@nicedoggy - hi! Current upperclassman at CMU SCS right now, and I have to agree; I have a few friends who got into UCB for CS but chose not to attend just by the fact that you have to fight just to get into your classes/major. CMU CS you are guaranteed a major in SCS (whether it be CS, Comp Bio, AI, HCI, etc.) and it’s honestly way safer. It is incredibly rigorous (I’m not going to sugar coat this) but honestly so worth it. Let me know if you need any other hot takes 