Hmmm Carnegie Mellon University huh? I'm a sophmore in ECE there right now. Lets see, the food sucks here, the living conditions (dorm rooms and facilities) aren't that great. Our vacations are shorter than most other colleges and fewer. Oh and the school screws over every incoming class. They force everyone to live on campus and get the stupid outrageously expensive meal plan. But on the other hand, it's got some of the best ECE, CS research, classes, etc available.