<p>What do people think about CMU versus Harvey Mudd for engineering? HMC has the great weather and the other Claremont Colleges next door. CMU is a bigger school and may have more research opportunities. Any thoughts on how to choose?</p>
<p>What kind of school culture do you want? What cultural aspects of Harvey Mudd and CMU do you like or dislike? What factors are different between them? How do you feel about those factors?</p>
<p>What kind of engineering? Which school is stronger? Which school offers more research and resources in those areas? Which school has a better faculty? Which school has a more interesting curriculum to you?</p>
<p>I like So. Cal but not sure I want to locate there after college, so concerned that HMC employment choices will be more on the West Coast. I like the small size of HMC but CMU is not that big a school. One concern with HMC is that you get a degree in engineering versus a specific discipline. HMC has the other Claremont Colleges next door and the climate is great for a college student. Probably major in ECE or Mech. E. - maybe Chem E. still not decided on that.</p>
<p>I’m having the same problem. I think I’m going with Carnegie because they have a strong robotics program. Are you on the hmc 2017 Facebook page?</p>
<p>Not on FB page yet. What do you think of Mudd’s general engineering degree versus CMU where you get a specific Mech E/EE/etc degree? Is this a concern with employers?</p>
<p>It seems that at CMU you will get into more depth in a specific discipline and take more electives in a major. So as a Mech E I would be focusing on things like stress analysis, fluid mechanics, etc. At HMC, you will take more breadth in math (linear algebra, 2 diff eq courses, etc.) , science (2 semesters of chemistry, bio and lots of physics) and cross-discipline, so I would take circuit design, E&M devices, etc. even if I was planning to focus on mechanical engineering (and vice-versa for EE). I can see that’s a trade-off.</p>
<p>Which is better from a post-grad employment perspective, more depth in one field, or more breadth across multiple disciplines? Is it better to have more math/science or more electives in my major?</p>