<p>I imagine, lfe, has decided on which college he is going/currently attending. As an older parent with son, CMU '06, dual engineering degrees, many sashes at graduation; Discovered that shopping and what you can do after your studies is very important. He often found that for him to get back to the west coast, he first had to fly to ATL or DFW. Georgia Tech and CMU had the same programs that he wanted he just didn’t like to be in warmer weather of Gerogia. If you ask our son what he thought of CMU, he’d say that he wouldn’t have gone to any other school for the academics, but the most important aspects were his new friends and experiences (relationalships). </p>
<p>We don’t have twins or other children with one child who went to CMU and other to GT, at the same time, in the same majors; therefore, I can’t comment on the comparable academics, job or research opportunities. I can only comment what our son did while he was there. </p>
<p>As you get further along in your career, you will discover, as has everyone else has discovered, that networkings will take take you further than where you went to school or what grades you get. </p>
<p>PS: Owning the school before being accepted is a dangerous position to take.</p>