Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, or U Mich? Help!

<p>so i’ve been accepted to northwestern, carnegie mellon, and u mich for engineering…which are all good schools so i’ve got a complicated choice and i need help! the u.s. news ratings for engineering go as</p>

<li>u mich</li>
<li>carnegie mellon</li>
<li>northwestern</li>
</ol>

<p>but i can’t base this entirely on ratings…because there’s so many other factors to consider…the size of u mich…social scene at the universities, whcih i hear at northwestern is great…i’ve visited the NU campus and i loved it…but haven’t seen the other 2…
the level of academics at each…and minds of peers and things like…and basically what the college experience is like…</p>

<p>the thing is that i’m not 100% sure that i want to do engineering…and might want to swtich, which also has to be taken into consideration…anyways
i need help deciding cuz i gotta choose soon…feel free to comment cuz i really want and am open to all opinions.</p>

<p>i dont think anyone should ever choose a college that they've never been to. You need to plan a visit to the other two. Just my 2 cents.</p>

<p>yeah to be completely honest ull never get a feel for a school until u visit. All of those schools listed are excellent schools but you should visit the campus', see the different types of people, and see how much u like the campus/dorms.</p>

<p>Plenty of International Students choose colleges they've never been to. </p>

<p>That is really a tough choice . All top-notch colleges - similiar in most aspects. Ann Arbor is one of the best college towns though , a slight edge over Carnegie and Northwestern Similiar in academics and engineering. If you would like to switch to business perhaps , Michigans Ross is ranked above Tepper and err C.... of Northwestern.</p>

<p>You are the best judge of what you want. If you could plan a trip to the campusues ....do that - it should help.</p>

<p>do you have any ideas on what you might want to switch to? i can only speak for michigan and carnegie because i also got into both for engineering, it seems that as far as switching michigan would be the easiest, i talked to people at carnegie mellon and they tended to imply you might loose a year whereas michigan seemed more flexible. im not sure about northwestern though. even still all three schools are great and you should definitely try and visit them to get a better feel for the schools.</p>

<p>i don't know if i want to switch..i was just considering that as a secondary scenario in case i don't like engineering..
but i think i'll probably go in doing engineering straight away..with that in mind, and the fact that i can't visit because i live halfway across the world..what do you people suggest?</p>

<p>If you're considering the idea of switching majors...I think Michigan would be a good choice, as it'll offer you many options in many different directions :D hahah, no bias whatsoever!</p>