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[quote=Anonymous]My kid thought CMU would be a top choice (CS major), but after visiting and meeting current students, didn't even apply.

Met a couple of CS juniors that were super depressed.  They said that they were assigned crazy amounts of work and the grading was too strict.  Skipped classes in order to finish work for other classes.

I believe CMU and Waterloo out of Canada are some of the few programs where CS is out of the Math department vs. the Engineering department.  Much more theoretical...better for someone who is interested in inventing a new computer language, or in the case of Waterloo, inventing the Etherium Blockchain.

Also, while CMU has a business program and a renowned arts/theatre program, STEM dominates the campus.  Just a larger concentration of overworked unhappy kids.

While CMU is adjacent to Pitt, it is at the far end of all the shops and restaurants which are directly adjacent to the other side of Pitt.  Not a huge deal, but it's like a mile or so from CMU while across the street from Pitt.[/quote]

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