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Carnegie Mellon University Review

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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Tuition:$39,405
Room & Board:$10,030
Student Body Size: 5,797
Admission Difficulty: Hard
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Posted on Facilities by CMUJK

The facilities on campus are...

"The facilities on campus are just one step below excellent. Athletic facilities for sports team members are exclusive, and everything was just rebuilt, expect a regular gym and stuff for non-team members. Hunt library, the..."

Posted on 6/12/2009

Posted on Overall Experience by Anonymoustudent

There are so many chances to...

"There are so many chances to get involved at CMU that I hardly have time to everything I want to do. As a person who refuses to sit alone in my room, I have never had a problem finding something interesting to do...."

Posted on 6/1/2009

Posted on Athletics by asdfjkl1

CMU athletics have a bad rep...

"CMU athletics have a bad rep because they are DIII and a "nerd school." However, the sports teams are actually quite competitive within their division. The athletics community gets very little support from people..."

Posted on 5/7/2009

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Posted on Academics by CMUJS

The freshman teachers are...

"The freshman teachers are hit-or-miss because there are a lot of lectures, which are sort of boring and trite. The freshman workload isn't bad for most majors, except possibly ECE and programming, and assuredly architecture."

Posted on 6/11/2009

Posted on Academics by CMUAC

The professors here are...

"The professors here are tough, but they're great! They're always willing to listen and help out, and they really know what they're talking about. The classes are always interesting. Since discussion is really stressed in the..."

Posted on 6/11/2009

Posted on Academics by CMUJB

The teachers know their...

"The teachers know their material too well. Workload is heavy, but that's what you get for coming to a school like Carnegie Mellon."

Posted on 6/11/2009

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