<p>I'm a female chemE major at CMU, and I'm bored over winter break. So ask away. :)</p>
<p>hi, can you tell me about the SHS ( science and humanities scholar ) ? thank you.</p>
<p>I know there’s a girl on my floor in it that likes its flexibility and broad range of courses. It sounds like its good for people who don’t know what their major is going to be when they arrive at college. Unfortunately, I don’t know much else about it. It should be on CMU’s website though.</p>
<p>Can you give me information about the psychology dept.? If you have friends there, do they like it? (In terms of student-prof interaction, size of dept, research opportunities, whether it’s expanding, etc.). Thanks!</p>
<p>I have a friend who’s a psych major, and so far she likes it. Freshman year, basically all majors take mainly lecture classes, and the same is true for psychology. One thing I like about CMU is that even if the classes are large, it’s still easy to get to know your professor. For example, my chem teacher knew me by name, and I frequently e-mailed him asking questions even though the class had about 100 people in. I don’t know the actual statistics of the psych department in terms of size or research. Sorry.</p>
<p>Nice of you to spend some time helping out those CMU hopefuls! Can you chance my daughter? SAT Reading 800; math 790; writing 720; SAT II: physics 800; math II 800. Highest gpa her school has EVER had; 4.63 right now. 5 on APs in Chem, physics, comp sci and calc (ab and bc); 4 on Eng. Lit and US History; 3 on Euro. AIME qualified; spent each of the last 3 summers at mathcamp and Ross Math Program; Editor school newspaper, captain science bowl team; most EC’s are music based. other stuff like that. I know she fits in score wise – she’s not sure whether she wants to major in comp sci, math or physics. She hasn’t had a chance to visit CMU yet. If her essays are only so-so, do you think she’d still get admitted?</p>
<p>No problem. College confidential helped me a lot a year ago, so I thought I would help now.
She should easily get in. Comp sci is harder to get into than math or physics, but she’s likely to be accepted to any college within CMU that she applies to. My essays were decent, but not amazing. And as a whole, my test scores weren’t as high as your daughter’s. Furthermore, being a female applying to CS will help her.
I didn’t visit CMU either, but I did do an alumni interview, which I would recommend your daughter doing if she hasn’t already.</p>
<p>Haha, hey Katie :D</p>
<p>mhm what dorm are you in and how do you like your dorm?</p>
<p>btw thanks for taking the time to answer our questions :]</p>
<p>What’s the social life like? Like parties and such? I’m not into wild parties…haha just wanted to know.</p>
<p>Also, my math SAT was 770, but my CR was a bit low, 600. Do I still have a good shot with good essays and maybe an alumni interview?</p>
<p>Thanks so much for answering!</p>
<p>Music opportunities for non-music majors? My son wants to study engineering but continue at least some of his music hobbies (sax/jazz, piano, composing).</p>
<p>Can CMU students take classes outside of the schools they apply to? I’m planning on applying to Humanities, Sciences, and Comp Sci but I’m also interested in taking one or two art classes. Is that possible?
Also if I am accepted to more than one school do I need to fill the distribution requirements for each one?</p>
<p>Rishi-hahaha. I have a cold and its winter break, so there’s nothing to do. :D</p>
<p>bluetieaffair-I live in Morewood e-tower. The rooms are big, and we have a laundry room on every floor. It’s a little run down, but I’ve heard rumors that it’s the next dorm up for renovation. Also, it’s one of the closest dorms to the academic buildings. </p>
<p>icecube100-Most people don’t party, but still like to hang out with friends. We have greek parties on Fridays, Saturdays and I think Sundays, though they’re not as wild as many schools. If someone is big into partying, they normally go to Pitt, which is just down the street.
What major are you applying to? I know that the typical CMU student has a higher math score than CR or writing. Unless they’ve changed the process from last year, every applying student can have an alumni interview. I had one and I would definitely recommend it.</p>
<p>colorado_mom: I was planning to minor in music, though once I got to CMU I decided I wanted to minor in something more engineering related. It’s quite easy to take lessons or classes if you’re not a major. I was looking into them, and all you have to do is fill out a form for piano lessons, have an audition to show you’re proficient, and then you get lessons. Also, if I were him I would try to live in Morewood e-tower, because we have two piano practice rooms he could use. From what I understand, non-majors aren’t allowed to use the practice rooms in the fine arts buildings.</p>
<p>kladkye-Yeah, it’s really easy to take classes outside your major. All you have to do is register for them and make sure you fulfill the prerequisites. To answer your other question, even if you are accepted into more than one school, you must chose your primary one to enroll in, unless you’re doing one of the special programs. So you have to fulfill the distribution requirements for that one. </p>
<p>Hope this helps, and good luck!</p>
<p>Oh, I applied to CIT for Computer Engineering.</p>
<p>You should be fine, if your extracurriculars and essays are strong. As you can see here: [Admission</a> > Admission Statistics](<a href=“Home - Computing Services - Office of the CIO - Carnegie Mellon University”>Home - Computing Services - Office of the CIO - Carnegie Mellon University) you’re not that much out of the middle 50% for reading.</p>
<p>I heard CMU has an official recording studio. That’s awesome :D</p>
<p>sorry one more question, but how much do you think an average guy will spend on food there every week? xP</p>
<p>All freshman that live on campus are required to get a meal plan. If you go here: [Dining</a> Plan Information - Dining Services - Carnegie Mellon University](<a href=“http://www.cmu.edu/dining/undergraduate/diningplaninfo_u/index.html]Dining”>http://www.cmu.edu/dining/undergraduate/diningplaninfo_u/index.html) you can read about them, and then to look at the cost go to “dining plan agreement.” I’m doing blue plan 6, which is the most common among freshman, and it’s plenty of food. I spend a lot of my dineX on non-food items from the convenience store, because I have so much food from my block meals. You can also use your dineX at some restaurants off campus, including Subway. So I never have to spend additional money on food. :)</p>
<p>I applied for Tepper for ED2; and now I am considering to withdraw the application because
I am not sure if I am deadset on CMU (althoough I though i was about two months ago), and because of the money issue. How much are you content about your college life? Why did you choose CMU over other schools?</p>
<p>^ Isn’t it too late to withdraw?</p>