also cmu has more honorable mentions than caltech in putnam
source
CMU is more focused on Putnam because of Prof. Po-Shen Loh, who is, BTW, a Caltech graduate, and who has done a superb job as head of US IMO team for the last few years.
are you saying that CMU isnt as rigorous as caltech
cmu is ranked higher in engineering and CS than caltech
You need to take a look at the Caltech catalog.
https://www.catalog.caltech.edu/current
k thanks
Here’s what’s on page 270 of that catalog:
CS Option Requirements
- CS fundamentals. CS 1; CS 2; CS 4; CS 11,
- Intermediate CS. CS 21; CS 24; CS 38.
- CS Project Sequence. One of the following:
a. An undergraduate thesis (CS 80abc) supervised by a CS
faculty member.
b. A project in computer science, mentored by the student’s
academic adviser or a sponsoring faculty member. The
sequence must extend at least two quarters and total at
least 18 units of CS 81abc.
c. Any of the following three-quarter sequences. Each of the
sequences is expected to be available (nearly) yearly.
i. Databases: CS/IDS 121, CS 122, CS 123.
ii. A graphics project class (CS 174, CS 176, or CS
ACM 177 b) as well as two other CS 17x courses.
iii. sLearning & Vision: At least three courses chosen
from EE/CNS/CS 148, CMS/CS/CNS/EE/IDS 155,
CS/CNS/EE 156 ab, IDS/ACM/CS 157, ACM/CS/EE/
IDS 158, CS/CNS/EE/IDS 159, CNS/Bi/EE/CS/NB 186,
CNS/Bi/Ph/CS/NB 187, Ec/ACM/CS 112, including at least
one of 148, 156 b, 159, or 186.
iv. Networking & Distributed Systems: CS 141, CS/EE
145, or EE/CS 147 combined with two courses chosen from
CS/IDS 142, CS/EE/IDS 143, and CMS/CS/EE/IDS 144.
v. Quantum & Molecular Computing: At least three
courses chosen from BE/CS/CNS/Bi 191 ab, BE/CS
196 ab, ChE 130, Ph/CS 219 abc.
vi. Robotics: At least three courses chosen from ME 115 ab,
ME/CS/EE 133 B, ME/CS/EE 134, EE/CNS/CS 148,
CNS/Bi/EE/CS/NB 186. - Advanced CS. A total of 72 CS units that are not applied to
requirements 1 or 2 above, and that either (i) are numbered CS
114 and above or (ii) are in satisfaction of requirement 3 above.
Included in these units must be at least one of CS 122, CS 124,
CMS/CS/IDS 139, CS/IDS 142, CS/EE/IDS 143, CS/IDS 150 a,
or CS 151. - Mathematical fundamentals. Ma 2/102; Ma 3/103; Ma/CS 6a or
Ma 121a. - Communication fundamentals. SEC 10, and one of SEC 11-13.
- Scientific core electives. 18 units selected from the following
courses: Bi 8, Bi 9, Ch 21 abc, Ch 24, Ch 25, Ch 41 abc, Ph 2
abc, or Ph 12 abc. Advanced 100+ courses in Ay, Bi, BE, Ch,
CNS, Ge, MedE, or Ph with strong scientific component can be
used to satisfy this requirement with approval from the option
representative. - Breadth. In addition to all of the above requirements, 36 units in
Ma, ACM, or CS; 18 units in EAS or Ma; and 9 units not labeled
PE, PVA or SA
The CS tracks are listed in requirement 3c.
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@Publius1776 did u choose caltech or cmu
CS is ridiculously employable. Either school will land you a good job, I promise. The question is where you want to start your career? California, or Pennsylvania?
FWIW, my son is going to CMU SCS this fall. He thought about CalTech, but chose not to apply. In the end, it was between physics and CS. Had he been committed to majoring in physics, I’m sure he would have applied. The CalTech cons for him were: it’s too small, not enough campus life, athletics are limited. CMU Drama productions add a nice cultural dimension to a techy school like CMU.
One addition thing, CMU offers a BS in Artificial Intelligence within the SCS. S22 just had an info session on this a few days ago. I’m not sure that’s available anywhere else.
The OP has not been on CC in almost a year. Closing.
Please do not reopen such old threads.