Am I crazy to pick McKenna over HMC for Comp Sci?

tetutato
Thu, 17 Apr 2014 06:19:27 +0000

Yea that is one of my main concerns though. Isn’t it possible that i could still thrive at HMC by enjoying its academics and if i needed a different social scene i can just go down to one of the other 5C campuses within 5min walking distances? Then again I just talked with a McKenna comp sci professor on the phone who told me that I would be able to do as an off-campus comp sci major at McKenna as what i would be able to do if I went to Harvey Mudd. He also told me that if I am looking to double major in Econ / Comp Sci (which I am considering), he would recommend McKenna. I believe that is without any bias considering he told me if i were to make my decision based only on which school has the better comp sci program without taking into consideration what kind of life i want to have during/after college, that i should go to Harvey Mudd. So still leaning towards McKenna :)

Any other inputs?