Should you apply to Carnegie Mellon?

travelinspace
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 19:24:29 +0000

Hi @RAINBOWLIPS , sorry to respond so late! I don’t check CC that much. I would say CMU is actually the perfect size. There are 6,000 undergrad which means I will probably not ever meet everyone (I know probably 75% of my class and I know more than most people). You will definitely not run out of people to meet or hang out with. However, it’s also not too big where I see and wave at people on my way to class, instead of a sea of people I’ve never seen before. It very much feels like a community and a home without being too small where everyone knows everything.

The atmosphere is work culture, and I think it has shaped me to feel confident in my own abilities and to be focused and accomplish what I want to. I always struggled in high school to actually DO the things I wanted to, and now I feel like I’m able to take on and complete what I want to pursue. A very liberating feeling!

Almost everyone is here for the weekends. I only know 1 person who goes home (so like 99.99% stay). Most students are from CA, NJ, and NY. However, most people leave for Thanksgiving/Spring Break and everyone leaves for Winter Break. On weekends, most people go out, do homework, attend club events, hang out with friends, go out to eat, and explore Pittsburgh.