How is CMU's philosophy department?

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<p>So.
ACCEPTED TO CMU OMG YAY!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>Now I have to decide if it's worth shelling a ton of $ to come here, or if it's better to go to state school with a full scholarship. This is not the question, though. I'd like to learn about the H&SS and specifically, the philosophy department.</p>

<p>I've read the site and all, but I really have no idea on how to gauge its strength in comparison to other schools. What/where can you go in terms of job opportunities, career paths, and graduate school?</p>

<p>So... how are they? Any advice/links about other threads that have discussed this would be extremely helpful and I'm sure other people accepted to H&SS would appreciate it. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Maybe think practically ( might be hard for a phl major). What will you do to pay back loans ( or assist your poor parents with ther retirement after they shell out to help you attend CMU) when you graduate? If you feel the prospects for a job/career would be better based on the CMU on your Trascript, you have your answer.</p>

<p>What I always tell my clients is to think about the world after graduation and where you will be…</p>

<p>and exceptional students like yourself are recognized after graduation where ever they go, Ive seen it dozens of times…</p>

<p>good luck</p>

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<p>I’m wondering about the strength of CMU’s philosophy program relative to other schools. If it has a weak department, then the clear answer would be to go elsewhere with cheaper tuition.</p>

<p>Thanks for your advice and encouragement!</p>

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<p>Not as good as Pitt’s, which is right up the street.
[Complete</a> Hirsch Number Rankings of U.S. Philosophy PhD Programs | Certain Doubts](<a href=“http://el-prod.baylor.edu/certain_doubts/?page_id=774]Complete”>http://el-prod.baylor.edu/certain_doubts/?page_id=774), <a href=“http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/overall.asp[/url]”>http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/overall.asp&lt;/a&gt;
But it seems to be decent.</p>

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<p>The strength and focus might not be on the traditional “humanities” view of Philosophy. The strengths are in the logic, “computational” philosophy and even connections to other departments including neuro-science, cognition (psych) and CS (logic).
It’s a different slant to philosophy than you would get elsewhere-- you’ll still read the classics-- and of course can focus on what you’d like-- but the beauty of CMU (like say MIT or any technie school) is this more analytical bent.</p>

<p>Full rides are hard to turn down-- comparable schools of course would be Michigan, Illinois. Full ride at Alabama-- nope.</p>

<p>This is a family decision you’ll have to make – not an easy one at all. Try bargaining- especially if you’re URM or female.</p>

<p>Congrats</p>

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<p>Thanks for the links, quilll. Very helpful comparisons.</p>

<p>mom2012and14 - Yes, I definitely enjoyed reading about the Decision Science program and was impressed with its focus on analysis – partially why I applied. I didn’t realize that it was inter-disciplinary, thanks for letting me know + the advice on bargaining!</p>