CMU vs Vandy

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>I'm enrolled at CMU H&SS right now, but I got off the Vanderbilt waitlist today. Can you guys give me some input on which school seems like the better choice in the short/long run?</p>

<p>Here's some info about me:
-I'm an Asian male, and I'm not preppy (this might be relevant given the very different atmospheres of both universities)
-I will be studying econ (and probably try to transfer to Tepper) at CMU and econ/math at Vanderbilt
-Although I'm not sure about what I want to do in the future, I'm interested in business and I'm thinking about going into prop-trading
-I want to work either in the northeast or in California after graduation
-I'm pretty social and I want to be very involved in campus life/activities
-Both schools cost the same for me</p>

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<h1>5 Serene campus amid urban setting with guaranteed first-year housing and affordable off-campus housing, if desired, for upperclassmen years. (This place will feel like home in no time.)</h1>

<h1>4 Easy access to Pittsburgh’s restaurants, entertainment venues, professional sports’ complexes, and parks. (You won’t become bored here after one or two years, and you will be adopted by Steelers’ Nation.)</h1>

<h1>3 Diverse student body in both ethnicity and interests. (You’ll find your niche.)</h1>

<h1>2 Academic offerings that are among the world’s best—especially in the arts, business, engineering, and technology. (You’ll figure out what you’re good at and what you want to do with the rest of your life.)</h1>

<h1>1 Best looking collegiate mascot! (Scottie dog)</h1>