<p>As long as we are comparing engineering programs, any thoughts on Cornell Engineering vs Carnegie Mellon. I will probably major in Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
I haven't been to Carnegie Mellon and plan to visit next week. I absolutely loved Cornell but know that Carnegie Mellon would be an excellent choice also. I know that I have to evaluate for myself but is there anyone else who is also making this choice? Thanks!</p>
<p>I would visit Carnegie Mellon. Almost everyone there is hardcore engineering/techie/nerd, so getting an idea of the student population will be very important in making your choice.</p>
<p>A bad thing about CMU is that if you decide your initial major isn't for you, you cannot transfer between schools. Also, depending on which school you were admitted into, Carnegie Institute of Technology or School of Computer Science, you will either have to do Comp Sci or an Engineering major and cant switch.</p>
<p>I'm planning on doing ECE as well, and when I visited both this summer, I didn't get the same impression that I got at Cornell with CMU. For me, I didn't like the location of CMU, and the campus was too small for me. Then you get to Cornell and the campus is big, but not too big, and it is amazing, and the location of Cornell is perfect too. Then factor in that the ECE programs aren't all that different, CMU, may be a little more highly regarded, but still its not like Cornell is bad, it is still one of the best. That is why I fell in love with Cornell Engineering over CMU, you can't beat it.</p>
<p>And as mercury said, I don't think I would have liked it there with so many intense people, the people at Cornell are intense when they need to be intense, and when they are not working, they are having a great time. Its the perfect combination at Cornell.</p>
<p>In the end you need to visit both to get your opinion.</p>
<p>That's a good point! I was admitted to both schools, CIT and SCS.
I'm pretty sure my mind is made up. Every time I visited Cornell, I was more impressed. I do however want to visit CMU and then I can make a decision.</p>