Carnegie Mellon CS - Worried About Experience

KloudKoder
Mon, 28 Mar 2016 19:31:19 +0000

@happy1 The data shows that 6 years graduation for CMU is about 88%, while other schools is much higher – close to 95 to 98%. So, obviously there is more people dropping out from CMU.

Granted that some of them may be dropping out because they may be starting the next Google or Facebook. However, It would appear to me that CMU is willing to take more risks in someone with greater raw intellectual power (but not all the “curing-cancer” abilities as in other top schools). This is not necessarily a bad thing, IMHO

Maybe this is is on purpose? It seems Andrew Carnegie got this huge break from Thomas Scott while he was quite young. Maybe CMU looks for someone not only smart, but also willing to work really really really really hard – and this may be a good school for people like me who are not “in-the-know” of the top college admission process (too late in the game to win…) , but willing to break my bones to study with top faculty and students – if I can get a real chance.