CMU or GTech

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Anonymous wrote:CMU if your student likes a small cohort abd a more close knit community. Gtech if your student enjoys a big school feel.

Mine two went to CMU for CS and IS. Loved it. But they both came up the private school route so the smaller school setting worked better for them.

A friend’s son is at Gtech for industrial engineering and loves it. He wanted a big school and better weather.

Can’t go wrong with either. Do visit before you decide. CMU’s carnival week is coming up (first weekend in April). You will get a good feel of the campus, the student body and enjoy the buggy race.

whats carnival week?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech is just objectively better for Engineering hence it's #3 ranking and is constantly a Top Feeder to top engineering firms Kid can't go wrong either, IMHO. If kid is more social may like the vibe at GT better.

If CS I may pick CMU but both are great at that. For Engineering, for sure GT.

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[Anonymous]

My son was admitted to both as well. We visited GT last fall but haven’t been to CMU. CMU doesn’t have any admitted student visit days in the portal so I’m wondering if that information is coming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son was admitted to both as well. We visited GT last fall but haven’t been to CMU. CMU doesn’t have any admitted student visit days in the portal so I’m wondering if that information is coming.

which does he prefer? what major?

parents just got an email wit admitted students info

[Anonymous]

Go to GT study top engineering and hop on the Alberto Mendoza train. Gonna be a fun few years. Sting 'Em!

[Anonymous]

If can afford it, go for CMU. More prestigious. If it's a strain on finances then Gatech.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Go CMU if you can afford it. Smaller, research focused university with a feeder route to top notch employers. GaTech is good but much larger and more likely to have trouble getting into classes that you want because of overcrowding.

Georgia Tech will give you a more traditional college experience on top of it being a Top Engineering School. Go GT.

Not everybody wants a "traditional college experience," whatever that means. CMU is objectively better for engineering and has better employment outcomes due to prestige and a smaller class size. Pittsburgh is also a nicer place to attend college than Atlanta, IMO. A bit sleepier but cozier -- definitely an underrated city. If you want to party, just go over to Pitt.

Pittsburgh is horrible with worse weather. But preference matters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Go CMU if you can afford it. Smaller, research focused university with a feeder route to top notch employers. GaTech is good but much larger and more likely to have trouble getting into classes that you want because of overcrowding.

Is that an issue at GT or just assuming because they have 20k undergrads. BTW, GT is also on the preferred list of many "top notch" employers.

Not assuming. First hand accounts. For freshman year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nice Flex
Georgia Tech is #3 for Engineering and CMU is #8. Can't go wrong either way. I prefer GT as I prefer the Southeast. Congrats.

GT is #3? Hard to believe - MIT, CalTech, Berkeley, Stanford, Cornell, and CMU even. I’d put all those above GT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go CMU if you can afford it. Smaller, research focused university with a feeder route to top notch employers. GaTech is good but much larger and more likely to have trouble getting into classes that you want because of overcrowding.

Georgia Tech will give you a more traditional college experience on top of it being a Top Engineering School. Go GT.

Not everybody wants a "traditional college experience," whatever that means. CMU is objectively better for engineering and has better employment outcomes due to prestige and a smaller class size. Pittsburgh is also a nicer place to attend college than Atlanta, IMO. A bit sleepier but cozier -- definitely an underrated city. If you want to party, just go over to Pitt.

It’s definitely not “objectively better”. I’d pick GaTech because CMU has a reputation for being absolutely miserable socially.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nice Flex
Georgia Tech is #3 for Engineering and CMU is #8. Can't go wrong either way. I prefer GT as I prefer the Southeast. Congrats.

GT is #3? Hard to believe - MIT, CalTech, Berkeley, Stanford, Cornell, and CMU even. I’d put all those above GT

But your are just a random anonymous message board poster so no one cares what you would do. I'm guessing you probably wouldn't get into any of the above for Engineering.

[Anonymous]

Both good schools. But I would give the edge to Tech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nice Flex
Georgia Tech is #3 for Engineering and CMU is #8. Can't go wrong either way. I prefer GT as I prefer the Southeast. Congrats.

GT is #3? Hard to believe - MIT, CalTech, Berkeley, Stanford, Cornell, and CMU even. I’d put all those above GT

USNWR 2026 Top Engineering Schools
1. MIT
2. Stanford
3. Georgia Tech
3. UC-Berkely
5. Cal Tech
5. UIUC
5. UMich
8. Carnegie Mellon
8. Purdue
10. Cornell

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech is just objectively better for Engineering hence it's #3 ranking and is constantly a Top Feeder to top engineering firms Kid can't go wrong either, IMHO. If kid is more social may like the vibe at GT better.

If CS I may pick CMU but both are great at that. For Engineering, for sure GT.

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https://www.springcarnival.org/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go CMU if you can afford it. Smaller, research focused university with a feeder route to top notch employers. GaTech is good but much larger and more likely to have trouble getting into classes that you want because of overcrowding.

Georgia Tech will give you a more traditional college experience on top of it being a Top Engineering School. Go GT.

Not everybody wants a "traditional college experience," whatever that means. CMU is objectively better for engineering and has better employment outcomes due to prestige and a smaller class size. Pittsburgh is also a nicer place to attend college than Atlanta, IMO. A bit sleepier but cozier -- definitely an underrated city. If you want to party, just go over to Pitt.

It’s definitely not “objectively better”. I’d pick GaTech because CMU has a reputation for being absolutely miserable socially.

Unless you or your children experienced CMU, it is unfair to just quote whatever you read online. CMU is a grind in that the kids work hard but they are also well supported by the community. My two kids will pick CMU all over again despite the Pittsburgh weather and having other options in mild weather cities. They had great friends. Both were involved in sports clubs and more. On the other hand my friend’s son at GTech Engineering studies all the time with no spare time for sports or else. CMU and Gtech both offer a great education and both can be a grind which could impact one’s social life.