<p>Early Decision letters should be arriving within the next couple days! Seeing as we'll be getting our decisions soon, I thought a decision thread was in order.</p>
<p>Use the following template, and remove the spaces:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2070 (Did not send).
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II, 640 Physics.
[<em>]ACT: 34 (33 E, 34 M, 34 R, 36 S).
[</em>]GPA: Weighted 4.19 (+0.5 for honors, +1.0 for IB/AP), unsure of my unweighted GPA.
[<em>]Rank: Unavailable.
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Statistics (4), IB Business and Management SL (4).
[<em>]Senior Year Course Load: Full IB diploma courseload.
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[</em>]Essays: Common application essay: 8/10.
[<em>]Teacher Recs: Math teacher for the past three years: 9/10.
[</em>]Counselor Rec: 9/10.
[<em>]Supplementary Material: Carnegie Mellon University main supplement: 8/10, “Did you have an interview” supplement: 8/10, psychology club supervisor supplementary reccomendation (unsure of this reccomendation’s rating).
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Visited Carnegie Mellon and got a tour from a professor around the labs, which I wrote about in the “Did you have an interview?” supplement.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Northern Virginia.
[</em>]High School Type: Public, 1600 students.
[<em>]Ethnicity: Caucasian.
[</em>]Gender: M.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Psychology club president for two years, Virginia Residential Governor’s School for Math, Science and Technology) (summer after 11th grade), founder of web development start-up, math honor society officer, NHS, science honor society, spanish honor society, model judiciary president for three years, Varsity Math Team, and intern for Freedom Schools.
[</em>]Awards: PSAT National merit commendation, acceptance into Virginia Residential Governor’s School for Math, Science, and Technology (I put this as an honor and an extracurricular so that I could talk about it more on my app).<br>
[<em>]Where else were you accepted/rejected?: Nowhere.
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: High ACT score, good recs, pretty good essays, experience through Governor’s School in electrical and computer engineering, Dual-enrolled with a local university for Multivariable calculus and linear algebra in 11th grade, talking to the professor on campus when interviews were not avaliable.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Low-ish GPA, low SAT physics, no major awards.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: SAT scores and awards with some GPA. [/li][/ul]General Comments: I was pretty surprised that I didn’t get at least a deferral.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2340 (800W, 800CR, 740M)
[</em>]SAT II: 800 - Math II; 800 - Chemistry
[<em>]GPA: 4.0 (Unweighted)
[</em>]Rank: 31/300
[<em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Chemistry - 5; AP English Language - 5
[</em>]Senior Year Coursework: Widener Dual Enrollment Engineering; AP Computer Science; AP Calculus; AP Physics B (C is not available at our school); AP Statistics; AP English Literature; Honors Theology IV (Required Course)
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Common App Essay - 9/10, about how my cultural conflict shaped me to be a diverse person; Why CMU - 8/10, basically about how CMU fits my eclecticism and how it’s my dream school because of this; Books - Silly to rate, just listed the books I read and talked about The Stranger by Albert Camus; Interview - Silly to rate, about how she helped me with choosing a major basically;
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Never read them
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Nor this one
[</em>]Supplementary Material: Art Supplement - 4 Photographs and a Website Design I did for my brother
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): An eclectic student - Good at school but also good at the arts, speech, music, etc.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: Southeastern PA
[<em>]High School Type: Catholic (not prep) - most rigorous in the area
[</em>]Ethnicity: Indian (but I’m white) - became my essay topic basically
[<em>]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: TV Studio/AV Club President, Speech/Debate, Theater, Programming Club, Mathletes, Film, Photography, NHS, Battle of Bands, and Leadership Council
[<em>]Awards: Forensics - 1st Place Original Poetry MLK Tournament, 1st Place Districts Extemporaneous Speaking, 2-Time National Qualifier; Mathletes - 2nd Place Districts (I was on the B team, A team got 1st); Battle of Bands - Honorable Mention; Film - 1st Place National Book Trailer Contest
[</em>]Where else were you accepted/rejected?: This is my first acceptance/rejection.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: My advice is to be diverse, or just be really really good at school. My diversity made up for my low rank, I think. Kinda wish I applied to SCS, I wonder how I would’ve fared.[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2140 M: 730 W: 700 R:710
[</em>]SAT II: M2: 720 CHEM: 680
[<em>]ACT: N/A
[</em>]GPA: UW: 3.458 (School doesn’t provide had to figure it out myself) W: 3.863
[<em>]Rank: N/A
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Everyone who read it (Parents, Aunt who works a lot with college admissions, teachers - AP English and Newspaper) adored my essays and said that I did a great job of answering the question while putting my personal spin on it, etc.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Although not positive I am pretty sure they would be really good. Math teacher of two years, Chemistry teacher of two years and Newspaper advisor of two years.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: He mainly focused on explaining that my low grades were due to me missing a majority of my freshman and junior year due to severe medical illness.
