<p>Desire comments regarding "college life" vs. the "academic rigors" between the two schools. CMU too "nerdy" or U Texas too many "distractions"?</p>
<p>Interested in Electrical Engineering and Robotics</p>
<p>Accepted into both schools in ECE.
Net Financial is about the same.
Both schools highly ranked in undergrad engineering (with CMU ranked higher).
U Texas obviously much larger
Have visited both schools.
CMU students probably more "dedicated"
More social at Texas.
Desire well rounded college experience.
Entering freshman change their majors.
5 yr master option at CMU
Higher pay average at CMU
Travel disadvantage at CMU
Friends at U Texas</p>
<p>Have tried the traditional large vs small, urban vs suburban, cost, fit etc. Each has pluses and minuses.</p>
<p>Decision time is here. Comments or suggestions.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I would go to U texas. you only live the college experience once i mean you have to have some fun. Just my outlook on college but some people don't enjoy the social part. So its more up to you, depends if you are social : )</p>
<p>For ECE; CMU. It is hard to get in but CMU ECE is top in its field (very very very close to CMU CS)</p>
<p>you can't go wrong.</p>
<p>I would say CMU. I could have gone to college in my home state Texas but I went to Vanderbilt and I know I made the right choice going farther away from home.</p>
<p>Don't know much about Texas but for ECE you can't do much better than CMU, and especially if interested in Robotics. </p>
<p>Depends....if familiarity is good, go with Texas. Otoh, college is an opportunity to try something different. You can have a very good social life at CMU, just obviously much different from a giant state school (although UPitt is next door).</p>