<p>I have URochester for free and CMU with about 20k in loans per year, am I crazy for think about going to CMU? I want to go to grad school and I think CMU will help me get into a better one.</p>
<p>I had Stevens and Rutgers both for free. GaTech for about 17 a year. CMU gave me 20, but it's about 20 per year still... I'm going to CMU, lol.</p>
<p>So, no, you're not crazy. Unless URoch is a really good school. I wouldn't know.</p>
<p>That is a lot of debt. If you went to Rochester you could spend all your time studying (if you wanted to). At CMU you will be studying and working to pay off your loans. If all else was the same, choose CMU, but for that amount of money, go to Rochester and save your money for grad school at CMU.</p>
<p>Presumably you are getting scholarship money from Rochester. Have you asked Financial Aid to review your package in light of the package offered by Rochester?</p>
<p>If you have already done that then I would go to Rochester mainly because for Grad school, grades are probably more important than undergraduate school. CMU is good but not worth more than 20k a year in debt than Rochester, when you are considering Grad School.</p>
<p>What are you thinking of going to grad school for? CMU offers many interns over the summer for thousands and has 5 year masters programs.</p>
<p>AA I want to research in theoretical particle physics, so I basically need a PhD. And I'm doing the analysis sequence so I'm planning on getting a master in math in 4 years at CMU.</p>
<p>I was looking at the schedule site and I decided to see how me schedule would look if I went to CMU. What do you guys think?</p>
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<p>If I do good on the Analysis final during orientation week I may be able to take Mathematical Studies, but I think 61 units is too much...so I may have to drop experimental physics in that case</p>
<p>yeah i recall reading that if you do more than 50 units you need some special extra work load permissions thingy. It isn't exactly something i would plan on doing my first semster...</p>
<p>samcold0,
Do you think you could easily pass the Analysis final? From what I've heard it's pretty tough and unlike any highschool calc class, since computation won't really be helpful when you are trying to do proofs. I'm also thinking of doing Analysis this fall, but I am unsure in that it could be way too dificult.</p>
<p>I've been self studying multivariable and differential equations for a year and a half. I think I can do well but I would never go as far as to say that it'll be easy for me to do well on the analysis final. Bt, when I looked at the course description for analysis I and II i noticed that I covered all the stuff in my BC Calc class and in self study, I actually covered a good part of mathematical studies I too.</p>
<p>During my self study I focsed on proofs because I'm interested in theoretical math and physics. Hopefully I do well on the analysis final and go into mathematical studies, but if I don't it won't be the end of the world.</p>
<p>I'm also interested in theoretical math and CS (perhaps more so) as well. I found the web page of the anlysis class that was taught this year, <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/%7Ebobpego/21131/21131fall05.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.math.cmu.edu/~bobpego/21131/21131fall05.html</a>. They have posted assignments and exams, and they also mention the textbook used in the class. I think I might get the textbook from a library and read some chapters during the summer to see how it is. Anyways, I'm sure it's a great and challenging class.</p>