<p>So looking at other parts of this forum I see many of you were accepted to case western as well as CMU. Also you were accepted with lots of Fin Aid at Case. What did you find was better at CMU than Case? What made you decide to go to CMU even though you were awarded less money?</p>
<p>Well from an aesthetic veiwpoint some might like CMU's campus more, (as I did). This is because it is more compact and isolated from the city, but within the city. It feels like its own world. Also CMU's campus tour was much more organized and its seems like they put more money into it as well. The buildings at Case, at least where I was at, were old and run down compared to CMU's. Another thing I was dissapointed about, was that at Case I didn't even get to see the best parts of their campus, never saw a sports feild lol. The part of town really isn't as bad as ppl make it out to be tho. I'll have to say too that I loved Case's bookstore.</p>
<p>For me, however, i wasn't reall concerned about aesthetics as much as general education and the physics dep. </p>
<p>I loved Case's proffesors. One was a astrophysics major and I really loved the work he was doing, the other was just really interesting to talk to. However, I got the impression that they arn't as strong in physics as in their other feilds. There were only 2 physics classes that day to go see too. There were only 3 other kids in my group</p>
<p>At CMU, I also enjoyed both proffesors, and their physics dep. was doing interesting work and was bigger, from what I saw, then Case's. Aslo I got a tour of the physics dep. (at case we just sat down and talked) Also I intend on double majoring in their computer science program so that was a plus. Plus, there was probably near 10 in our group</p>
<p>Overall I felt like Case half@$$ed their visit. I really didn't see much of their campus and it was raining. In the end, its really a personal choice.</p>
<p>I mean I know someone at Case who loves it and went their over Cornell and Columbia, but hes in pre-med. </p>
<p>Why did everyone else decide for CMU over Case?, im interested also.</p>
<p>You should cross-post this question on the Case board to get the other perspective ;).</p>
<p>I would guess just overall recognition and job outlook.</p>
<p>Yeah..Case..</p>
<p>Not as good of a school as CMU, and (at least when I visited), not in as nice of a town (Pittsburgh is pretty sweet really). Also, I HATED the tour part, my interview was uninteresting and the interviewer seemed as if she really didn't care if I was there or not. </p>
<p>Also, I don't know if the rumors are true, but I have heard that Case has a habit of granting large scholarships with high GPA requirements attatched. Remember that (depending on grade inflation), your college GPA will be .5-1.0 lower than your UN-weighted high school GPA. </p>
<p>Obviously I picked CMU, and I know others considering case that didn't apply to CMU still didn't go to Case...</p>
<p>would those of you out there say CMU is definatly worth 70K more (that is over four year)? Does anyone know how different average starting salaries are from the two schools for a physics degree. Also anyone know how placement into Grad school differs?</p>
<p>Its probably worth it if you really like the campus and if you are going to work really really hard. Im not sure about the differences in starting salaries, but I did visit both physics dep.</p>
<p>I've said it before that I really loved Case's proffesors, but did not like their campus, facilities, research, and students. I really loved Carnegies proffesors AND loved their campus, research, and facilites, and students. If you can, I really advise visiting both schools. Also Case is known more for medical stuff, and lacks in the science, whereas carnegie, although its known for CS and engeneering, has strong science/math.</p>
<p>There was some graduate placement thing that acceptedalready posted on here a while back. Im not sure what it is but i think you can get to it by just going to the department website.</p>
<p>I actually thought that Case and CMU were quite similar, as were their locations. Both are in a medium sized city, both have well respected technical departments and a music conservatory. Furthermore, both cities have similar cultural amenitites (symphony, consevatory/botanical gardens, art museum, etc), both have professional sports teams and a variety of stores and restaurants. Both schools have basically the same price tag before financial aid. Of course there are differences. Case has the "one door policy" where admission is good for any major there, while CMU has separate applications to each school. Case has professional schools such as law, medicine, dentistry and nursing, while CMU has architecture and musical theater. But overall, the two really have more similarities than differences, IMO.</p>
<p>The big difference is how they approach education. CMU is a top school in many fields besides just the tech/sciences (business for example) and encourages integration of many fields (business majors having to take programming/econ/stats and CS majors required to have a minor).</p>
<p>I think the same could be said for Case. They have a VERY large number of students double and triple majoring (often in dissimilar fields), and a robust co-op program. I'm not sure I agree with you that the two "approach education" differently. In fact, since Case has that "one door" admission policy, I think they openly welcome and encourage students to work in various areas.</p>
<p>The hidden thing about "one door" admissions is that eventually you do select a major, and at almost any university, they are competitive for the highly desireable fields. I think that CMU is just being more honest by asking you to apply to a college. If you come and find that you excel elsewhere, the transfer process is not that difficult if you would have been qualified in the first place.</p>
<p>"I think the same could be said for Case."</p>
<p>My subtle suggestion was that CMU had more top programs than Case did :) Top 5 business, Top 8 engineering, #1 CS, top 2-3 Drama/Musical, etc.</p>
<p>I understand that this is the CMU board, and students who chose CMU think it is the best (that's why you are here). I only wanted to respond to cyprus that CMU and Case have many similarities, probably more similarities than differences. They are similarly sized, in similar cities in the same general area of the country, are priced about the same before aid (but more FA at Case), have many of the same strengths from engineering to the fine arts. Of course, CMU is better known for CS and Case is better known for Bio/BME. But because overall they are so similar, the two schools attract many of the same applicants. Whether CMU is worth $70K more is debatable and up to the individual and his/her family.</p>
<p>Re: Case's "one door policy"...this only means that if you are offered admission to the university, you may declare any major you wish.</p>
<p>I guess I'm not being clear. My point is that Case is mostly known for its Engineering whether or not it encourages its students to double, triple, or even quadriple major. </p>
<p>I do agree that to most people they seem like they have a lot of similarities since Carnegie Mellon has yet to shed itself of its Engineering reputation. Therefore, it is very true that both schools draw similar applicants (mostly in engineering as you can see) rather than in business or fine arts.</p>
<p>I agree that varying engineering disciplines are strong at both, and I doubt that CMU would want to shed itself of its fine engineering reputation. I don't know much about the business schools, but Case approaches the fine arts a little differently than CMU. It offers joint programs with the Cleveland Institute of Music (renowned conservatory) and the Cleveland Institute of Art/Cleveland Art Museum, both of which would offer excellent professional training in those fine arts areas. CMU, however, has it's fine arts departments within the university and is also staffed by working professionals. I think CMU has the corner on theater arts, though.</p>
<p>I'm thinking Case's offerings are more like Johns Hopkins or possibly Rice, and CMU is more like Rose-Hulman, with Julliard (for drama and music) and MIT-Sloan (business) included. For medical-related fields, Case stands out. As was stated above, CMU has more top 10 programs. Both schools have an academic/career focused student body, and the cities are similar.</p>
<p>Case has a better endowment per student and can give much better merit awards. Students commonly work in study groups and generally maintain the GPA scholarship rules (3.0). Case is less restrictive on changing majors and rules in general.</p>
<p>Both schools are selectivity bargains (like most other UAA schools), meaning the education is top notch without the ridiculously low admissions rates of the schools where the masses keep applying (ie, Ivies, NESCAC-LACs, Northwestern, WashU, Duke, UVa, etc.).</p>