<p>i’ve been reading some student reviews, and many people have said that many cmu students don’t have a “social life” because they are busy doing homework and studying. </p>
<p>exactly how tough are the academics at cmu? as tough as the ivies? around the level of johns hopkins and northwestern? around the level of nyu and boston college?</p>
<p>I would say it depends somewhat on your major. In general, CMU is a very rigorous school. If you’re in SCS, it’s comparable to being at MIT/Ivies/etc. If you’re in CIT, it is also quite rigorous (I am in CIT). Other college can also be quite rigorous, but definitely depends on your major in some cases.</p>
<p>if i were to commit to cmu, I’d be a bio major in mcs. do you think the rigor of my courseload would also be comparable to the ivies?</p>
<p>I would guess that as a bio major, you’d still have a social life. Worry not. It’s mostly CS (and some of the CFA programs) that have no free time, from what I’ve noticed.</p>