<p>This thread is inspired by completelykate’s response to herself in the past. I think it would be interesting to see what we thought we were going to do at CMU, and what we are doing now. Just for fun.</p>
<p>For me, I came in thinking I could do an ECE/BME double major with a robotics minor. I am now going for a ECE + CS dual degree. I tell you, CMU is a pretty crazy place.</p>
<p>Haha. Oh dear.</p>
<p>I came to CMU expecting to be a creative writing/HCI double major with a minor in design. </p>
<p>As it turns out, design is not only extremely selective, but not very relevant to game design in terms of general principles. So I made up my own minor with some friends (video game design) which is being added to the course catalog this coming fall.</p>
<p>I didn’t change things too much compared to most of my friends. I’m still a CW/HCI double. </p>
<p>I also planned to graduate in four years and go to the Entertainment Technology Center. However, as it turns out now, I’m likely going to graduate a semester/year early and take some time off to travel. I no longer need to go to the ETC, since I have a job waiting for me after college. I’m really happy at CMU, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. :)</p>
<p>Way back ages ago when I started, I planned on majoring in materials science & engineering and getting a minor in either physics or chemistry. I wound up getting my BS in MSE and a minor in physics. Graduated a semester early and wound up working for a professor at CMU for the next nine months before starting grad school.</p>
<p>I came to CMU for CS and that is what I will be leaving with. I can’t say much academically at this school has really surprised me / let me down in any way. I suppose I owe that partially to being an obsessed CCer back in the day.</p>
<p>The deviation in my initial trajectory was definitely going greek freshman fall (literally out of nowhere). Since then my path has not really varied at all, and I feel I could be described quite plainly as a frat boy (at cmu mind you) studying computer science.</p>
<p>I was a very involved athlete in high school, and I originally had intentions to play soccer and/or run track on the varsity teams here. I quickly realized that it would not be possible to achieve my academic goals while dedicating the time that these activities would require. I suppose it could have been a decision of greek life vs athletics, but for whatever reason I chose the former.</p>
<p>I too am in a position where I can graduate early. Had I not taken a breather this spring, I could have pushed for as soon as next semester (2.5 years). I’m curious to see what I end up doing to fill my remaining time (or if I embark on travels in the spirit of completelykate). I am well aware that CMU has a plethora of activities to offer, and perhaps I’ll take the time to branch out as I am beginning to notice a “been there, done that” feeling set in.</p>