<p>So Carnegie Mellon is made up of several colleges/schools. Do these separate schools interact much? If, lets say, I go to the college of science, and my friend goes to the college of fine arts, will it still feel like we are going to the same university? Is it at the point where the only difference is that we are taking different classes? Or will it be like we might as well be at totally different schools altogether? Or somewhere in between?</p>
<p>This was really hard to put in words lol but hopefully you get what I'm saying</p>
<p>I think CMU is like most colleges in that the students of each college/major often have similar characteristics to each other, but the colleges do not always spill over into social life. For example, I’m a creative writing major, so I have a lot of artsy CW and humanities friends. However, I’m involved with a couple clubs on campus, where there are students from every college, so many of my good friends are CS/IS/ECE majors, too.</p>
<p>There are friends you will make in your major who will be your “class buddies” – IE you walk into class the first day of every semester knowing they’ll be there taking the same courses. You probably won’t run into students of other majors in your classes unless you’re taking extra classes in other majors. But otherwise, you’re not at all limited in making friends across all disciplines.</p>
<p>With the possible exceptions of people in Drama and Architecture, it rarely feels as if the schools are separated from one another. You meet people from every school in your dorms, activities, and even in a lot of classes. I am in CIT, some of my best friends are in CFA and H&SS, and half the classes I’m taking this semester are with a friend who is a voice/math double major (CFA and MCS).</p>
<p>My S is ECE and his friends are SCS/Math/Biology majors. He is also on Activities Board so he has friends across all colleges. If you aren’t holed up in your dorm when not in classes I would expect you to also have friends across all the colleges.</p>