<p>just want to see how many people got waitlisted to HSS..</p>
<p>I had 550 CR, 790 Math, and 690 WR so I am really surprised that I've even waitlisted..</p>
<p>I got rejected from IS also..</p>
<p>I hate to say this, and I mean no offense, but if those scores were the high point of your application, then the fact that you got waitlisted shouldn’t surprise you too much.
Good luck!! and i hope you DO get off the waitlist.</p>
<p>thank you!! I really hope I get off the waitlist also.
I’m planning to do anything I could to get accepted</p>
<p>Not to generalize, but with such a high math score I’m surprised you didn’t apply for a science or math major.</p>
<p>3.3 UW GPA/2090 SAT/31 ACT. Also waitlisted and happy about it… I can’t believe they didn’t reject me. I only applied to H&SS so I think that puts me on the priority waitlist.</p>
<p>Someone told me the H&SS waitlist moves quicker than any of the other waitlists because most people only put H&SS as a last choice backup and end up going to other schools for the engineering/science majors that they got into.</p>
<p>I have a question. If I was waitlisted from HSS and was rejected from IS, can I still be considered as a priority waitlist (if I choose to remain as it)? Because I really want to attend CMU…</p>
<p>yeah. i had a 3.75 and a 32 act. im really surprised i didn’t get in. oh well.</p>
<p>@aznfromva - no, I think you can only be considered priority if you initially applied to one school.</p>
<p>@dreamupsided0wn: Unfortunately, what you heard about HSS moving faster or being less sought after is false. No where does it actually say that HSS moves faster or that it accepts more people off the waitlist because of it being a “back up”. I was accepted to the HSS Humanities Scholars program and to CIT for engineering. Neither school was a “back up” for me as I’m sure it wasn’t for a lot of other people. From what I’ve seen this year, HSS has seen a huge increase in application volume as a first choice school. I dont know whether this will be a “good year” to get off the waitlist, but it seems that things have been more competitive this year than in years past. If you do get off the waitlist, it’s not because HSS is any less selective or sought after, it’s because you got lucky/were reevaluated. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>… ovechkin, you’re not even a student. 
How would you know? She heard it from me, and I in turn was told so by both my guidance counselors-- it’s also pretty apparent in terms of your peers if you look around once you’re on campus. Many more people in HSS are here off the waitlist than elsewhere. I know half the design program and only know one kid who was on the Design waitlist. I’ve never met a SCS kid who was, either. </p>
<p>Here’s how it works:</p>
<p>Student A says, “I want to go to SCS. I’ll apply to SCS, CIT, MCS, and then I guess HSS if I can’t get in to any other.” Student A is a neurotic overachiever with academic excellence in every area above and beyond the call. He is accepted to every college and goes to SCS, opening up a spot in HSS.</p>
<p>Now imagine this happening a thousand times. The sad fact is that, despite the fact that HSS is awesome (I’m an HSS kid) it definitely is a lot of students’ “backup” college at CMU. And the average scores required to get into HSS are lower than that of SCS or CIT, and there is no portfolio requirement like with CFA. That doesn’t make it any less stellar in terms of scholastics-- it’s one of the best in many areas! But it definitely empties out its waitlist a lot faster than any other college here.</p>
<p>Those scores are perfectly normal here at CMU. I go here, and anyone that says otherwise doesnt know what they are talking about.</p>
<p>The low reading score is especially common among people who arent native in the english language.</p>
<p>@completelykate: I know because both of my brothers went to CMU and because my mother worked at the SCS for a few years. From what I know, the majority (not all) of the kids that turn down HSS do so for another university’s program, not for another school within CMU. I know that it often seems like “everyone” had HSS as a backup, but from the numbers I’ve seen and heard, it’s not necessarily true. I’m not saying that a lot of kids dont apply for HSS, just that the majority of the waitlist spots that open up arent’ actually from kids that go to another school within CMU. I don’t know exact numbers, but thats what I’ve known about the “trend”. I appologize if my last comment sounded misleading, but thats the info as I know it.</p>
<p>@completelykate: Ack! I’m sorry if my comment came off as harsh or mean, I really dont mean it to come off that way. I don’t doubt what you’re saying, I’m just trying to say that I’ve hear differenly from sources I consider legitimate. I hope this doesn’t turn into a “he said she said” sort of “thread war” because I’m sure we’re both just trying to give the best information we have. :)</p>
<p>you can get on the priority waitlist if you got waitlisted at one school and rejected from the others according to their facebook page, its not limited to you applying to only one school so theres some hope for whoever asked</p>
<p>so I did get waitlisted and am planning to priority waitlist…can I send my forms through the fax or does it have to be sent by mail?</p>