Official Carnegie Mellon University Class of 2013 RD Decisions Thread

Feral24 · March 29, 2009, 12:33am

Decision: Accepted CIT (ECE)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR 750 M 800 W
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Chem 790 Math2 760 Chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98/4.0 UW 4.68 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5's on chem, eng lang, world history, ap calc BC, AB subscore, 4 on computer science A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP's, 1 stupid freshman class (that i was forced into), 2 periods internship
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Maryland Distinguished Scholar finalist, national merit commended student, harvard book award, some other stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chess team 2 years, NHS, Science NHS, Mu Alpha Theta
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, do research on virtual environments and human-computer interaction
[] Volunteer/Community service: did some for graduation req, nothing important
[] Summer Activities: um, slack around?
[] Essays: common app was about my dad's illness and how I learned independence about it, cmu essay was about how I became interested in computers through building computers for gaming
[] Teacher Recommendation: both from teachers that like me and teach in science fields
[] Counselor Rec: counselor likes me, but i didn't really talk to her much until after i applied....
[] Additional Rec: none, they wouldn't let me send one from my internship mentor
[] Interview: went OK, was kind of awkward
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] CMU college/s applied to: CIT
[] Intended Major: ECE
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public (sends few to top schools)
[] Ethnicity: chinese
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket: >100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: little detail about ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong essay I hope, and maybe the interview?[/li][/ul]General Comments: Read my thread about all of the rumors. I got in second wave and without a blank line, so I hope my case dispels all of these rumors... Anyways, I am very excited about this!

Sesquipedalian · March 29, 2009, 12:41am

Decision: Waitlisted (TSB, MCS, HSS) fml

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (790 M, 700 CR, 770 W) (one sitting)
* ACT: 32 :/
* SAT II: 800 Bio E and M, 780 Math II
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/55
* AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), US History (3), Chem (5)
* Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AIME, AMC high scorer, 3rd in state in math league
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fed Challenge(captain); JSA (President); Newspaper (EiC), math team, science team, peer tutoring, etc
* Job/Work Experience: Last summer and the summer before that
* Volunteer/Community service: Community Outreach, habitat, soup kitchens...
* Summer Activities: Summer@Brown, other shizz
* Essays: They were well written IMO
* Teacher Recommendation: Haven't seen them, but should be excellent
* Counselor Rec: Decent
* Additional Rec: Math Team adviser
* Interview: Went amazingly well
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
* CMU college/s applied to: MCS, HSS, TSB
* Intended Major: Math, Econ, Business
* State (if domestic applicant): NJ
* Country (if international applicant):
* School Type: Small, Private
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: 100-200k
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Test scores, grades, ECs
* Weaknesses: Possibly essays? you tell me :/
* Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Enlighten me... I definitely showed a TON of interest. I guess a buttload of people applied this year. Hopefully I'll get off the waitlist.
</code></pre>

General Comments: If I do get off the waitlist, I'm going to go, no questions asked.

nrhk · March 29, 2009, 12:44am

Decision: Waitlisted - Tepper
Decision: Rejected - HSS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720CR, 750M, 600W
[] SAT II: Physics(770) Math 2(750) Biology-E(700)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics C Mech(4), Physics C Elec(4), Microecon(5), Macroecon(4), Euro(5), CalcAB(5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 8 Academics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA State 2x, AP Scholar w/Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A ton, I had a 4 page resume
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 Internships
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not too much but enough
[] Summer Activities: Did a couple things every summer, some were competitive programs that required an application
[] Essays:Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[li] Counselor Rec: Good[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] CMU college/s applied to: TSP and HSS
[] Intended Major: Business and Econ
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Good test scores and extracirculars. Tough courseload, huge improvement in grades in senior year.
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA is really low but apparently everything else gave me just enough to make the waitlist[/li][/ul]

pv_tv · March 29, 2009, 1:54am

*Decision: Accepted, CFA School of Art *
*Decision: Rejected, CFA School of Design *

