Carnegie Mellon University

Date: Nov 09 2004
Major: Biology (This Major's Salary over time)
CMU was great. Although they are most famous for churning our archies, cs ppl., and drama peeps, their science school (MCS) is also pretty awesome. As you can see, I majored in biology, and had a wonderful experience. Professors are very personable, very interested in helping students and getting them involved in research. Yes, it's easy to do research here, just ask!

Student advising was also unparalleled. I keep hearing how at other schools the advisors all suck, but here, our biology department lady was great. She knew everything pertaining to the curriculum, she was extremely organized, worked hard, and helped me ( and many other students) out many times. When it comes down to applying to grad school, a job, or medical school, she is an angel.

I also loved the friends I made here. Yes, ppl. here are weird, but in a geeky kind of way. If you don't like geeks, dorks, and others who are very intense about their interests, DON'T GO HERE. You'll hate it. However, social life is what you make of it, and you can definitely find many "normal" guys and gals to hang with.

Pittsburgh is not a great city to live in, in fact, it sucks. It's pretty safe, but also extremely boring and has horrible weather. CMU campus is probably the prettiest place in this city for miles.