Traveling Part 1 - Colleges

Hey everyone!


I've been having a great time the last few weeks, and am just now getting a chance to blog about it.
About two weeks ago, I was able to get out to Pittsburgh and visit Carnegie Mellon University and Grove City College!  Both college visits were fantastic, and I feel this now would be a good time for some "show and tell."

(Above) This photo was taken in the library at Carnegie Mellon.
It's a "pod" for power napping. Very comfortable!

My first trip was in the morning to Carnegie Mellon.  The campus, though in the City of Pittsburgh, feels really set off from the city.  Everything is close together, but it isn't crowded.  It's also nice to be in the city and be able to go somewhere off the college if I wish.  Still, the primary reason for choosing Carnegie Mellon is clearly it's reputation for computer science.  I interviewed with the college, and it was very relaxed and comfortable.  This is definitely a top choice for me right now!


Next, we traveled to Grove City.  This Christian campus was very friendly and welcoming.  I really like the feel of the campus, although it is more suburban to rural in feel.  As a Christian college, they have three standards that they want students to adhere to:

1. Live in single sex dorms. A separate guys building and a separate girls building.
2. No alcohol. (Pretty simple)
3. Attend sixteen sessions in the chapel per semester.

Overall, I think these are very reasonable expectations, and I know I will have no issue sticking to them.  I also got a chance to meet the head of the computer science department. He did his undergrad and graduate work to get his doctorate from Carnegie Mellon!  These two colleges are definitely neck-and-neck right now!