WashU vs CMU

kaukauna
Sun, 27 Apr 2014 22:54:52 +0000

Dotsondots: Parent here. CMU graduate. One child was accepted to CMU but went elsewhere.

Difficult choice here for you and your family. At CMU, computing permeates all things pretty much, and that’s good for getting your first job. But maybe something about your style of learning would allow you to thrive at WashU. One of the things my son’s high school counselor would say about WashU is that it is very cross-disciplinary. Maybe over time you can construct a major which looks like the CMU IS degree?

The important thing, I think, for becoming employable and satisfied with your work is to figure out what you are interested in then figuring out how you can prepare yourself so that society will reward you for the knowledge and skills you’ve attained. I think there’s no doubt that if you work hard at WashU you can do that for yourself.

Best of luck to you.