Choosing btwn CMU and UIUC... Why CMU? Convince me..

mom2012and14
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:03:19 +0000

There is no difference in rankings once you are talking about any school in the top 10.

If you go to # 4 or # 7 or # 1…you have a great opportunity for an outstanding education, great employment or grad school.

The two schools are night and day.
Let’s see- -Illinois is literally in the middle of no where
Illinois is HUGE-- meaning more sports, more opportunities for non tech type classes
CMU – you have much great chance of research oppt as an undergrad given the ratios, you will not be taught by a TA in a class of 1000 students in your intro classes
Unless you love the color orange or division 1 sports or want an aerospace major (which CMU does not have undergrad) …there is no conceivable reason why you would go to a mega-sized state school over CMU…

(yes, my D had that acceptance too…the campus visit was so impressive yet impersonal…there was not a remote chance she’d want to attend after her campus visit)