<p>Being interested in both Bio/med and social sciences, I'd be very interested in CMU's joint SHS (The Science and Humanities Scholars Program) program instead of either applying just to the College of Science or just to the College of Humanities.</p>
<p>Is this SHS program one that you specifically apply to instead of applying to the college? Also, is this one more selective?</p>
<p>I'm also curious about the the College of Science's selectivity in comparison to the College of Humanities</p>
<p>SHS is rather selective - I'm not sure if you apply for it directly or they nominate you or what - I'd take a look at the application.</p>
<p>Also, Carnegie offers biomedical engineering which they join with another engineering major without making you overload. This is in CIT (Carnegie Institute of Technology). So if you're interested in biomed, check that program out.</p>
<p>Hi im a shs freshman majoring in bio, and I can tell you that when i applied to cmu, I only applied to mcs, but i recieved an invitation to the shs program in my letter. So i dont believe its a separate application process but rather i guess the admissions committees just try to find applicants who show dual interest in both science and the humanities. Not exactly sure, but you can always call up admissions.</p>
<p>The shs program has some benefits. Almost all first year shs get nice housing on the same floor. Plus we get nice dinners with falculty- cmu also recently hired this really cool guy as our director. But you can still take almost any class from whichever school even if you aren't shs. SHS students just have broader course requirements for graduation from the program.</p>