UT EHP vs. Carnegie Mellon CIT vs. UMich Engineering

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm mainly deliberating between UT and CMU, but I'm also open to the possibility of attending Michigan. I was accepted to the Engineering Honors Program at UT, and I was accepted to engineering school at CMU. I am currently enrolled in the ChemE major for both, but I'm thinking of switching into a major that could springboard me into Wall Street. Anyway, here are the pros and cons of each:</p>

<p>UT
Pros:
Less stressful
Better social life, fraternity system
The Honors Dorms appeal to me
D1 sports
Austin
I'd be near the top</p>

<p>Cons:
Close to home
Basically locked into a major
A lot of my friends are going, so I kinda feel like I'm settling. This feeling is exacerbated since a lot of my friends are telling me CMU is better, without question.</p>

<p>CMU
Pros:
Prestige
Stronger programs
Their Computational Finance major has insane placement
Nerdy culture appeals to me, but I'm not sure how nerdy it is
Smaller class sizes, more individualized attention
New city I can live in and explore</p>

<p>Cons:
Stress
Social life is meh at best
Weather
Lack of D1 sports
Pre-professional feel, not sure exactly what I want to do in life</p>

<p>I feel a lot of cons for CMU could be eliminated if I hung out at Pitt a lot, but I'm not sure if I could do that with the workload, and UT would still have a better social atmosphere.</p>

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<p>Is cost a consideration?</p>

<p>If not, I take CMU. Regarding CMU social life, I am not sure there is none. My brother was surrounded by many loving caring friends. </p>

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<p>Cost isn’t really a consideration, but UT would be cheaper. I would have more personal money if I went to UT, but this isn’t a significant factor for me.</p>

4

<p>tell us the costs-to-you of each school, including loans.</p>

5

<p>No loans at either. Dunno exact cost.</p>

6

<p>Is your family full pay, then?</p>

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<p>Yeah</p>

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<p>It sounds like you think going to CMU is a bit riskier and that you’re feeling like taking a risk. This is a great time in your life to do this. Roll the dice. Step out on the promise. And if you turn out to have made a mistake, you haven’t lost anything since you’re full pay. CMU will be a grind, but UT might not be as much of a challenge. Pittsburgh’s a lovely city, but so too is Austin. I’d go to CMU but maybe because I know it better than UT. I don’t know, OP, I’m liking CMU for your situation.</p>

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<p>I just don’t want to work incredibly hard for the rest of my life. I feel like if I went to UT, I could actually have fun for 4 years.</p>

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<p>CMU.
As for social life… just cross the street and you’re on the Pitt campus. :slight_smile:
It may be a bit harder than UT, but EHP is FAR from a walk in the park.
Since you’re full pay, you have nothing to lose: at worst, you can always transfer back into your flagship. The reverse isn’t true.</p>

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<p>Pitt still pales in comparison to UT, or even Michigan.</p>

<p>I feel like I’m putting to much emphasis on having fun.</p>

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<p>“I am currently enrolled in the ChemE major for both, but I’m thinking of switching into a major that could springboard me into Wall Street.”</p>

<p>If you are thinking about switching over to business, Ross/Michigan will give you an edge. </p>

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<p>UT and CMU also have very good business school reputations, if you really want to work on wall street…</p>

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<p>“UT and CMU also have very good business school reputations, if you really want to work on wall street…”…Michigan is a target/semi target for IB. The other schools mentioned are not.</p>