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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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Quite selective. Wanted standard college essay as well as one specific
to the department that you are applying to.
No interviews READ MORE
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Alumni
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Admissions process is pretty lengthy. I needed three teacher
recommendations, two essays, and many extracurricular activities. I
took a campus vis... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Getting into undergraduate business at CMU is relatively easy. Alot of
people transfer in from other departments. However it has been getting
noti... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Typical good school admissions... SAT, GMAT, SAT 2, etc. READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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Rigorous. A lot of work. Professors are not bad some are fantastic.
Classes are easy to get into if you are in the department that offers
the clas... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Carnegie Mellon is full of over-achievers. Professors are great, always
taking time to help students along. I was struggling in an econ class
and ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The finance program at CMU is dismal due to the lack of course
offerings. If you are concentrating in Finance the variety of courses
are bare bone... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Great academics, very high quality classes, excellent professors.
Classes were usually easy to get in. Sometimes workload is tough, but
worth th... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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Recruitment is primarily for a firms technology/engineering department. There has not been a great recruitment on the business side. READ MORE
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Alumni
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After graduation I got an international assignment at a very reputable finance firm. The college name carries a lot of weight. My career consultant fr... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Campus recruiting has considerable improved over the years. However for the prestigious i banks offering jobs in banking and trading they are looking ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Great campus recruiting all around. Most major companies are there and the name counts for something. READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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There is not as much campus life as many other colleges offer. Students
would rather do "their own thing". Everyone at school is generally very
fr... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The campus is small, with great facilities, both housing and academic.
The computer labs are top-notch, neighborhood is upscale, great
restaurants... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The dining facilities are horrid. There is no central cafeteria where
people can gather and socialize. Instead small filthy shops that serve
semi-... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Very safe Pittsburgh neighborhood. Housing is pretty good all in all,
campus is beautiful... dining is lacking though, but the truck food
(you'll... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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Greek system is around but not predominant. There are fews events
during the school year but not highly attended. Students enjoy going to
bars nea... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Social life is lacking in some aspects. But the flipside is that there
are 13 neighboring colleges in the area. University of Pittsburgh is
down t... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Pittsburgh is one of the worst places for social life. A friday night
at CMU means playing Rainbow 6(a computer game) over the high speed
network.... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Pittsburgh is amazing. Extremely cheap, amazing restaurants and bars.
Its all what you make of it, and unfortunately most people didn't make
the... READ MORE
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