Penn M&T vs. CMU SCS

Penn95
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 03:11:44 +0000

@fortunate2015 i agree with @ivies13578 that m&t is definitely way more prestigious( you have people rejecting mit, princeton and even stanford for m&t) the quality and reputation of the program is really top notch and the alumni network unparalleled and very close knit-so it is a huge help for finding a great job, internship and also for career advice etc.
penn has a more well rounded approach to engineering and in general regarding ugrad education than cmu while still being intense. Penns signature isnits combination of liberal arts and professional/technical/practical education. The different undergraduate schools are more integrated than at cmu, interdisciplinary study is a signature characteristic of penn. Also overall quality of the student body is prob better at penn and also there is more diversity of interest since you have many different areas where penn excels and is highly ranked amd also cause it is an ivy.
Penn has a very nice social life, after all it is known as the social ivy and it is true. What i like about the people at penn is that they are hardworking and competitive in the classroom but the overwhelming majority have interests outside of class( almost everyone is involved in at least one club or some extracurricular activity- it is like part of the penn culture) and also they now how to socialize and have fun from time to time. So your social life would def be better at Penn than CMU while still getting the full on intense academic experience of a top university. Also i feel M&t is really as legit as it can get. Like there are really no schools/programs that I would choose over m&t (the only that would come close would be Stanford and still it would be a big dilemma)