CMU vs Georgetown

haowawa

the cost of living in DC is much higher than that in Pitt. I have a friend in pitt, $500 for 1br apt, 20 mins to campus by bus. In DC, I think about $650.

but do you really care this amount of money? taking an example of the difference is $200 per month, 200*12*2=4800

I don't think this should be a factor to impact your decision.

I feel GT is strong and reputable in liberal arts, while CMU is good at the science and engineering. At least for me (mechanical engineering background), when I was in China, I had not heard about GT. After I came US, I learn this university from TV -- its professors in politics, humanity always show on TV to discuss the events

morgan

juan,

Firstly, congratulations! Both of CMU and Georgetown are good schools.  CMU will be a good choice if you still want to work in IT after graduate.  However, Georgetown is a wonderful place to live and meet people.  Anyway, listen to your heart to make a right choice.  

cranberry

祝贺哦，juan。乔治城我去过，似乎不是很大的学校。其法学院好像更好一些。

future2005

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juan

thanks a lot to you all. Very helpful and thoughtful opinions.

DukeSam

I lived both in Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. metro area.  Trust me, Georgetown is much more expensive.

CMU is expensive if you live on campus, but the campus is not thatbig.  You can find very affordable housing in Shady Side andSquirrel Hill.  Both are nice neighbourhoods adjuscent toschool.  Oakland used to be the cheapest option for students, butthe neighbourhood is questionable.  A lot of asian, especiallyrich kids from HK and TW goes to CMU.  It has a decent asianalumni network as well.

Georgetown is better-known for its poli-sci and law schools.  Itsb-school has a good ranking, but not as good as CMU, especially in techmanagement.

Money-wise, you do have 15K more from GT, that is a factor you may wantto consider.   I won't hurt to ask CMU politely if they canprovide more  scholarship.  Tell them that you think CMU is agood fit for you, and you would like to see if they can help you a bitmore.

Congratulations and good luck!

caterpillar

先恭喜MM了！然后有一点个人建议，供MM参考。

我觉得MBA是一项很大的投资，学费+生活费+停止工作两年的工资收入是一笔非常大的投入，所以，两个学校奖学金、生活费什么带来的那点差异实在不必过多去考虑。关键还是在于两个学校对MM今后的前途更有利。从我了解的情况看，整体上来说CMU的MBA肯定强过Georgetown，Georgetown主要强在political方面。但是从今后的工作机会来看，DC附近的机会又应该更多一些，所以也不能给出MM一个明确的建议，只是想建议MM：主要考虑今后的发展，其它因素都是次要的。

david_he

IT背景，还是CMU吧，CITIGROUP，IBM等大的公司都在CMU招人，IT领域最强的!

vincent0330

congrates!!