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1860
[] ACT: 27 (Yeah, test scores really shouldn't be correlated to aptitude)
[] SAT II: None
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/95
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Difficult
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Random ones.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lead roles in many theatrical performances, Pep Band (Captain), Investment Club (Vice President), NHS (One of four "leaders"), NAHS, Chamber Choir (top choir, tenor member), ect. 
[] Job/Work Experience: Independent musician (I record & perform).
[] Volunteer/Community service: D.J. dances, catering, ect.
[] Summer Activities: I play video games, eat and swim in the summer.
[] Essays: Some of my best work.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent.
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent.
[] Additional Rec: I received a recommendation from a member of The Violent Femmes (band). Pretty legit.
[] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] CMU college/s applied to: School of Art, School of Design
[] Intended Major: Art?
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: I don't know.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Portfolio; Supplementary Music CD.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Portfolio, Recommendations, GPA, Activities.
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Perhaps it is because I can sell a mill sayin' nothin' on the track. Haha, no... um, I think my grades, portfolio and essays really did help a lot. [/li][/ul]General Comments: I just found out tonight online, so there's hope for a lot of CFA applicants. I was rejected from the School of Design, but I'm elated to be accepted into the School of Art. Honestly, I was worried about my test scores because my perfectionism made it difficult for me to complete each section in the given amount of time. I realize I couldn't have gotten into the Institute of Technology with a 27 ACT (that's for sure), but hopefully other people can realize that it's not all about test scores. CMU is a lot of money though - this will not be easy.

shawn9061 · March 29, 2009, 2:01am

Decision: Waitlisted - ECE

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: CR:650 Math:780 Read:620</li>
<li>SAT II:Math 1:760 Chem :730</li>
<li>ACT:</li>
<li>GPA:4.00</li>
<li>Rank:6 out of 450</li>
<li>Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):Chem 3</li>
</ul>

Subjective

<ul>
<li>Essays:I wrote about the death of my mother</li>
<li>Teacher Recs:Really good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec:she likes me I think</li>
<li>Supplementary Material:None</li>
<li>Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):None,average guy.</li>
</ul>

Personal

<ul>
<li>Location: PA</li>
<li>High School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity:Asian</li>
<li>Gender:Male</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars:Advanced Orchestra, Scholastic Team, Community Service Club</li>
<li>Awards:None</li>
<li>Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Oh well, I'll be going to MIT anyways :P</li>
</ul>

prateek92 · March 29, 2009, 6:43am

Decision: Waitlisted CIT

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2070 M 750 CR 660 W 660
[] SAT IIs: 2350 M1 790 M2 800 Phy 760
[] ACT: NA
[] GPA: NA
[] Rank: Top 5%
[] Other stats: Executive Editor , Vice President Mathematics Club, Interact Club, Coordinator Economics Club, State level athlete, President/Founder Aero Club
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: good I guess?
[] Teacher Recs: top notch
[] Counselor Rec: awesome
[] Hook (if any): Antihook- International, Asian
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: India :)
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] major strength/weakness: Weakness- sat scores, too many asians,
[] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No interest….no interview
[/ul]Other Factors: None

Birdlover · March 29, 2009, 7:49am

Just got into CIT this morning.

Miqui · March 29, 2009, 8:34am

Decision: Waitlisted - TSB & HSS

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Spanish 760, Chem 710, Italian 690, US Hist 690, Math2 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): guessing a 3.6ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Hist (4) Chem (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest available: 5 AP's, 1 honors and 1 college course
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Two prestigious art awards, school's honors spanish award 3 years in a row
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity track&F (L), Span Club (L), French Club (L), NHS (L), math team (L), animal org, habitat for humanity, yearbook
[] Job/Work Experience:Summer construction-esque job (40hrs/wk)
[] Volunteer/Community service: approx 40-50hrs
[] Summer Activities: work/travel
[] Essays: awesome, been told by an old Yale director it was top 5 he's ever read
[] Teacher Recommendation: read one from econ teacher, really good ... another from english teacher, don't know
[] Counselor Rec: Probably a premade one and he inserted my name...
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Yes, went awesome
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] CMU college/s applied to: TSB&HSS
[] Intended Major: Business/Econ
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: over $250k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st gen college student
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, essays, recs
[] Weaknesses: class rank/math scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who knows[/li][/ul]General Comments: Don't go to cmu so I can take your spot!!!

