Carnegie Mellon - looking for opinions from students there?

jen123
Wed, 04 Jun 2014 06:39:57 +0000

I’m not gonna be able to visit far away colleges and I feel like research has only gotten me so far. Can any CMU students tell me about

the general atmosphere (academic + social life, and whether the pendulum sways more toward one or the other)

surrounding life + whether the school feels really isolated or integrated

research opportunities–are they hard to get or can anyone start researching right away if they seek out opportunities?

what are the students like? Is the college diverse or is there a “typical” student?

history, anthropology, other social science majors–generally, are they amazing, good, okay, or subpar?

the quality of the premed program or advising/whether it has much success or not

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