Anyone have a good experience at CMU?

[Anonymous]

DC really liked Carnegie Mellon when we visited and it's emerging as top choice for them, potentially ED. I'm worried because everything I read in past threads here or on other sites is that it's a school where kids feel intense pressure, terrible social scene, miserable. We visited on a beautiful day with tons of kids outside sunning or throwing frisbees, kids we met were great, dorms were nice - so they did not see that side at all. (current students in our group were all in the B school.) Really liked that part of philly.

DC is not a big partier, kind of a nerd and introvert with a small tight friend group, but is very social and wants to be somewhere with happy kids, excited about playing rec sports, etc. STEM, but not CS. Not a theatre kid but likes the arts thinks it's a plus that the program is there. We are from a cold place so I don't worry about weather, it's pressure and unhappy kids I worry about.

Can anyone share recent experiences with the school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC really liked Carnegie Mellon when we visited and it's emerging as top choice for them, potentially ED. I'm worried because everything I read in past threads here or on other sites is that it's a school where kids feel intense pressure, terrible social scene, miserable. We visited on a beautiful day with tons of kids outside sunning or throwing frisbees, kids we met were great, dorms were nice - so they did not see that side at all. (current students in our group were all in the B school.) Really liked that part of philly.

DC is not a big partier, kind of a nerd and introvert with a small tight friend group, but is very social and wants to be somewhere with happy kids, excited about playing rec sports, etc. STEM, but not CS. Not a theatre kid but likes the arts thinks it's a plus that the program is there. We are from a cold place so I don't worry about weather, it's pressure and unhappy kids I worry about.

Can anyone share recent experiences with the school?

You mean Pittsburgh?

My niece graduated from CMU a few years ago and she loved it. It was intense but not a grind - and she did a double major.

[Anonymous]

OP here. That's good to hear - and yes, sorry Pittsburgh!!!

[Anonymous]

Also, my niece is also a fairly introverted, nerdy type, not a big partier either. Her majors were psych and maybe data science or computer science - I forget exactly. But she really enjoyed her experience there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC really liked Carnegie Mellon when we visited and it's emerging as top choice for them, potentially ED. I'm worried because everything I read in past threads here or on other sites is that it's a school where kids feel intense pressure, terrible social scene, miserable. We visited on a beautiful day with tons of kids outside sunning or throwing frisbees, kids we met were great, dorms were nice - so they did not see that side at all. (current students in our group were all in the B school.) Really liked that part of philly.

DC is not a big partier, kind of a nerd and introvert with a small tight friend group, but is very social and wants to be somewhere with happy kids, excited about playing rec sports, etc. STEM, but not CS. Not a theatre kid but likes the arts thinks it's a plus that the program is there. We are from a cold place so I don't worry about weather, it's pressure and unhappy kids I worry about.

Can anyone share recent experiences with the school?

Philly? Are you sure you went to the right school?

[Anonymous]

I know a very social kid who graduated a year ago and he had a great time. I CM (like many things) is what you make of it.

Also, you only need a few close friends to make college an awesome experience. You're not going to be close with more than a half dozen other people (and that's if you lucky). You're certainly not going to be BFFs with hundreds (let alone thousands). I think this reality gets lots in the search for the perfect college social scene (at least it did with my rising freshman.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a very social kid who graduated a year ago and he had a great time. I CM (like many things) is what you make of it.

Also, you only need a few close friends to make college an awesome experience. You're not going to be close with more than a half dozen other people (and that's if you lucky). You're certainly not going to be BFFs with hundreds (let alone thousands). I think this reality gets lots in the search for the perfect college social scene (at least it did with my rising freshman.)

You obviously weren't in SEC Greek life.

[Anonymous]

The computer science at CMU is the BEST in the country. Yes, someone may say it's intense but you don't go there for a nice lifestyle. A CS kid may not get a chance to shower for a few days due to coding/debugging projects. It's all worth it when you graduate with >200k salary jobs lined up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know a very social kid who graduated a year ago and he had a great time. I CM (like many things) is what you make of it.

Also, you only need a few close friends to make college an awesome experience. You're not going to be close with more than a half dozen other people (and that's if you lucky). You're certainly not going to be BFFs with hundreds (let alone thousands). I think this reality gets lots in the search for the perfect college social scene (at least it did with my rising freshman.)

You obviously weren't in SEC Greek life.

OP’s kid doesn’t seem to be into SEC Greek life either, so that’s fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The computer science at CMU is the BEST in the country. Yes, someone may say it's intense but you don't go there for a nice lifestyle. A CS kid may not get a chance to shower for a few days due to coding/debugging projects. It's all worth it when you graduate with >200k salary jobs lined up.

Not really happening as much these days even at CMU.

https://www.cmu.edu/career//outcomes/post-grad-dashboard.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The computer science at CMU is the BEST in the country. Yes, someone may say it's intense but you don't go there for a nice lifestyle. A CS kid may not get a chance to shower for a few days due to coding/debugging projects. It's all worth it when you graduate with >200k salary jobs lined up.

Not really happening as much these days even at CMU.

https://www.cmu.edu/career//outcomes/post-grad-dashboard.html

The link is not for CS graduates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC really liked Carnegie Mellon when we visited and it's emerging as top choice for them, potentially ED. I'm worried because everything I read in past threads here or on other sites is that it's a school where kids feel intense pressure, terrible social scene, miserable. We visited on a beautiful day with tons of kids outside sunning or throwing frisbees, kids we met were great, dorms were nice - so they did not see that side at all. (current students in our group were all in the B school.) Really liked that part of philly.

DC is not a big partier, kind of a nerd and introvert with a small tight friend group, but is very social and wants to be somewhere with happy kids, excited about playing rec sports, etc. STEM, but not CS. Not a theatre kid but likes the arts thinks it's a plus that the program is there. We are from a cold place so I don't worry about weather, it's pressure and unhappy kids I worry about.

Can anyone share recent experiences with the school?

Sorry, but I cannot take your post seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The computer science at CMU is the BEST in the country. Yes, someone may say it's intense but you don't go there for a nice lifestyle. A CS kid may not get a chance to shower for a few days due to coding/debugging projects. It's all worth it when you graduate with >200k salary jobs lined up.

Not really happening as much these days even at CMU.

https://www.cmu.edu/career//outcomes/post-grad-dashboard.html

The link is not for CS graduates.

LOL whut? Look at the Top Titles - several are CS related.

"Excluded: Heinz College, Tepper School of Business Graduate Programs, Entertainment Technology Center, and Qatar campus."

[Anonymous]

It’s extremely depressing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s extremely depressing

No it is not.

Pittsburgh is a fabulous city and a great place for college.