Colorado School of Mines v. New Mexico Tech

Parents Forum
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<p>Which one would you choose?</p>

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<p>CSM as long as it wasn’t a lot more expensive.</p>

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<p>As my husband and I are alums of CSM, I have to say that the two don’t even compare. 25 years later, a degree from CSM still gets recognition. Colorado School of Mines is a great school!</p>

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<p>CSM. Golden is a lovely town, with plenty of decent restaurants and rec opportunities, skiing nearby and easy access to both Denver proper and the Denver airport.</p>

<p>The problem with CSM is it’s more expensive than Tech and is stingy with scholarships.</p>

<p>Education-wise. Both schools will give a strong engineering education. CSM has better name recognition.</p>

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<p>Thanks, everyone. I really do appreciate it.</p>

<p>Okay, costs aside, compare the two in
-Internship opportunities
-Workload (how is the workload at CSM? I know it’s “big,” but how big is big?)
-Teacher:Student Ratio
-GPAs</p>

<p>Job placement rates are about the same. Golden is a better town than Socorro. Mines has a better reputation than NMT. However NMT is much, much cheaper than CSM.</p>

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<p>How badly do you need it to be “much, much cheaper”? In your individual case, NMT may be the better choice.</p>

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<p>^ I KNOW NMT is cheaper… but I still want to know how the schools compare in other ways</p>

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<p>You can get answers to your questions about teacher:student ratio, internship opportunities, average GPA at graduation, and job placement by contacting the departments that you are interested in. For gossip about individual professors, try ratemyprofessor.com</p>

<p>Workload is harder to evaluate because it essentially requires that someone has attended the same classes at both institutions.</p>

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<p>I know kids at both Tech and CSM. I also know faculty at both places. Workload at both schools is challenging, but not overwhelming. Kids at both places have time for hobbies and rec activities.</p>

<p>And I wouldn’t call CSM “big”–while it’s bigger than Tech (which only has about 2000 students), I think Mines has under 5000 students.</p>

<p>Only thing to know about CSM is that housing is only guaranteed for freshmen. Upperclassmen often need to live off campus.</p>