<p>I got into Carnegie Mellon (Econ)/NYU Stern (Business)/UCLA (Econ) among other colleges but it boils down to these 3 colleges. Could anyone help me out with this one? What do you think about these colleges? Especially considering
<p>You have great choices; I don’t think you can go wrong with any of them.</p>
<p>I personally have always loved NYU and, of course, UCLA. </p>
<p>CMU, though, is unique, and certainly smaller, more intimate than the other two. </p>
<p>If you want Wall St, I would think you probably wouldn’t be able to beat Stern. </p>
<p>If you want to experience CA at UCLA, there is no other better U in CA to give you that feeling than in the best part of LA. Travel by car down Sunset from the Palisades shore to downtown. Be careful though, you can’t sightsee and drive on Sunset at the same time … too dangerous. </p>
<p>Pittsburgh is a nice city, also, and Manhattan is Manhattan. </p>
<p>Just be sure to visit all of them, and tell us what you’re feeling. </p>
<p>Are you planning on settling in CA, NY, or PA? </p>
<p>Do you see yourself permanently in any of these places?</p>
<p>@Drax12 I’m an international student so I can’t visit these places off the bat. I’ve been to LA and love the place. I’ve never been to NYC though nor Pittsburgh… the Pittsburgh part of CMU is turning me off…
UCLA seems like a great place to be in but isn’t it like huge?! 
I don’t want to get lost in a crowd so suddenly…
NYU Stern is seeming pretty good at the moment but I’m still concerned about the lack of campus along with the new found independence!</p>
<p>Being an international student, I assume, you will consider the Internship/Job Opportunity as one of the most important factors. If so, NYU Stern will be your best choice:)</p>
<p>@Rintu - but I don’t want to be repetitive in terms of my education. If I pursue an MBA later on, it’ll be the same thing all over!</p>
<p>Pittsburgh is absolutely amazing. There are tons of things for college students to do and Oakland (region around CMU) is really like a college town. Obviously it can’t beat New York City for business, but Tepper is highly respected and is nearly as good as Stern.</p>
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<p>I lived there for 7 years and I don’t know anyone would do that unless 495 or 10 are closed because it’s gonna be a painful drive; it would take at least an hour and easily (significantly) more due to traffic jam. As for “sightseeing”, most of that trip wouldn’t be pretty, with strip malls, car wash, tacky billboards, and run-down motels (maybe even ridiculously looking hookers in Hollywood areas if you are “lucky”) being significant part of the sight.<br>
<a href=“http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/10/06/why-is-los-angeles-so-ugly/[/url]”>http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/10/06/why-is-los-angeles-so-ugly/</a></p>
<p>^^You can’t do this during rush hour, obviously. As students they wouldn’t have to.</p>
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<p>Are you serious? From Palisades to UCLA, past it, through Beverly Hills is pretty much all residential. Past these, undoubtedly you have Hollywood and you’ll have to cross downward to get to downtown, with a lot of these as you stated. But my point was, to see the cultural contrast between west Sunset and East Sunset to downtown.</p>
<p>Downtown is interesting with the cultural differences within the numbered streets.</p>
<p>Stern if you want to work somewhere on Wall Street. UCLA if you prefer LA/SF and you want to watch sport teams that aren’t a joke (aka. NYU and CMU). Carnegie Mellon if you’re a quant/CS type of person.</p>
<p>Stern will offer the best post-graduation opportunities. UCLA will offer the best traditional college campus life. CMU will probably be the coolest school of the three.</p>