#UCLA vs CMU vs UMich

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coral raptor
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Schools: UCLA vs CMU vs UMich
Intended major: Math/Econ with intentions of breaking into finance or quant (??)
Similarities: All t20s so academically comparable
Costs: Full pay for each (don't really care about the cost though)
UCLA: $84,623
CMU: $93,614
UMich: $84,164

UCLA

Pros:

  • SUNNY EVERYDAY
  • Close to LA
  • Extremely great Math & Econ program
  • Start up culture
  • Sports (!!)
  • Social life
  • Nice campus

Cons:

  • I got into the math/econ program which apparently not in the econ department so less emphasis on econ & I fear less connections
  • HUGE school (30k+ undergrads)
  • Far from home (NY)... i dont really care about this one tbh

Carnegie Mellon

Pros:

  • Undergrad in Computational Finance allows me to take classes at Tepper & Mellon (science school) & Dietrich (CAS school) & even some masters classes in their world famous Masters in Computational Finance program which is a target program for quant; my dream program
  • Semi Target school for finance
    School 2 Cons:
  • Would have to apply to the undergrad program; extremely competitve, apparently only 15 spots
  • WEATHER SUCKS
  • No social life?

UMich

Pros:

  • Sports
  • Good Econ & Math Program
    Cons:
  • Hella hella cold
  • Huge campus

Mostly deciding between UCLA and CMU but recently got into UMich so added it to the list

Tie Breaking

School culture and program for future jobs etc

knotty mason
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Cmu

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Cmu is Tuff

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(Totally no bias coming from a Cmu 2nd year)

coral raptor
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im really worried about that

knotty mason
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Also CMU has top connections and it does NOT have a bad social life. I’ve been here for a long longtime and I’ve met new people so easily. I have people to hang out with every day and it’s so nice. Make sure to take a tour. The social life is what you make of it! If you go out there and put in effort you will receive it in return

coral raptor
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not on admitted students day though i think the spots filled up

knotty mason
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Yeah that’s fine just take a tour and stuff and you’ll like it man!

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They also have a top tier dhokla fast food spot and a amazing gym to get in late night cardio if you do those things!!

night shore
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This is clearly CMU vs Umich

plush storm
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UCLA is the best school out of these, I personally tranfered from UMICH ROSS+CS program into UCLA so I would have a better environment. And no bias from both as I loved both. I personally think UCLA has better opportunities and people and environment!

coral raptor
coral raptor
twilit mist
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CMU for quant I'd say

brave patio
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if youre interested in anything applied math related it's CMU

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if you're interested in finance lean UMich

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I'm not sure if UMich or UCLA even have quant recruiting pipelines to the extent CMU does

subtle citrus
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Consider honors math at umich

tropic condor
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honestly i would do cmu if you want to get into quant

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cmu is THE quant school

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ucla isn't even in the conversation for this

dusk marten
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If your goal is quant cmu undoubtedly,