I confirmed that Carnegie Mellon's education was superb when as part of CMU's team, we won the regional and later the national venture capital case competition where all the top schools participated. Finally, the school size was just perfect for getting to know everybody on a more personal level and create a close network for life. The MSIA degree is antiquated and the school shows no superiority in technology, entrepreneurship, e-commerce, or interpersonal skills. The school's excessive emphasis on recruiting an internationally diverse student body has lowered the background and work experience of incoming students. There are several examples of students that can barely speak English at the end of the second year.
Many classes are only lecture format with little student involvement.
The school seems to be trying to address student concerns, but their efforts are insufficient. I believe the lack of interpersonal skills shown by our students is disheartening. The single most critical factor contributing to this problem is input control. We accept students who clearly have little or no interpersonal skills or social graces. Also, the administration is still concentrating on quantitative skills and, for the most part, foregoing leadership, strategic, and interpersonal skills.