<p>thanks pixel and bluetie!</p>
<p>Bluetie-
Haha, good guess but no. My username was just random =P.
Pretty sure I’m going to go into biology. (Possibly double major bio psych for pre-med track!)
fun fun fun…
Have you gotten into CMU/is it your first choice? :)</p>
<p>Calc, its my son, he has applied for CS…its a reach, but fingers crossed! CMU is THE place for CS.</p>
<p>Oh gosh, best of luck to him!!! :-)</p>
<p>i know it’s still a little early, but has anyone gotten their RD letter yet?</p>
<p>urgh, im so impatient…:-</p>
<p>When do the RD letters come out? Or find out online?</p>
<p>Admissions officers say that letters will not go out until the last week of March.</p>
<p>soadquake981: Did they tell you that when you called? I was there recently and one of the Associate Directors of Admissions said that they would go out between March 15 to the end of the month. So, people could start hearing next week.</p>
<p>If they do go out starting on the 15th… let’s say the letter was sent between the 15~20th. Around which day would it arrive in SoCal?</p>
<p>Also, does CMU post the decision online in the “where am i process” site where you can check your application status?</p>
<p>Last time I checked, at the bottom of the page, it says that they letter will go out and decision will be online 3 days after. That way if there is a delay with the mail, you will be able to see online.</p>
<p>The majority of the people I know found out they were accepted online before mail.</p>
<p>Decisions are now posted online. Login to “where am i in the application process” Under college choices, your decision is posted.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted, Architecture</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2160 (CR 660, MA 770, WR 730)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II 750, Physics 800
[<em>] APs: Studio Art, Calculus AB
[</em>] UM-GPA: 3.8 UW
[li] Other stats: TOEFL 107, Arch Portfolio</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs: Architecture Club (Founder & Head), Student Ambassador, Public Speaking Club,
[</em>] Volunteer Experience: At a local organization
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One was great, the other was fantastic (called a natural leader, the best role model for younger students)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure… pretty good I guess?
[</em>] Applied on: Dec. 01, 2009
[li] Hook (if any): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Canada
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, Top in the province
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I think my greatest weakness was such a small number of APs. Otherwise, my portfolio was pretty good, my Physics 11 mark and SAT were high (98, 800), awards in Physics and Art (subjects that are related to Architecture), leadership in Architecture Club for 3 years.</p>
<p>I’m going for sure! It was my first choice. :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted! - MCS - Physics</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): 2310 (Math 800, Verbal 760, Writing 750)
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs: National Honors Society (secretary), 3 years of JV tennis, Model UN Club, “Leo” club (it’s like a volunteer club), Academic Challenge, Jazz Band, Spring Musical (piano rehearsal accompanist for 3 years)
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Pennsylvania
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m quite happy about this, after dealing with rejections from U of Chicago and MIT, and finally getting an acceptance from Lehigh Thursday. Hearing back from some of the Ivies Thursday, but as of now, Carnegie Mellon is my top choice</p>
<p>lol two simultaneous threads ;)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted CIT/ECE</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Did not send.
[</em>] ACT : 33 (35Eng, 35Sci, 33Read, 31Math IIRC (33 composite is correct))
[<em>] SAT IIs: Chem : 710, Math II: 710, Math I: 800
[</em>] GPA: 3.5 UW, 3.7W
[<em>] Rank: Top 10%
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Wrote about how Randy Pausch inspired me to change my attitude in life, other than that it was I OVERCOME CHALLENGES DERP
[</em>] Teacher Rec: My Rec from my science teacher must have been amazing. He graduated from MIT, and bragged about my CS skills (was my CS/Eng and APCS teacher, I have been programming for years(I got rejected from SCS though, my second choice))
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She loved me, lets put it that way.
[</em>] Hook (if any): URM
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: F*** YEAR</p>
<p>**Decision:Accepted!!! **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):670/800/670 2140
[</em>] SAT IIs: Chemistry 650, Math I 800 Math II 800
[<em>] ACT: none
[</em>] APs: AP Calc, AP Language, AP Chemistry, AP Euro, AP Calc BC, AP Spanish, AP Physics, AP Literature
[<em>] IBs: none
[</em>] UM-GPA: 4.36W
[li] Rank: 3/186</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Interact, NHS, Math Team, Alpine Skiing, Cross Country, Ultimate Frisbee, Dinner Bell, Calculus League…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Family Business
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): The supplement I wrote was very normal. It simply was a formal letter about my application to Carnegie Mellon.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: First one from my math teacher. Gave mention to my dedication to Math and highlights my strengths. The second one is from my Junior year physics teacher who is also the coach of ultimate frisbee. This one was very personal as we are very involved working together outside of school.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: It was okay. Unfortunately, our school only has three counselors… so they can only be so personal.
[</em>] Hook (if any): who knows…</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: ME
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Semi-Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: YES!!!</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): 2350 (CR 800, MA 800, WR 750)
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs: Chess team, math team, Ultimate Frisbee club, JETS, debate, science bowl, soccer
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Maine
<p>It’s my top choice from what I’ve been accepted to and the colleges I haven’t heard from yet. I’ll go if I can find the loans.</p>
<p>waitlistedddddddddd :(</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (by section): 2190 (can’t remember breakdown…)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: English:760 US History 690</li>
<li>APs: 5s on english lang, US history. Will take studio art, macroecon, gov&politics and english lit</li>
<li>GPA: between 3.6ish? I had very low grades my freshman and sophomore years, but a 4.5-4.8 for my junior and senior years. </li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>ECs: badminton, ArtQuest, Amnesty international, students for social justice</li>
<li>Volunteer Experience: Arts council, Imagine bus project (art bus)</li>
<li>Essays (subject and responses): Good common app (I wrote about art and it’s impact on both the community and the education system) passable CMU response. It wasn’t interesting, but it was straight forward and had a lot of CMU info.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: One was great, the other I didn’t see. But the teacher loved me as well, so I assume it was good. </li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Okay. My counselor doesn’t know me very well, and only sees me on bad days (because you don’t actually need to see a counselor unless you need their help…)</li>
<li>Applied on: Sometime over winterbreak</li>
<li>Hook (if any): I am a good artist and my portfolio was strong. And I have always been a fairly strong writer, which helped to articulate the conceptual?</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: California</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, a crappy one, but with a strong arts program</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>
<p>bump…
really helpful threads…</p>