moonwatcher11 · March 29, 2009, 9:20am

Accepted to CIT

Stats:
* SAT Reading: 760
* SAT Math: 650
* SAT Writing: 800
* SAT Total: 2310
* SAT II: Math 2C = 790, Chem = 720, US History = 800
* AP taken/scores: US History (5), Comp Sci (4), taking Calc BC, Chem, and French
* GPA weighted (if applicable): 4.40
* GPA unweighted: 3.46
* Rank or % estimate (if applicable): 27/240
* Academic Awards: nothing noteworthy.
* Extra Curricular Activities: Track captain, long distance runner, Youth & Govt., FIRST robotics, Newspaper editor, chess captain.

Subjective:
* Essays: I wrote about my background, admittedly nothing great.
* Teacher Recs: I got stellar recs from teachers.
* Additional Rec: n/a
* Counselor Rec: Didn't read it, but I'm guessing it was stellar too.

Location:
* State or Country: MA
* School Type: Small, public
* Ethnicity: African American
* Gender: male
* Legacy Yes/No: No
* Recruited Yes/No: No

Reflection
* Strengths: ethnicity and test scores
* Weaknesses: GPA
* Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I'm well rounded and a minority. I think the officers recognized that I go to an elite public school, hence the disparity between my test scores and GPA.
I'm very excited

plaknas · March 29, 2009, 9:34am

Decision: Waitlisted CIT-ECE

Decision: Rejected-SCS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR:600 M:730 W:760
[] ACT: Didn't take the test.
[] SAT II: M2:800 Phy:790 Chem:790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure. >91% from Grades 9-12.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):7/330
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):None
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Standard courses
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional level Olympiads in Informatics, Physics and Maths. National Level Innovation awards.[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Badminton (Vice-Captain of Regional Level Team)
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship with a Coal mining company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked with the State Pollution Control Board
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Decent-Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good-Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: From Badminton Coach, Internship company and Community Service Group
[li] Interview: None.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] CMU college/s applied to: CIT and SCS
[] Intended Major: ECE
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Independent
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Cannot comment but showed enough savings for all 4 years.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: School Grades, SAT IIs
[] Weaknesses: Asian, SAT scores, Very few leadership activities
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea. Everyone I know from last year was waitlisted before they were accepted in June.....[/li][/ul]
General Comments: Put me through enough stress. I have no idea what to do.

busdriver11 · March 29, 2009, 10:57am

I knew you'd get into CMU, Tsukasa girl! Feeling a little better about the admissions process now? Amazing how that acceptance letter has such a calming effect....

steff · March 29, 2009, 11:26am

Decision: Accepted, CFA School of Music
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1860
ACT: 30
SAT II: US History and MathII but don't know the scores off the top of my head
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (4) English Lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: All APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Random ones.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lead roles in many theatrical performances, Drama Club (President), Choir, Character Counts, Breaking Down the Walls, Habitat for Hummanity, speech team (captain), NHS, and Citizens Club.
Job/Work Experience: Internship with local theatre group.
Volunteer/Community service: Work with local basketball camp, work at local Youth Center.
Summer Activities: I do musicals in the summer.
Essays: Well written.
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent.
Counselor Rec: Excellent.
Additional Rec: Voice teacher rec
Interview: None.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
CMU college/s applied to: School of Music
Intended Major: Vocal Performance
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 
Reflection
Strengths: Audition
Weaknesses: Academics?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My audition sealed the deal.
General Comments: CMU is one of my top schools, but I keep switching between it and my other options. There are definitely advantages to attending CMU, but, for me, there are some major disadvantages as well. I really just need to check it out again.

