OFFICIAL Class of 2015 CMU Decisions Thread

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<p>I fail at the formatting thing but here you guys go:</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED to HSS for Psychology and WAITLISTED to MCS for Biological Sciences</p>

<p>Stats:

  • SAT: 580 Math + 640 CR + 660 Writing = 1880
  • SAT II: 740 Chinese, 660 Math II, 640 Bio M
  • GPA: 3.6 UW, 4.2 W
  • Rank: 30/442
  • Other: all 3’s on four of my AP exams and one 2</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Essays: Not bad, but rushed on some of them because I didn’t keep track of the deadline haha
  • Teacher Recs: Good, I think (I think what really helped me was a recommendation from a CMU professor that I worked with)
  • Counselor Recs: Pretty good, I think
  • Hook: Danced all my life, and worked on a CMU professor’s research project</p>

<p>Location/Person:

  • State or Country: Cali
  • School Type: Public, urban
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: F</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments:
SO excited! REALLY didn’t think I would get in because of my low GPA and SAT scores (I mean, look at them!) I think I might end up going here if I get enough FA haha.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted H&SS</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 710 CR, 730 M, 800 W (2240)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT IIs: 720 Math II, 700 Lit
[</em>] GPA: 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 2/80
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Extremely creative
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Well thought out and great, I assume
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Same as above
[<em>] Hook (if any): no sir
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: TX
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: M[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: Glad I got in. We’ll just have to see what FA they offer… I’ve been accepted to many great schools so far, so it’ll be hard choosing where to go!</p>

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<p>accepeted to tepper</p>

<p>800m 800w 740cr
800ush 790 math ii 730 bio e</p>

<p>4.4. w</p>

<p>not going to cmu… already got in ucb with regents scholar, pomona also… pomona is first pick as of now</p>

<p>rejected from northwestern</p>

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<p>S is accepted to CIT and waitlisted to SCS.</p>

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<p>Sorry if this seems so obvious.
But on the online website to check your admissions decision…
in the section called “College Choices”, is the "Decision"if you got in or not?
Cuz mine says “Not admitted”, which means I didn’t get in huh…</p>

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<p>Yea, sadly that means you didn’t get in D: Don’t worry, we’ll all find good places to go, no matter where we end up :)</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted to HSS (invitation to be a Humanities Scholar as well) **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 CR: 700 M: 690 W: 710 (didn’t send)
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/230
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English, AP Spanish, AP Psych, AP Calculus
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Spanish, AP Psych, AP Calculus, Physics, Newspaper, Academic Games
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): LEDA SCHOLAR (Extremely big deal, probably what got me in). Coca Cola Scholar. Tons of National, State, and Regional Academic Games awards, Regional Piano Award, SHS & NHS[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Men of Vision- President, Academic Games- Captain, Swim Team- Varsity Captain, Class Vice President, Spanish Honor Society- CoFounder, National Honor Society, LEDA Scholars Program, Newspaper- Staff Writer, and a lot more.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Junior Police Cadet
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Really strong Community Service–Helped mentor at-risk youth in my urban low income neighborhood
[</em>] Summer Activities: Aspects of Leadership LEDA Scholars Summer Institute at Princeton University. Crump Law Program at Howard University.
[<em>] Essays: Really strong…showed my passions for helping my community, and how I want to show a brighter side of where I come from.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: GREAT. Made me seem involved.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Awful. Lots of rhetoric, but many typos.
[</em>] Additional Rec: AWESOME. From the LEDA Program.
[li] Interview: Nope[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: < $60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM + LEDA Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test Scores for a URM, pretty high. Strong essays.
[</em>] Weaknesses: None… I worked my tail off in high school, and I guess they saw that.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: High Achieving URM, Working towards a great cause for my community, also because I visited.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Amherst (early write), Brown (likely letter), Northwestern, Vassar, Michigan
b]General Comments:** The school is pretty nice.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted SCS, MCS **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: M: 770, CR: 730, W: 770
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 750, Chemistry: 770
[<em>] GPA: 4.33 (w), 4.0 (uw)
[</em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[<em>] Other stats: AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science A, AP English Lang and Comp, AP Physics C: Mechanics AND Electricity and Magnetism, dual-credit courses
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Okay
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Hook (if any): None in particular I don’t think
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Indiana
[<em>] School Type: Public, residential
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
Extracurrics, awards, activities, service weren’t really related to computer science, but I managed to dig some things out. I don’t think it was a very impressive list.
Also a National Merit Finalist, but my application was submitted so early that I was only a semi-finalist then.
General Comments:
Very happy to get in, but may not be able to afford it… :-/</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to MCS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 [750R, 770M, 790W]
[li] SAT II: 790 Bio, 760 Chem, 800 MathII[/li][</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), English Lang (5), Calculus (5), APUSH (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP Microeconomics
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF?
[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Dance, Fencing, Medical Shadowing and Programs, Small amount of research
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering for 3 years
[</em>] Summer Activities: Medical Program
[<em>] Essays: Solid—My CMU essay was pretty detailed and enthusiastic, I think.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Did not read, probably decent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Most likely okay, if a bit generic.
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: ORM
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, Essays, Location
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, GPA, GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: See Strengths :)[/ul][/li]General Comments:
Congrats to everyone who was accepted! I’m thrilled and hope I’ll be able to afford it. To everyone else, you’re all amazing people who will, I’m sure, end up somewhere fantastic!</p>

