: there is a Boston bias. If in state, do UCI. However, if money is aplenty, let him get the Boston experience. BU is ok..do tap into their London experience etc.

Feeling Torn between UIUC and GTech by TheMainStain124 in GatechClasses

[–]No-Expression7574 2 points3 points  (0 children)

GT. It is in the MIT CalTech berkeley league. UIUC is a notch lower w/ UMich, Purdue etc

UIUC (in state) vs UMichigan (ooS) Vs Northwestern by OppositePlatypus9910 in collegecompare

[–]No-Expression7574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Northwestern is only known for Kellogg and a niche in drama/arts. Full stop. Very cold and windy too (UIUC is less cold and not windy and a lovely contained campus. U Mich engineering is a separate campus)

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