Help me Decide: CMU vs. Bucknell

2331clk
Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:36:46 +0000

Bucknell seems to have some advantages but overall you seem to favor CMU and appear to be more like a CMU-type person vs a Bucknell-type. I think your statement “I didn’t like the atmosphere on campus” is very telling regarding your feel for Bucknell, although on another day you may have gotten a different vibe…

Engineering at Bucknell is apparently strong but at CMU it’s a different level, as afan said, and recruiting is top-notch. There are 5 year masters programs a lot of students take advantage of, which actually can save you money in the long run.

40 K isn’t an unreasonable amount, especially for an engineer…you’re really talking 25K more than Bucknell.