[</em>]Supplementary Material:
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nothing really besides that I had contacted the assistant director of admissions a few times after he had visited my school
[/ul]Personal:[ul]
[</em>]Location: Northern Virginia
[<em>]High School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: (South) Asian American
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Extracurriculars: Robotics -Marketing first year and Mechanical next two years, Business Manager of Newspaper two years, NHS member all three years available (Officer junior year), ran a multitude of tutoring programs from second graders to 12th, I was the assistant volunteer coordinator and desk manager at a local dog adoption agency that I had been helping out since I was in fifth grade.
[<em>]Awards: I got the AP scholar with distinction… not really sure what that is but I guess it is a good thing.
[</em>]Where else were you accepted/rejected?: Haven’t applied anywhere else but if anyone wants to chance me for UIUC and University of Michigan that would be great. I think I might make a post over at those threads.
[/ul]Reflection:</p>
<p>Strengths:Good recs., good essays, I have been through a few engineering programs for example: Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation and a computer programming class at a local college.
Weakness:low GPA (due to inability to attend school for long periods), average to low SAT scores</p>
<p>General Comments: I was not surprised at the rejection, disappointed yes but not surprised. Especially after seeing eipin1 who has obviously way better stats than me and lives in the same area was also rejected from the program I was certain that I would get a rejection, and what do you know an hour later the mailman dropped off my “we regret to inform you…blah blah blah”. I got over it within 10-15 minutes (since I had been expecting a rejection for the last few weeks) and am now working on my other applications. I really hope to get into Umich or UIUC because I don’t think I want to go to GMU which is my easiest and safest option at the moment. Although I have been living in a city I hate for the past 17 years so I guess I can handle 4 more years of this torture. But seriously if you guys could chance me for those to schools it would be much appreciated. Anyway CONGRATS to everyone who got in! And for my fellow rejects its okay because we will get into another school and it will be the school we were meant to be in.</p>
<p>eipin1: I also find it surprising that you didn’t at least get a deferral. I have seen people with way worse stats and a lot less EC get in to ECE… but I guess everything happens for a reason right. Also I find it hilarious that no Northern Virginian can ever say they are from Virginia we always have to add in the northern because their is legitimately a huge difference. Good luck on your future endeavors.</p>
<p>Vulkan, from what I read on the schools site when I was looking up info before applying is that when you apply to ECE you can get rejected from ECE but still into CIT (because ECE is one of their most competitive majors). You just won’t ever be able to transfer into ECE. If I remember correctly.</p>
<p>Ahh, that makes sense. However I heard that you can still transfer into ece even if you don’t get in as long as you take the ee course freshman year. I thought I had a pretty good shot with ece, but now after this guy posted I’m not too sure. Guess I’ll find out soon.</p>
Not quite. Vulkan heard correctly :). Everyone comes in undecided to CIT and if you’re very set on being in ECE all you have to do is take the intro course and do well (B-A. Beware that it’s a weed-out course: very hard). I was restricted CIT admit but got in to ECE by showing interest and effort.
Good luck to all!</p>
<p>What do you mean by restricted? Also, what do you mean when you say everyone comes in undecided? Does that include those who are admitted to ece?</p>
<p>I applied for Civil Engineering and got an acceptance letter for every program in CIT except for ECE, because you have to apply specifically to that program to get into it. Don’t worry! A LOT of people transfer into the ECE program apparently, and some even transfer into SCS (this is coming from talking to a friend of mine who went there). It’s really all about your first semester GPA, so just don’t overload your classes and stay on top of your game and you’ll be fine!</p>
<p>So basically, don’t worry about your ECE application because of my stats, I didn’t apply for that program so I didn’t get in. There are no implications on your application whatsoever!</p>
<p>I see…that’s a bit of a relief. Hopefully the fact that I work for Microsoft and build computers as a side thing will help me out with ece. I’ll let you guys know how it goes.</p>
<p>Hey everyone!
