Best Strategy to Get Accepted from Priority Waitlist

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>I was given the option for the Priority Waitlists at Mellon and CIT.</p>

<p>Which Priority Waitlist should I select, or should I ask to be considered at Dietrich?</p>

<p>I am fine with my options for a primary major in Mellon, CIT, or Dietrich--I plan to do Computer Science as a minor or secondary major, and this is why I want to go to CMU.</p>

<p>I am going ahead with this plan because I was rejected for SCS, and double-majoring in CS and something else at CMU is an easier path for me than trying to transfer into SCS. However... because I wasn't directly accepted into anything else, I need to get into CMU off these Priority Waitlists first.</p>

<p>What do you guys think?</p>

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<p>I was waitlisted at SCS and CIT and I just said to leave me on both. In the end I just ended up getting into CIT but rejected from SCS
I wasn’t aware you have to choose either MCS or CIT, are you sure you can’t do both?
If not, I suggest doing H&SS, b/c I think they usually have a higher acceptance rate (couldn’t find exact numbers)</p>

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<p>I did not know whether or not I could select to be on both Priority Waitlists. Based on your comment, Selena, it sounds like I can!</p>

<p>Would remaining on both waitlists be a better strategy than trying to get considered for H&SS?</p>

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<p>Honestly, I haven’t heard about the “considered for H&SS” option before (have you applied there?) but I think it’s a good idea to remain on the waitlists, and if possible, get considered for H&SS as well.
Giving them a phone call asking for clarification about the “either or” is also not a bad option :)</p>

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<p>My letter gave me the following options:

  • Priority Waitlist of CIT
  • Regular Waitlist of CIT
  • Priority Waitlist of Mellon
  • Regular Waitlist of Mellon
  • Be considered for a different college (H&SS?)</p>

<p>I think I will call them. Ideally I would like to select both priority waitlists <em>and</em> be considered for H&SS… whatever gets me in, you know?</p>

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<p>I’m almost 100% sure you can do priority waitlist for both and be considered for another school. I was priority waitlisted at Deitrich and Tepper and I sent mine in asking to stay on for both!</p>