Official Carnegie Mellon Class of 2020 Applicants Discussion Thread

@matx1997 you aren’t :smiley: but I apply RD haha

Hey guys! Would it be bad if I didn’t do a resume? I feel like everything important is already in my app and it would just be repetitive.

After submitting the app, how long did it take until you received access to the portal?

Is it okay if recs and transcripts are received after the January 1st deadline, or is there absolutely no leniency?

@glasshours They say “Submit your application by January 1, as well as all other required documents.” so I think it should be okay as long as you send them by the deadline. My scores are still pending too.

For regular decision, does anyone know when exactly do the decisions typically come out (based on prev. years)?

@itsmyusername How long did it take for you to get access to your Where Am I At? page?

@janevyl You can start expecting people posting about their decision as early as late February.

@MandomeLife Sorry, I meant my scores are still pending from the College Board. I submitted my app on the 29th and got the confirmation emails from the Common App, but nothing so far from CMU. How about you?

@itsmyusername I also only got the confirmation from the CommonApp. I don’t think the Office of Undergrads are doing any Commonapp processing until after New Years, but as long as we had the app submitted we should be good.

I submit on the 29th as well as still have not received anything!

I tried to submit last night, but the Common App “PDF generation” wasn’t working. It finally worked just now, ~2:15 PM on Jan 02, 2016. I emailed the admissions office saying that I submitted late because of a commonapp issue…is there any chance that they’ll still consider me?

Yes. Don’t worry about it.

hey guys, how long did it take to receive your portals?

@teenagecrime haven’t received it yet.

Received this morning. I submit on like the 28th or 29th

Same^ applied 29th, got today

I didn’t know that they track your interest so closely, like it shows when I signed up for an info session last year…

@itsmyusername what else is on your Where Am I page? My page only has my college choices and when my commonapp was processed. No test scores, nothing stating my transcript was received, no documentation of my campus visit.

@MandomeLife It has my SAT, subject tests, a checklist of stuff including transcript, recs, writing supplement. They added a new doc since the last time I checked, it says “Application Complete” so I think that means they processed everything they need. There’s also a list of all the mailings they’ve sent me. It’s probably just that it takes some time to process everything, though, so I’d give it a few more days.

Side note: does anyone know what “Admission Score Report Form” means? It says it was completed right before “Application Complete”. Is that like something the counselors use to score you

Hi cc peeps! Did anyone here apply for cmu design?