<p>I’m down to two choices now - UCSD and CMU. Both appeal to me equally right now, and I’m having trouble deciding. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>[i’m crossposting in cmu, uc-general, and ucsd forums to try and get as many views as possible:)]</p>
<p>cmu is a great school for mech eng</p>
<p>Hey, i kind of have the same dilemma... i applied to cmu w/ the intended major of civil engineering. i visited UCSD on admit day... it's an awesome school. although cmu is a good school, just go with what clicks. besides, cmu ranks 8th or 9th in engineering overall while ucsd ranks 11th. it's not that much of a difference... kinda, but not really. did you visit either campus? im visiting cmu later this month.</p>
<p>^blurbrok you should really visit cmu. when i went there it was so beautiful... and being ranked in the top ten school for eng means alot</p>
<p>blurbrok, i visited cmu last weekend. the campus was quite nice and clean. the surrounding city - pittsburg - wasn't very appealing to me however.</p>
<p>in the engineering presentation, they went on about their programs etc, how some students can do integrated 5 year programs. interesting to note - when i talked to the presenter [dean of the engineering program] and told him about my dilemma, he essentially told me "cmu and ucsd are ranked so closely together and both offer great opportunities" ... and wished me the best of luck in choosing.</p>
<p>sooooo....</p>