What is the CMU experience like???

MarathonMan88
Sat, 17 Feb 2007 22:55:24 +0000

Pittsburgh, particularly the Oakland section is great: museums, a nice park, scores of restaurants, and the University of Pittsburgh are all within walking distance. Public transportation is also fairly easy and convenient.

There is a tendency at CMU for students to segregate according to schools: business, CS, art, music, etc., It’s less a matter of cliques, and more a matter of the workload being intesnse enough that you spend your time with people who share similar interests (often working together). The place is big enough that there are lots of interesting people in all of these areas.