<p>(My high school doesn't rank students, by the way.)</p>
<p>No, they don’t count freshman year grades. That is one of the main reasons I was accepted. (My freshman year was horrible)</p>
<p>What was your GPA then, just curious?</p>
<p>My GPA with freshman year grades was about a 3.4/3.5 UW. Without freshman year it was a 3.9 UW.</p>
<p>My frosh year was a 3.333 UW. Without: 3.85 UW. and would I be a legacy if my dad went there for grad school?</p>
<p>^ I really don’t know the answer to that one. Legacy policy and effects on admission vary depending on the university. It is a big thing when it comes to Ivies, I don’t know bout CMU. Nowadays, it’s starting to mean less and less unless there is some $$$ hanging in the balance.</p>
<p>Good point. Also do you know if they include electives in one’s GPA, or do they recalcul8 it?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure they take it into account. I’ve never heard of a school not taking electives into account at all. HOWEVER, if you are applying for a math/science major, you can count on them putting A LOT of importance on your math and science classes average. (they recalculate to find your math/science average)</p>
<p>And of course for admissions, being an URM (especially for CMU) is a big boost.</p>
<p>NOT including Honors Bio and Honors Geometry (taken frosh year) though, right?</p>
<p>I’m not a URM!</p>
<p>Correct, all freshmen grades aren’t counted, even if they are math/science.</p>
<p>Not being an URM isn’t bad, just being one helps. Basically if you are female and/or aren’t Caucasian/Asian you’re URM in their eyes…</p>
<p>I’m white and a girl. I guess for engineering being a girl is different hahah</p>
<p>CMU has been working on their male/female ratio for quite some time now, and it has rally improved. They can’t get enough girls into engineering majors. A good percentage of their female population comes from Fine Arts college.</p>
<p>Good, so they’ll want me!!!</p>
<p>Well that’s not all that they look at (essays, display of interest, EC’s, etc) but just saying it makes a difference. Good luck!</p>
<p>thanks 
10cahr</p>
<p>Can someone show me where CMU states it doesn’t count freshman GPA? and also, do I include my 1st semester of my senior year in this calculation?</p>
<p>bump 10char</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/carnegie-mellon-university/45443-welcome-college-rep-carnegie-mellon-admission-3.html#post685091[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/carnegie-mellon-university/45443-welcome-college-rep-carnegie-mellon-admission-3.html#post685091</a></p>
<p>It was said by a CMU admissions officer on this same forum. The linked post is above. For future reference, the search tool is at the top of this page in the middle.</p>