<p>Currently I have admissions to CMU(CIT ECE), UCLA(EE) and USC(EE). I am sure I will go for engineering but I am not 100% sure I will be work in Computer related field. Maybe I will do Mechanic Engineering. Besides, I am shooting for grad school and a master degree either in business or in engineering.</p>
<p>I was in the dilamma which creats an equilateral triangle as CMU fits me for its academic and reputation in tech world, UCLA atrracts me for its overall reputation and LA, and USC is great for the strong alumni network, and school size.
CMU is priority in terms of academics. I am serious about education and academics, and I could be a hard worker, yet social life counts a lot to me for undergrad experience. People told me academic at CMU makes students stress out. I am curious about the workload of engineering students substantially, like how much sleep can students get or how long they have to spend on academics everyday to get a decent GPA for a great grad school like MIT or Stanford. </p>
<p>Speaking of UCLA, I was intimidated by the size, which can very possibly make both social life and academics suffer. As I am an international student, I dont want to spend 50000 dollars on getting lost in the crowds or getting treated as a number on campus. Besides, people seem to be a little more laid-back than I expected, and the large population of Asains is one of the concerns. Yet with beautiful campus, the resources and the location, the school attracts me. USC has higher cost yet smaller size as a private school.</p>
<p>I am so unsure of the three college as I havn't visited them, (though I visited LA and it was OK), I got no gut feeling and all the judgments or comparison was based on the indirect information and unsubstantial inference.
I'd really appreciate someone's advice.
I guess this kid is in the same situation: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/691426-ucla-versus-umich-versus-cmu-versus-purdue-versus-nus-help-international-kid.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/691426-ucla-versus-umich-versus-cmu-versus-purdue-versus-nus-help-international-kid.html</a></p>