So now that i’m done waiting for decisions, I now have to choose between Berkeley, Cornell, and CMU, I got into engineering at all of them. Im having a really hard time deciding for many reasons, firstly I feel uninformed about ALL of them. I visited Berkeley over the summer and liked it but I havent visited the other two, but I mostly feel like I dont know anything about their programs. Here are my views so far
Berkeley: Pros: Its in California, need I say more? It has prestige that is very unique to a public U. I have family who go to Berkeley and in the area. Cons: Huge class sizes. Huge student body. TAs teaching classes. Out of state tuition is pretty steep for a public school
Cornell: Pros: Ive heard its gorgeous. Prestigious, and its an Ivy. The food is supposed to be really good. Cons: not only is Ithaca really hard to get to, its in hickville. Tuition, I get $0 aid.
CMU: Pros: Pittsburg Cons: less well known than the others, Ive heard its techy, and geeky
If you didnt notice, Im completely uninformed about CMU, I applied on a whim. I want to go to Med school, but want to get a degree in engineering because I think that will be an asset in med school and if I decide not to go to med school I have another feasible option.
Im worried about two things mainly, for one Cornell is in Ithaca. Im trying to plan my visit there-its so far from anything a mall, a decent size city. And Im wondering if it makes sense to go to Berkeley pay out-of-state and sit in a classroom with 350 kids.
If I dont go to one of these two, I will go to the U of Minnesotas IT honors program. Its a really well ranked school, and they are making their honors program into a very intense program that can rival any other schools.
Now thats all I know, Im aware that its not much at all which is why Im looking for all my brilliant cc-ers opinions on this.
Thanks in advance