<p>I got into the college of science for both and I don’t know where to attend. Please help!</p>
<p>Subject line says it all. From a purely academic perspective, CMU is top notch in the sciences and engineering, and seems to have a wonderful interdisciplinary program. Things BC has going for it are a great city and a football team :-)</p>
<p>I have to make this choice too, but what about from the other end of the spectrum? I want to do english/creative writing/photography/theatre...</p>
<p>I would pick BC from a liberal arts/English standpoint. CMU if you were doing engineering or Computer Science.</p>
<p>What about just sciences?</p>
<p>i think CMU is better at the sciences, but I would rather be at BC</p>
<p>BC all the way baby!!!!</p>
<p>i have a question... why is CMU so much higher than BC on the US news rankings?</p>
<p>who knows why any school is where they are on US News</p>
<p>if it wasnt for US news I wouldnt have a debate about where I am going</p>
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<p>USNews uses different factors to determine its rank, like peer assesment, average sat scores, endowment, etc.. It says it on the usnews website.</p>
<p>But CMU is more selective, so it's not really surprising. Although personally I would rather be at BC for the social and geographical reasons.</p>
<p>CMU is more selective? College board lies.</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon:
Test Scores
Middle 50% of
First-Year Students Percent Who
Submitted Scores
SAT Reasoning Verbal: 610 - 710 98%
SAT Reasoning Math: 680 - 760 98%</p>
<p>Boston College:
Test Scores
Middle 50% of
First-Year Students Percent Who
Submitted Scores
SAT Reasoning Verbal: 610 - 700 96%
SAT Reasoning Math: 640 - 720 96%</p>
<p>CMU is <em>slightly</em> more selective. There are other factors in selectivity, but SAT scores are usually a good indicator.</p>
<p>ohhh, ok, that makes sense. I was just looking at % admitted as a measure of selectivity (college board puts CMU at 39% and BC at 31%. However, this isn't so reliable, as it says Duke is 22% when it is really 19%).</p>
<p>i'm trying to make the same decision but i wanna major in psych./maybe music. opinions?</p>
<p>well, cmu has a great psych program, and it's the only school in the nation that lets you major in bagpipes!</p>
<p>hahaha no wayyyy! maybe i'll take up bagpipes just for that reason :D</p>