Should I attend Carnegie Mellon as an international student who plans to enter ECE? Or should I look at other schools?

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So here would be my plan:

  1. Prep and take the SAT in May or June. This gives you time to see your score, and retake in the fall if you think that’s necessary. In the meantime, you will have a ball park score to use when looking at college choices.

Going to start prepping now, test will most likely come in June. What should my ballpark score be, though?

  1. Let everyone here know what you are looking for in a college (not prestige, not dream school) but the characteristics you might like. Weather, location, ease of travel and cost of travel, size, activities, etc.

I guess it’d be the following, then:

Weather: In one side, I adjust better to warm (but not over 32C+, and definitely not tropical warm) climates, but in the other, I’d really love to see snow and the four seasons. But specially snow.
Location: California is a hard NO. I don’t think I’d adjust THAT well to the West Coast as a whole though, I’m probably not their type. Aside from Pittsburgh, I also feel like the bigger cities of the Northeast are probably too fast paced for me as well.
I don’t think I’d like Florida’s culture too much either, Southeast Florida feels too much like NYC AND home at the same time.
While I like the Midwest a lot in many aspects, the fact that these states don’t really have much of a Hispanic community makes me a bit worried about standing out.
Ease of Travel: It’s either in a city, a walkable college town or firmly rural, really. Even though I’d love to learn to drive, I believe suburban living is the worst of both worlds if you’re a college student.
Size: Not HUGE (over 15k) but not small either. I want a change of scenery from the small high school I’m attending, so I’d prefer being in a large, but not too large for me to handle school.
Activities: I’d like to join a club - in fact, I wonder what a radio broadcasting club at university would be like. For residence, I’d like to explore a variety of housing options - regular ol’ dorms, greek life, living off-campus maybe? I also kind of want to be close to my professors, just like how I am currently close to my teachers at school.

  1. You will need to be open minded with the suggestions offered…but try. Folks here would love to see you fulfill your dream to study here…if that turns out to be financially possible.

Thanks a lot! I’m definitely looking forward to some unexpected results, and I hope everything goes well!

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