Echo049 · March 29, 2009, 1:53pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: REJECTED by ALL[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): 2150 – 770 Math; 690 Reading; 690 Writing (9 Essay)
[ *] SAT Iis: 800 Math I; 750 Math II; 700 US History; 680 Biology-E
[ *] ACT: 32 – 36 English; 29 Math; 32 Reading; 31 Science; 8 Essay
[ *] APs: 5 US History; 4 Calculus AB; 4 English Language; 4
[ *] GPA: 3.80 UW
[ *] Rank: 40/406
[ *] Other stats: None in particular
[ /list]
[ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Violin, Knowledge Bowl, Youth Commission; Hospital Volunteer; Track; Journalism Internship; DECA
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs: One exceptional. One good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Er...decent, I guess.
[ *] Applied on: Common Application?
[ *] Hook (if any): None
[ /list]
[ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Washington (state)
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public; 1900 students; very few go to big-name schools (smartest usually hit BYU...)
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese-American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] I really don't understand how or why I got rejected to the schools I applied to. I always considered Carnegie Mellon almost a back-up of sorts...ah, well. Guess I got a bit lax. Congratulations to everyone who got in!

ramenlover · March 29, 2009, 2:48pm

Decision: WAITLIST (Both to TSB and HSS)

Objective:
SAT: 2020
SAT IIs: 640, 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Hist (4), Psych (5), Eng lang (4)
Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing noteworthy

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): good with leadership positions
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: 100+
Summer Activities: college courses
Essays: alright
Recommendations: didn't see
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: nope

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
CMU college/s applied to: TSB&HSS
Intended Major: Business/Econ
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: over 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: gpa
Weaknesses: sats

lwest · March 29, 2009, 4:14pm

Decision: Accepted, CFA School of Design

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 1950 Math680 CR670 Writing600
* ACT: None
* SAT II: None
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%
* AP (place score in parenthesis):
* IB (place score in parenthesis): None
* Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP US History, AP Statistics, Physics, 2 art classes
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): placed top ten in two national debate tournaments. lots of 1sts and 2nds on the local circuit
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate team (captain) improv team (founder) NHS, Odyssey of the Mind, club soccer
* Job/Work Experience: camp counselor, babysitter
* Volunteer/Community service: Lots of volunteering through NHS
* Summer Activities: counselor, RISD Precollege,
* Essays: Not too bad.
* Teacher Recommendation: Excellent.
* Counselor Rec: Excellent.
* Additional Rec: I got a rec from my instructor at Precollege, she loved me
* Interview: went really well, they were impressed with my 3D works
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
* CMU college/s applied to: School of Design, Tepper
* Intended Major: Industrial Design
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Female
* Location: NC
* Income Bracket: Very High
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female captain of debate team who wants to do art
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Portfolio, Recommendations, extracurriculars.
* Weaknesses: academics
* Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my portfolio was really good, may grades we so so, but I think I made up for that with my leadership in extracurriculars. Not to mention, my SATs and grades we on par for the school or design.
</code></pre>

General Comments: I'm pretty excited. Congrats to everyone else that got accepted!

SBJBROWN · March 29, 2009, 5:50pm

Accepted to CMU- school of Design
SECOND/THIRD/FOURTH WAVE...not sure which, but the point is that not all of the acceptances are in the first wave! so yeah, if next year's class reads the threads about "waves" dont lose hope!

Bizz · March 29, 2009, 6:38pm

Decision: Waitlisted (CIT - ECE)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR 740 M 680 W
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 750Chem 700 Math2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96/4.0 UW 4.56W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15 ish/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4), Calc AB (5), Lang (4), HUG (5),
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP's, 2 periods internship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Finalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis team (webmaster for school website), NHS, Boy Scouts
Job/Work Experience: Worked part time at Wingstop (lol), and interned for school's network administrator. Now interning at FSU high magnetic field lab.
Volunteer/Community service: Cub Family Weekends, Relay for Life, Christmas Connection Not huge amounts of hours
Summer Activities: work, travel
Essays: common app was about hiking Appalachian Trail 'twas very good IMO, CMU was a decent but boring essay about engineering curiosity
Teacher Recommendation: both liked me. Chem and Math teacher, both AP
Counselor Rec: Counseler hardly knows me but it was good
Additional Rec:
Interview: Allright, had to do over phone. WE got along though.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
CMU college/s applied to: CIT
Intended Major: ECE
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender:M
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: scores, essay
Weaknesses: no hooks, normal EC
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea, but I'm glad I wasn't rejected!
General Comments: I just got my decision today. Blank line was late February.

