<p>lizzardfire, sorry for the late reply, but I suppose I should say I’ve found my engineering classes to be much better than the classes I’ve had in APh, Ph, or Math. While I’d say without a doubt I’ve learned new things in those classes, and certainly some of the skills I’ve gained I don’t know I would have gotten if I had chosen to attend a different graduate school, I feel as though the value I get for the time I put in on my classes here is significantly less than what I got during my undergrad at CMU. I’ve had a lot more homework sessions with friends that ended with us going “Well, I guess that’s close enough” since none of us ever gained the mastery of material we all felt we were able to get at our respective undergrad schools. I know I’m going to learn all of this material eventually (since I need to for candidacy), but it’s a little frustrating to feel most of my graduate degree is going to be self-taught since the classes felt so out of touch with what I’m actually taking them for.</p>