<p>Hey everyone....so I've been accepted to the engineering programs at the above three schools and I'll be going to one of those three next fall (unless God willing I get off a waitlist). I'm planning on majoring in either Chemical or Mechanical engineering, and I was wondering if anyone could tell me which school has the best benefits in terms of like rigorousness of education, approachability of professors, the atmosphere of the school (collaborative vs competitive), social life, etc. I know all three schools are great but I know they all have different things to offer me.</p>
<p>One of the things I'm also looking for in a school is a good Arts and Sciences program in the event that I decide that engineering is not for me. If I don't major in engineering, I'll most likely double in math and chemistry or math and economics, so I was wondering if you guys could tell me about the three schools in those departments?</p>
<p>Thanks very much!!</p>
<p>As a separate issue...CC says I can have up to 25 tags but when I tried to post this I was limited to 2. What?</p>
<p>Can’t tell you anything about UMich…but heard it has a fabulous reputation. Obviously size wise it’s the largest. We looked at CMU and Tufts for my S1 who is now a very happy freshman at Tufts. Not in the engineering program, however. I look on this forum for my S2, who will be an engineering major in a few years.</p>
<p>Anyway, CMU is a nice school, nice campus, but VERY homework top heavy. Heard that CMU and Cornell are two of the top in that category. CMU is really not known for “Liberal Arts”. Is is school divided into mainly two distinct categories: either engineering/comp. sci OR fine arts. The kids there seem pretty geeky (although that can be in a good way). What we took away from that school (and we did like it) was that it was very rigourous as far as expectations and homework.</p>
<p>Tufts is more Liberal Arts than CMU. It is not competitive at all. Very collaborative. My S1 is very happy with the homework/free time ratio. He has been very happy with all his classes except one intro. course the first semester that had way too many students and a professor with a thick accent. He has found the students to be similar to himself, very bright, engaging, leadership qualities and fun to hang with.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply! That’s kind of the general impression I get from CMU…the intensity of it is partially why I’m leaning towards Tufts. I am planning on visiting both campuses and I’ve spoken with kids in the engineering programs at both Tufts and CMU.</p>
<p>While I’ll agree CMU is very intense, it’s certainly not a competitive school. There’s a general feeling of “We’re all in this together,” and collaboration is pretty much expected of you for homework sets and projects.</p>
<p>I’d take a look at the list of classes each school offers and see which one has more in fields you’re interested in.</p>
<p>UM is very well around school. All majors are good enough, although none of them is #1. CMU is a nice school, but I don’t want feel guity when I go to bed. Tufts may be a good liberal art school for college. the campus is too small and packed. Thus, I would go UM, CMU and then Tufts.</p>