<p>Believe or not, the large envelope with the applicant ID did NOT arrive until a few days before the decision date. I don’t have the envelope-- but in S’s “CMU paperwork” file, I found the letter and it’s dated September 30! So a few more days later the decision was rendered.</p>
<p>I remember the decision being later than October 1 for S- b/c it was Columbus Day Weekend and he still hadn’t heard. He phoned admissions a few days before and they said his file was incomplete (which it was not) and GC called Tuesday after Columbus Day school holiday and by that time they found all the missing components and were really nice-- adcom person told GC unofficially on the phone he was admitted–he learned while sitting in her office while she made the call. October 1 was a target date. The mail came sometime after that. About 70 or so applicants seemed to be EA admits and the rest of pre-college seemed to do ED or RD.
So don’t worry if October 1 rolls by-- but your D can always ask some of her pre-college friends if they have anything yet…if they do and she doesn’t, call again and ask for the Admission ID and go to this site to see if the file is complete.</p>
<p>They use a system called: Where Am I In The Process and it has lots of gliches.
[Admission</a> > Where Am I In the Process?](<a href=“Home - Computing Services - Office of the CIO - Carnegie Mellon University”>Home - Computing Services - Office of the CIO - Carnegie Mellon University)</p>
<p>As an EA applicant that system will show you as RD. (that’s just the way it goes for financial aid purposes etc…you don’t get your fin aid package until the RD crowd later in March–which is another wait)</p>
<p>Decisions are posted on the WAIP website 3 days after the letter goes in the mail.<br>
DON’T panic when the mail comes and it’s a THIN letter-- the letter you get with the EA and ED decision is a THIN letter! It has a simple congrats letter and a form to return with your deposit (which can be done online too). The fat package of stuff comes with everyone else in the RD pool end of March (even the ED guys in December wait for the fat package).</p>