<p>Some of you already know me and have talked to me, but a fair share of you don't. Like sots, I'm a current student that just finished the first year at CMU, while double majoring in MechE and BME, and completing premed.</p>
<p>If you have any questions or concerns, email me at <a href="mailto:bjb1@andrew.cmu.edu">bjb1@andrew.cmu.edu</a>, or feel free to message me (DivinityMachina on aim). Congrats to all accepted students!</p>
<p>-Brad</p>
<p>How much freedom do you have to take humanities courses when you double major? I'm interested in philosophy and linguistics and would absolutely HATE doing techie things all the time.</p>
<p>how competitive is it to get into CIT? What type of people are in it?</p>
<p>Hi! Im going to start directing my tech-related and double major q's to you, if that's Ok.
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<p>I'm also a Mech E/BME double major w/ Robotics minor and am open to answering questions as well:)</p>
<p>First term seems REALLY limited in terms of course scheduling. How much more freedom is there afterwards?</p>
<p>It depends on your major. For me, and I suspect for most other majors, it gets somewhat better sophmore yr (they want you to get a good foundation, to try everything) and drastically better Jr and Sr yr, with you choosing either all of most of your classes quite freely. Sometimes they say you have to take one "humanities/language" class or something like that, or any "math/science" but its still very open.</p>
<p>How hard is it to do ECE/BME dbl major? I'm an entering freshman, and that's my goal right now. And also, how well established is their bme major... i'm a bit worried about that.</p>
<p>Hi, Divinity. I'm a CMU alum (graphic design 1980), and I have a son whose a junior right now who wants to major in EE. I know CMU is very highly rated in EE, and I have an understanding of the school having gone there. Looking at the overwhelmingly negative reviews of CMU lately on studentsreview.com, I was wondering if things have changed a lot in 25 years. Are you happy at CMU -- academically, socially, etc.? How about your friends?</p>
<p>I know CMU is intense, career-focused and more serious than a lot of other schools. I also know that you really need to know what you want to major in from the start. Assuming that's what you're expecting at the school, can you be happy there?</p>
<p>Thanks for your input. It really helps!</p>
<p>I'm considering CMU for natural sciences.</p>
<p>How much research will I get to do as a molecular biology major, or maybe a biochem major?</p>
<p>studentreviews is a bunch of bull.</p>
<p>Sorry to everyone for the late response here- I had to leave town for some work related issues temporarily- I'll try to get caught up and answer everyone's questions-</p>
<p>Sots- be my guest- I'm always glad to welcome new students and answer questions-</p>
<p>As far as ECE/BME goes, from what I understand, it's not all that easy and you'd have to overload classes here and there. The reason ME/BME works is that the required courses overlap quite a bit, whereas ECE/BME do not so much.</p>
<p>As far as your junior son and the negative reviews, I'm very happy with CMU, and most of the people I know are as well. CMU does have a world class teaching staff, as well as all sorts of amenities for your student and their goals. The various schools are great, and Pittsburgh has a great student life- there are countless things to do if you stop and take a look. As I said- I'm perfectly happy with CMU, and I can't wait to go back, and I'm finding that the classes are challenging and intriguing, while not overly difficult and time consuming.</p>
<p>That said, again, congrats to all accepted students and we all look forward to seeing you later this month!</p>
<p>I'm not at CMU yet, but it seems to me that alot of the people posting on studentsreview.com are upset that CMU isn't a party school... which they should have known when they applied. I also know at least one person who's unhappy before he's even there, because he wanted to go to NYU and hates Pittsburgh but took CMU's offer. You have to start out with a positive attitude. Hopefully I'll be happy there, and I think I will be.</p>
<p>If you're looking to party, you'll find parties. KrazyKow is correct though, CMU is a professional school and should be treated as such. You'll find both an academic and social atmosphere related to a professional school - for those who are interested in maturing and getting a job, not being CrUnK 24/7.</p>
<p>I'm also doing MechE. Can you tell me about Physics II? They gave me AP credit for it, so I can start at Physics III but some people tell me to retake it anyway to artificially boost my GPA and have an easier time of adjusting to college life. But I'm pretty sure I'll be able to handle a more advanced class since I'll have so few classes anyway. The main reason I'm considering retaking it is that I only got a 4 on the AP exam and I feel like I'm lacking in the conceptual area when it comes to electromagnetism. I have no idea what the basis of Maxwell's equations is. So, does the class go in-depth to the history and underlying concepts, or is it just "here's the math, do some problems, read the textbook?"
Also, regarding calculus, what's the difference between 'Integration and Differential Equations' and 'Integration, Differential Equations, and Approximation?" From the description, it seems like the latter has mostly the same subjects but a few more advanced subjects. Are students expected to take the first, then the second, or just one or the other?
Also, which english class did you take for the requirement and how was it? A lot of the Argument and Interpretation classes seem really interesting. I wonder what would happen if I take the Walt Whitman class and try to hand in this paper: <a href="http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v60/profmadhatter/nguyen1.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v60/profmadhatter/nguyen1.jpg</a></p>
<p>Is there a better place I could ask these course related questions?</p>
<p>I got a 5 on both AP Physics I and II and have elected to start over again. I want a strong foundation in physics in order to move on to higher level mechanics. So this coming Fall I'm enrolled in Phyiscs I for Engineering Students.</p>
<p>Also, I suggest you only go on Physics if your 100% confident. It doesn't hurt to take it again.</p>
<p>i am wondering if there is a good laundry service on campus where i can drop my laundry and have it done?</p>
