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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm curious about this also.  Why would CMU be more of a pressure cooker than any other selective college.  Aren't all of the top schools hard, particularly for STEM majors?[/quote]

its worse.[/quote]

My kid (an athlete) is a senior at a different school in the same conference as CMU.  This conference includes- NYU, Emory, Wash U, U Chicago, Case, Rochester-  I have heard that CMU case work is more than these other schools.  I always heard that UChicago was were fun goes to die, but maybe it is really CMU.[/quote]

Chicago's slogan was always tongue-in-cheek to an extent.  It's certainly no Florida State, but I get the sense things have improved.

CMU has just gotten worse and worse over the last few decades.  Rochester is pretty abysmal too from what I hear.[/quote]

Rochester is not abysmal.  Sure it's not a city most kids plan to stay in after college (unless you work for the university), but it's a good city with lots to do.  Campus is amazing and the school is great.  More importantly, it's not a grind school.  yes the kids are smart and work hard, but most have fun as well. Also, it filled with kids who pursue other interests than just their major.  They pursue multiple passions and the school encourages it.  But it's definately not a Grind like CMU (attended CMU for grad school and have a kid at UR now in engineering).  
Yes, if Rochester were to be in Chicago or say Boston, they would be a reach school (with sub 20% acceptance rates) just like CWRU would be as well

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To me, it seems as if Rochester and Case Western are weirdly undervalued these days. Great schools in great locations. [/quote]

+1 for Rochester  (can’t speak to CWRU)[/quote]

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