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Carnegie Mellon University
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   Collindtim  (Pittsburgh, PA)
2.5 stars
 
Date:
 August 24, 2025
  I can?t express how seriously my career and life was affected by my decision to attend CMU. I was encouraged by the US News ranking to attend but I feel like I was misguided. CMU is where my intellectual life and social life fell apart, and it has never been restored. I felt duped by the reputation and public perception around the school, considering that while I was there, I was enrolled in some of the worst, underdeveloped, poorly designed courses I have ever imagined. Even worse, student services interfered in my education and abruptly traumatized me, leaving an impact that stretched deep into my adult life, touching every future relationship and opportunity. In the years since graduating, faculty from CMU college of fine arts have gone out of their way to harass me and interfere in my career, blocking me from a PhD and damaging my reputation by repeatedly spreading rumors about me to other faculty at other colleges. I had lots of ambition when I was at CMU and I did incredible work, but the conflicts I faced and social alienation it caused left a huge impact on my mental health. My inability to tolerate the trauma has had a permanent impact on my professional career. I can?t stress enough how CMU?s poor social and cultural lifestyle led to problems in my career and quality of life in ways that have had a profound and lasting impact.
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   Anonymous  
3.5 stars
 
Date:
 February 13, 2009
  Students going to this college should be prepared to be challenged academically and work hard. It is a good school and will give you a good education. I would recommend this college, at least to a certain type of student. I would still choose it again if I was living my life over. The Pros are a nice campus, good relationship to the city and other schools, and a great education. Cons are lack of social diversity in the student body and lack of high quality student life that other universities have. People should know that CMU is a unique school and you have to at least visit it to get a feel for its personality as a university.
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   Anonymous  
4 stars
 
Date:
 August 13, 2007
  A major pro of this college is it is very prestigious. On any job application I have filled out, the employer is always impressed to see Carnegie Mellon. It is a very competitive school, the majority of students are highly intelligent, and also the majority of students are of asian descent, and male. To go along with the great education, there is also a very good social atmosphere at carnegie mellon. Greek life is very prominent, along with other social events and clubs. Spring Carnival is the most looked forward to event of the year. I would highly recomment Carnegie Mellon to anyone who is ready to work very hard to obtain a very bright future.
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   Anonymous  
4 stars
 
Date:
 May 08, 2007
  Innovative and challenging curriculum, friendly environment especially for families. The best in IT and Public Administration. It's worth to spend two years in CMU. The cost of living is inexpensive. Very reach in international social environment and social networking. Not good for international subjects to educate such as international money and financing. Joint program with MBA.
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   Anonymous  
3.5 stars
 
Date:
 April 29, 2007
  I majored in Fine Arts at CMU. Overall, it was a good experience in that I learned a lot about making art and spent a lot of time making art. Most of my art instructors were pretty good; one was fabulous (but does not teach there now), and one was awful (and is still there). I had to take a handful of courses outside my major. They were just okay. I took humanities and English lit courses, which were not as good at the English courses I took at my high school. Granted, my high school English classes were top notch. Be prepared to work hard. You may or may not have a good social life while there. Many of the computer science majors I met complained about their lack of a social life, but the arts and humanities majors didn't seem to have any problems in this regard.
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   Anonymous  
4 stars
 
Date:
 April 21, 2007
  Workload is overwhelming especially in computer science and engineering. Dating prospects are not very good. Campus food is okay, local food choices are fairly good. Dorms are for the most part well-maintained but small. Lots of intramural sports that are easy to get involved in, but clubs are a bit of a differnet story. Lots of political activism, ethnically and religiously oriented groups on campus, so white males will have a hard time finding something to join.
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4.5 stars
 
Date:
 March 09, 2007
  Carnegie Mellon University is possibly the number one college to study Computer Science. Located in the beautiful city of Pittsburgh, CMU holds many incentives for students. While there is limited on-campus housing, there are many affordable apartment complexes within walking distance. The overall math department is huge. I would recommend anyone with a high interest in Computer Science to go to Carnegie Mellon, one of best experiences of my life!
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