qwertylad · March 29, 2009, 8:51pm

b]Decision: Waitlisted**

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (780M, 730CR, 710W)
[] ACT: 34 (36M, 36R, 34W, 31S)
[] SAT II: 800Math2, 750Lit, 710Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% or 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp (3), Comp Sci A (5), Stat (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3AP, 2 Honors first sem (all A); 3AP, 3 Honors second sem
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rubik's Clube (Co-Founder, Co-Pres, Treasurer), Water Polo (Captain 1yr), Swimming (Captain 1yr), Diving (Captain 3yr), Ultimate Frisbee, Boy Scouts
[] Job/Work Experience: Peer Tutor, Babysitter
[] Volunteer/Community service: What I do in Boy Scouts
[] Summer Activities: 3 various college camps, camp counselor in training
[] Essays: Meh, alright
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Went well, I was really bored by the guy though
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] CMU college/s applied to: Engineering, Comp Sci
[] Intended Major: Computer Engineering, Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Significant Upward trend
[] Weaknesses: Bad Freshman/Sophomore Grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Bad UW GPA, I applied into Computers for both Engineering and Comp Sci[/li][/ul]General Comments: Ehh, Oh well, Good luck to those waitlisted/rejected, good job to those accepted.

CCCiter · March 31, 2009, 10:37pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 Read, 780 Math, 800 Write
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 Physics, 760 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 taken (four 5s and a 3), will take 5 more this year.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): No
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics, programming lead. That's pretty much it.
[] Job/Work Experience: Eh, random internships.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mm, some.
[] Summer Activities: Aforementioned internships.
[] Essays: IMO this broke me. I definitely did NOT do a good job on the "Why CMU?" part; I suspect this is what got me waitlisted.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Has a reputation for writing amazing recommendations. I have not read it personally. Likes me.
[] Counselor Rec: Also likes me. Told me she enjoyed writing the letter, I can only assume it means a good thing.
[] Additional Rec: No.
[] Interview: Seemed okay, though short. Done at last minute.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] CMU college/s applied to: SCS and CIT. Waitlist at both.
[] Intended Major: Computer Science, most likely.
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant): No.
[] School Type: Public, nothing special
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low...
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: The academics, scores, courseload should have been good enough. FIRST Robotics is very relevant to what I hope to be doing.
[] Weaknesses: As mentioned above, essay failure.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essay did not properly address "Why CMU?"[/li][/ul]General Comments: I hope to get in off this waitlist, actually... am going to see what I can do.

all_gon_b_k · April 1, 2009, 10:30am

*Decision: Waitlisted - HSS *

*Decision: Rejected - MCS *

Objective:[ /b][ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 610 M1, 610 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): between 3.9-4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 of 117
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Eng Composition, AP Eng Lit, AP Bio (these are like all my tiny school offers..)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): --
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Eng Lit, Honor Calc, Latin III, Anthropology/Psychology, Economics/Government
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Exam - Summa Cum Laude, some statewide essay contest
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics (captain of mechanical team), Science Club, reycling club
[] Job/Work Experience: Chem Tutor for the summer, web editor at a shop
[] Volunteer/Community service: ER Hospital volunteer, AHRC volunteer
[] Summer Activities: CSSJ summer conference, traveling, reading
[] Essays: wrote about the Virginia Tech shooter :) i'm interested in how biology impacts behavior
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: average
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: was nervous :(
[/ul]Other*[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] CMU college/s applied to: MCS, HSS
[] Intended Major: Cog sci (but maybe biopsych)
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): --
[] School Type: small, catholic all-girls high school
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: not much, but we manage
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): i didn't emphasize i was first-generation. i don't like the idea of hooks =/
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: consistent hardworker, many interests but a particularly strong love for science
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: too many applicants this year[/li][/ul]General Comments:* not giving up! carnegie's the place for me, and i'll fight til the end :D

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