OFFICIAL Class of 2015 CMU Decisions Thread

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<p>I thought I would make one seeing as I haven't found one yet. ED'ers are welcome to post =D. Also if there is another thread and I apologize and urge you to disregard this one. I just copied the format from last year's thread.</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Sooooo, I am just checking back on this thread. Hopefully we will get some posts soon =D.</p>

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<p>Ok, I guess I’ll start.</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Maths - 800, Reading - 690, Writing - 730
[</em>] SAT IIs: M2 800, P 800
[<em>] GPA: -
[</em>] Rank: 12/762
[li] Other stats: -</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great I guess
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 1 Very Good, the other Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[</em>] Hook (if any):</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Singapore
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: F</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments: Accepted to MCS - Physics Dept</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted SCS</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Math-800 CR-800 Writing-760
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II-800 US History-790 Physics-760
[<em>] GPA:93 UW 97 W
[</em>] Rank:17 of 478
[<em>] Other stats: 4 US History, 4 Physics, 5 Calc AB, 5 Lit and Comp
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Probably what got me in
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Very Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very Good, we did multiple interviews together
[<em>] Hook (if any): 7 AP Classes Senior Year(1 in Summer)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: PA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Pres. Academic Decathlon
[<em>] VP Save a Life
[</em>] VP Mock trials
[<em>] VP Student congress
[</em>] Starter Ultimate Frisbee
[<em>] First Saxophone Marching Band
[</em>] American Youth Literacy Foundation Member
[<em>] Teacher at Great Wall Chinese School
[</em>] ~300 hours peer tutoring/volunteer[/ul]
General Comments: Very Excited!</p>

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<p>Congrats to both of you! Thanks for posting. I personally am applying to SCS as well, so I am hoping for the best.</p>

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<p>Hey everyone! Regular Decision deadline is coming up and I was wondering if anyone else is freaking out as much as me. I have revised my essays numerous times. I plan on sending it tonight though! On a side note, who else is signed up for this up and coming sleeping bag weekend!</p>

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<p>Congrats bli7193! Your acceptance was well-deserved. What kind of computing experience do you have currently?</p>

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<p>hey guys there is a facebook group for class of 2015
here is the link:
<a href=“Carnegie Mellon University Class of 2015 Public Group | Facebook”>Carnegie Mellon University Class of 2015 Public Group | Facebook;

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<p>Note: ED II Decisions are in, go check your “where am I at”
Note: Got accepted into SCS, and I’m not a super candidate woo!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted SCS</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Composite-2150 Math-690 Critical Reading-710 Writing-750
[</em>] SAT IIs: Biology E-680 Math II-620 (This scared me)
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank: 1/225
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good I think
[</em>] Teacher Recs:Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Work Rec: Excellent (Programming mentor)
[<em>] Hook (if any): Worked full time for a government software company the past two summers.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:Oklahoma
[<em>] School Type: Small town public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Native American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Community service: 500 hours
[li] Extra-curriculurs: 1,500 hours (Editor in Chief of school newspaper since sophomore year)[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>**General Comments: I can’t believe I got in with my test scores. I think my combination of minority status, work experience, and small town upbringing were enough though :)</p>

<p>I’m stoked beyond belief :D**</p>

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<p>**Decision: Rejected **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: didn’t submit…hm…
[</em>] ACT: 34, one sitting-> 35 math, 34 english, 34 science, 31 reading.
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 math II, 740 physics
[</em>] GPA: 3.96 without 9th grade. CMU doesn’t count 9th grade.
[<em>] Rank:
[</em>] Other stats: 5 AP calculus AB in 10th grade.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Was good imo.
[</em>] Teacher Recs:
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:
[</em>] School Type:
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender: male
[/ul]Other Factors: I wrote free source games online in 9th grade, took a second year programming class at a university in 10th, and programmed for my school’s robotics team. Obviously did not help my admission.
**General Comments:**Not enough community service, had a typo on the last sentence of my essay. I expected a deferral and learned that I was not admitted. Cool, I still have Georgia Tech instead, which is an excellent school.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected MCS Chemistry EDII</p>

<p>Gender: Male
State: Virginia
Race: Asian-Mother from Pakistan, Father from Bangladesh
Recommendations: Very strong recommendations from Physics, Math, and Chemistry teachers.
Interview: Yes</p>