I applied to CMU for ED as well and I got the letter today in the mail which said I wasn’t accepted. I was just wondering if this means that I was rejected or if I was deferred (I am wondering if I can apply again for regular decision). I tried calling but I found out that the office is only open Monday ~ Friday. I will call for sure this upcoming Monday but if anyone knows for sure, I would appreciate the answer. Thanks and good job to everyone who did make it in! :)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: N/A
[</em>]SAT II: 760 Math II, 770 Bio M, 730 Physics
[<em>]ACT: 33 (33 E, 32 M, 33 S, 32 R)
[</em>]GPA: 3.5 Weighted
[<em>]Rank: N/A
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Bio: 4, Calc AB: 4, Lit: 4
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Common app essays: 9/10
[</em>]Teacher Recs: AP Bio teacher, AP English Lit teacher. Didn’t see recs.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it.
[</em>]Supplementary Material: Letter of rec from the head of the lab I work at
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): My grandpa went here. Published in scientific journal
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: NYC
[<em>]High School Type: Private, All Girls School, 60 students per class
[</em>]Ethnicity: White (Middle Eastern)
[<em>]Gender: F
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: Lab intern at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, VP of teen board in local community service organization, Writer for the school paper, Forensic Science Team, Tour guide, TA at synagogue, Runs XC and track
[<em>]Awards: Published in scientific journal. Other than that, none
[</em>]Where else were you accepted/rejected?: University of Pittsburgh. Didn’t apply anywhere else.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: If you’re a girl, apply for Mechanical Engineering, because its 29% female and 71% male, so they’re looking for girls.[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2250 (770 M/720 CR/760W)
[</em>]SAT II: 780 Physics, 760 MathII
[<em>]GPA: 96.66%
[</em>]Rank: Top 5 out of 80, but not officially ranked
[<em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Spanish (5), Physics B (5), Lit (5)
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[</em>]Essays: GOOD, APPARENTLY!
[<em>]Teacher Recs: AP Physics teacher who adored me/Math teacher, and I quote, “well, it doesn’t directly say I want to adopt you”/Spanish teacher, self studied AP Spanish with him! Said it was one of the best he’s written
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Good, he likes me
[<em>]Supplementary Material: Art supplement and extra rec from boss at nonprofit art center
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: CT
[</em>]High School Type: Small public
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender: F
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Technical theater (stage manager, lighting operator), FIRST robotics (captain), art teacher over the summers, math tutor, physics olympics (captain)
[</em>]Awards: AP Scholar, Wellesley book award, Bausch and Lomb science award, state testing award thingy
[<em>]Where else were you accepted/rejected?: I got accepted at MIT earlier today, so that’s crazy!!!
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: WOW today has been insane, first MIT and now this! SO excited to meet you all in Pittsburgh! and now it’s late and I must sleep :D[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
[ <em>]SAT: 2160 (CR 660) (M 720) (W 790)
[ *]SAT II: (USH 710) (Math 2 760)
[ *]ACT: n/a
[ *]GPA: 3.76 unweighted, 4.54 weighted
[ *]Rank: 7/288
[</em>]senior year coursework: ap english, ap calc bc, ap physics c, ap studio art, h art portfolio, graphic design</p>
<p>subjective:
[ *]Essays: I think I’m a pretty mediocre writer
[ *]Teacher Recs: I was voted “teachers pet”, so I’ll assume my letters were all positive and enthusiastic
[ *]Counselor Rec: similarly, I often consult my counselor for advice so her impression of me must be positive
[ *]Supplementary Material: my essay showed a lot of interest. heck, i harassed the office of admissions frequently. I also participated in sleeping bag weekend.
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): extreme interest? Neither of my parents went to college.</p>
<p>Personal:
[ *]Location: NJ
[ *]High School Type: public. ranked 20 or something in state?
