Female from east coast. Thinking about studying CS/math right now, but I'm interested in exploring more STEM fields as well.
Brown seems a lot more like the traditional college experience than the other two, which I like, but Caltech/CMU SCS is stronger and have a better reputation for what I want to study. I've talked to some adults, and one feedback I keep hearing is that Brown has a more liberal arts rather than STEM vibe and isn't as rigorous...?
CMU is really strong in CS, but the colleges seem segregated and I'm not sure about the strength of its other departments. Caltech is obvioulsy very good in STEM, but the small size and intense workload scares me a bit. I also feel like I would be missing out on the college experience and may not gain much in social skills. I was also considering Berkeley and Northwestern but probably will not go to these two over the three other choices.
I'm leaning more towards working in the industry than academia later in life, and I was also thinking about getting some sort of business background. One option I'm entertaining right now is to go to Caltech for a strong STEM foundation, and then go to a good MBA school afterwards. I have no idea if that is a good path though - thoughts?
I'll be visiting them for the admitted student weekends later, but there isn't much time to decide after the visits. I'm new to this whole process, and any suggestion is appreciated. Thanks!
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