<p>High School Courses:</p>

<p>Freshman Year: Honors Earth Science, Honors Biology, Pre-AP World History, Algebra II, Spanish II, Honors English 9, Physical Education 9</p>

<p>Sophomore Year: Precalculus, Chemistry, Honors English 10, AP World History, Computer Science, Physical Education 10, Spanish III</p>

<p>Junior Year: AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, AP US History, Spanish IV, Honors English 11, Art 1, Physics</p>

<p>Senior Year: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Government, AP Literature, AP Spanish, AP Psychology</p>

<p>Standardized Testing:</p>

<p>PSAT: 95th percentile for graduating seniors (Scores from sophomore year, could not take junior year due to swine flu.) Not sure if colleges care about these.</p>

<p>SAT: Math-710, Reading-680, Writing-730, Essay-12
SAT II: Math II- 700, Chemistry- 720, US History- 740
GPA:</p>

<p>Weighted: 3.9 Unweighted: 3.7</p>

<p>Freshman Year: 3.5
Sophomore Year: 3.7
Junior Year: 4.3
Senior Year: 5.0</p>

<p>Class Rank: Top 10% (Not officially known)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities: </p>

<p>Internship with Air Technology Company (Collaboration with researchers at Harvard and Johns Hopkins)
Academic Team Captain (Multiple District Championships)
Chess Team Captain
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Engineering Awards at regional science fair
Air Pollution Research
Sears Cashier
Tutoring (Basically teaching as I am teaching two homeschooled children new material.)
Repeat Contestant on Academic Challenge Gameshow
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Recreational League Soccer
Recreational League Basketball</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted MCS Physics
Stats:
SAT: Math 730 Reading 700 Writing 600
SAT IIs: M2 690 M1 730 Phys 740
GPA: W 4.2 UW 3.8
Rank: 90/800 </p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Good I thought
Teacher Recs: 1 very good, 2 other good
Counselor Rec: Not good if I were to guess</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities: Nothing special</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: male</p>

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<p>Congrats to those who got accepted, and I am sorry for those who got rejected. Thanks to everyone for posting, regardless of the decision. Hopefully more EDII-ers will start to post.</p>

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<p>Meh, I was expecting a rejection; I programmed games for the sheer pleasure of doing so and did not pad my application.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted CIT
Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: Composite-1820 Math-700 Critical Reading-580 Writing-540

  • SAT IIs: Chem: 640 Math II-680
  • GPA: 3.901
  • Rank: 5/311
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Awesome

  • Teacher Recs:Awesome
  • Counselor Rec: Awesome
    </code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country:NH

  • School Type: Small town public
  • Ethnicity: WHITE
  • Gender: Male
    </code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:
* Community service: 250 hours</p>

<p>Note:</p>

<p>Its not about the scores its about how you will “fit”.</p>

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<p>!!!ACCEPTED!!!
(H&SS) </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: N/A
ACT: 31 (35 E, 32 M, 30 R, 28 S, 31 W)
SAT IIs: N/A
GPA: 3.96 uw/5.07 w
Rank: 11/380
Other stats:

  1. Extracurriculars: Black Belt in Tae Kwon Doe, Upper Yellow Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 2nd Chair French Horn in Wind Ensemble, writer for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network Teen Advisory Group
  2. Research: Drexel College of Medicine, Microbiology/Immunology Department, two years
  3. Science Fairs: 1st place at regional for three years, GlaxoSmithKline 3rd place, Pfizer Cum Laude, Tri-State wide 3rd place category (stand-ins for ISEF)
  4. Volunteering: 100+ hours of animal welfare activism, 100+ hours as a Philadelphia tutor for underpriviledged school systems
  5. Academic: AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Commended Student, National Honors Society Member, International High IQ Society Member, Who’s Who Among American High School Students, National Society of High School Scholars, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, National Honors Fraternity
    Essays: awesome
    Teacher Recs: above average (good/great)
    Counselor Rec: above average (ok/good)
    Hook (if any): graduated high school as a junior
    State or Country: NJ
    School Type: Public
    Ethnicity: White
    Gender: Female
    Other Factors:
    General Comments: Grateful :)</p>
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<p>how do you get the formatting to work?</p>

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<p>I thought I would bump this seeing as decisions near. And by near i mean painstakingly far away. =D</p>

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<p>bump 10char.</p>

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<p>You bumped this and a new thread was created just yesterday. Why ? Are the decisions about to come out. Date ?</p>