[ *]Ethnicity: asian
[ *]Gender: female</p>
<p>[ *]Extracurriculars: Marching band- 4 years. Color guard captain. NAHS- 3 years, vice president. School Lit mag- 4 years, editorial staff. other leadership and volunteering.
[ *]Awards: a couple scholastic regional gold keys and numerous other art contests. AP Scholar Award and got a fairly high PSAT score. Was also student of the month for art.
[ *]Where else were you accepted/rejected?: early decision.
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[ /list] I was wavering between expecting deferral and acceptance. I show a very strong sense of color and technical skill in my portfolio but I was concerned that I didn’t display enough pure design skills or process work (which I heard they like). I also felt that my portfolio interviewer was apathetic. As for my academics, during the on campus interview my interviewer explicitly told me that I have some strong scores and statistics for my intended program- that they would be no issue to my acceptance. she essentially said that as long as cfa approved of my portfolio, I would be accepted.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: Not given
[</em>]SAT II: Maths ll-800, Physics-800, Chemistry-790
[<em>]ACT: 35 (Composite)
[</em>]GPA: 95%
[<em>]Rank: School does not officially award ranks, but always within the first two in my class.
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): None.</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Is a simple read, giving a nice insight into my bringing up. On the whole, I would say 9/10.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Got my recs from my Math and Physics teachers. Both know me very well and think highly of me, so they must have been quite good.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: My Principal wrote this since we don’t have a Counselor. She knows me very well since I have represented my school very often.
[</em>]Supplementary Material: Submitted a portfolio of projects made by me, demonstrating my interest in Engineering.
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Represented my State at the Nationals in Swimming and Kayaking.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Personal[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>]Location: India
[</em>]High School Type: Private, not very big, Member of a renowned chain of High Schools.
[<em>]Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>]Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Worked at the School for the Blind, part of a team restoring heritage instruments, and there’s quite a bit more. Feel free to PM me if you want details
[</em>]Awards:National Merit Scholar, State Merit Scholar, Received an award for academic and sports excellence by the King of my region.
[<em>]Where else were you accepted/rejected?: Nowhere. I dream of CMU.
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Haha, no bragging here. I know how I would’ve felt if didn’t get accepted. So happy that I am though CMU is the one place where I’m getting to explore all the dimensions I want to! See you in August, everybody! And to the people who got rejected, it really isn’t the end of the world. Do well at whichever school you go to, and all the best! (Sorry, I know it’s a bit clich</p>
<p>Early Decision letters should be arriving within the next couple days! Seeing as we’ll be getting our decisions soon, I thought a decision thread was in order.</p>
<p>Use the following template, and remove the spaces:</p>
<p>[size=+1]Accepted IS[ size]</p>
<p>Stats:[ list]
[<em>]SAT: 2230 (640 CR, 800 M, 790 W)
[</em>]SAT II: 760 Math II, 750 USH, 710 Bio-M
[<em>]ACT: 33 (36 M, 32 E, 32 R, 30 S)
[</em>]GPA: 95.67/100
[<em>]Rank: Not Ranked ]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP US History (5), AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics
[/list][ b]Subjective*[ul]
[</em>]Essays: pretty emotional and deep. I personally loved them (specifically common app). CMU one basically talked about why I feel IS is special
[<em>]Teacher Recs: didn’t read but math and chemistry teachers loved me.
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Good, considering she actually knows me and my family
[<em>]Supplementary Material: just the essay, noted above
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Interview with alumni
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location:NJ
[</em>]High School Type: Public 1600 students
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Basically in every band under the sun. Our school’s band program is known to be strong, as we have performed in places such as Carnegie Hall. I have also had leadership positions in some bands. I also used to umpire little league and kept score for tournaments. I regularily attend church and volunteer.
[</em>]Awards: Honor Roll? lol
[<em>]Where else were you accepted/rejected?: Rutgers
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul]
A year ago my friends were recieveing decisions while I was a small junior looking to repeat their success the next year. For the next 10+ months I worked as hard as possible, drastically increasing my courseload while taking almost every possible standardized test so this day would come, the day I know where I am going next year. It is amazing to see the fruition of all this work and I cannot wait to join my fellow classmates next year. Juniors browsing this forum: remember that with perseverence, anything is achieveable</p>
and now it’s late and I must sleep :D[/ul]</p>