<p>I apologize if I sounded rude, but unless you state your credentials most people are going to assume you are a high school student and are going to write to you accordingly. Also your credentials and experience does not give you a right to act in such a discouraging manner. And from looking at the Carnegie Mellon decision posts and talking to upperclassmen I still think Keshaluvr887 has a very good chance of getting accepted to Carnegie Mellon.</p>