<p>I've been accepted into H&SS and MCS under a BS in Biology and Psychology. The CMU website is very, very vague about what the Science and Humanities Scholars Program is about. Is it even selective? It seems like it's just a bunch more pre-reqs, but I don't know for sure. Does anybody else know anything about the program?</p>
<p>I'm choosing between Rice (with a 1k scholarship) and CMU (with a 21k scholarship). Comparing weather, Rice is a lot more favorable and comparing stereotypes about the student body/social life, Rice still seems a lot more favorable. I think the premed stats are comparable, right? </p>
<p>And is the Bio and Psych program at CMU even good? It seems like a tech/business/arts school and doesn't <em>seem</em> to cater toward a bio/humanities student. Opinions please!!</p>
<p>I would say Rice. CMU is more for technology and well known for computer science and engineering. Rice has a better overall across the board academic standard and a lot stronger than CMU in terms of humanities. Pittsburgh weather is can be a little dull compare to Houston and the food/dining in CMU is not great at all. So I would say RICE!</p>
<p>For pre-med, I’d say Rice even though CMU’s bio program is currently improving at a very fast pace (partnership with Pitt’s Med School and one of the priorities of CMU’s President, I guess).</p>
<p>Haha! Thanks for all your input! AWC, I was worried someone would mention the quality of CMU’s food (or lack of) voluntarily. I appreciate your honesty! </p>
<p>I heard from some SHScholars and they said that it’s mostly a housing and prereq thing…</p>
<p>The quality of CMU’s food is alright, it’s just that every place that serves food serves the same thing every day 365 days a year, so after that time you get really really sick of what they have to offer. Think about a food court at a mall. At first it’s pretty great, but after eating it for 2-3 meals a day for 9 months you’ll feel like there’s hardly any options and the food sucks.</p>
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