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<p>On the online website, it says that I’ve been waitlisted. I thought that couldn’t happen because it’s so late in the year. How long will it take to get a final decision?</p>

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<p>Assuming you accept your position on the waitlist, May 1st at the earliest. They need to see how many people accept their spots at CMU for the Class of 2015, with May 1st being the deadline to send in enrollment deposits. Then they can start picking from the waitlist based on how many open spots they have.</p>

<p>Hope that helped!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 34 (35 is superscored)
SAT II (if submitted): 780 English, 760 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/892
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), European History (5), US History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish Language, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chemistry, Honors Wind Ensemble, Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Commended Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Section Leader/Drum Major), Varsity Badminton, Scholastic Bowl (Captain), Tri-M Honors Society, Key Club, Various Music Groups, etc.
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club Volunteer Organization
Essays: Pretty good, I think
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Probably generic, but decent</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Cognitive Science
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (India)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle/High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): nothing really</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Class Rank, Marching band leadership positions
Weaknesses: Test scores were decent, didn’t take SAT I, no work experience/not much community service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Solid stats and well-rounded extracurriculars
General Comments: Good luck to everybody in the whole college process! It’s a long one with several potential setbacks along the way, but I know it will work out for everyone in the end!</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED TO CIT</p>

<p>SAT: 2010; 660R, 720M, 630W
SAT IIs: 660M2, 770Sp, 620phy
ACT: 34W, 31M, 31R, 28S, 10 essay, 31composite
GPA: w=4.55 uw=3.77
Rank: n/a
Ap’s: 5 spanish lang, 5 us gov, 4 us hist, 3 art hist
Senior Year Course Load: ap calc bc, ap eng lit, french 2, hon philosophy, ap econ, hon la hist
Awards: National Hispanic Scholar</p>

<p>Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recs: really good
Counselor Rec: pretty good</p>

<p>State: Florida
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male</p>

<p>varsity tennis player and gymnast</p>

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<p> ** DECISION: WAITLISTED (CIT) **
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<p>Decision: Accepted to CIT w/ ECE</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2240/2150 M: 800/700 CR:730/740 Writing: 710/710
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):m: 800 CR: 740 W:710
[<em>] ACT (breakdown):n/a
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 790 US History; 760 Chem; 740 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0? my school doesn’t do unweighted
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.13/4.6 (highest is 4.27)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): US History(5); Chem(5); AB Calc(5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP BC Calc and Linear Algebra(online); H Wind Ensemble; AP English; H Spanish 4; Theology(required); H Physics(AP not offered); AP Computer Science(online)
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 2?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Girl Scout Gold Award; NJ Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): award winning marching band(most dedicated senior award); Mock Trial(witness all 4 yrs, lawyer jr sr), FIRST robotics(build team, programming this year, head of scouting); youth group, girl scouts, a few violin orchestras as an underclassman
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:n/a
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Girl Scouts since Kindergarten, Gold Award project bringing hygienic supplies to poor children in Ecuador, altarserving, service through my church/youth group </p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: about my extended family on my mother’s side’s intense love of ice cream 9 [/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 2nd person reflection on marching band, was better before I had to cut the word cout 7
[<em>] Engineering Essay (if applicable): about my natural curiosity as a child, and further development through robotics and gov school, 8
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: math teacher I’ve had 2 yrs, love her, 10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: history teacher I’ve had 3 yrs, love him, 10 (said the only way the letter could hurt is if they thought he was talking about the Virgin Mary, he’s overly complimentary)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably very generic, 5
[</em>] Additional Rec:n/a
[<em>] Interview: went fairly well, not amazing, not bad, 7
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]n/a</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 12/6
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:Catholic (more focused on winning football team than academics)
[<em>] Ethnicity:white
[</em>] Gender:female
[<em>] Income Bracket: too much for financial aid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] girl in engineering
Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: EC’s, recs, course load
[</em>] Weaknesses: some essays, scores, school
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:strengths
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Princeton, Lehigh, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon Waitlisted: Columbia Rejected: Stanford</p>

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<p>I live in Wisconsin, and I still have not received my letter (and due to a misplacement of papers, I cannot locate my online username/password). Is not receiving an actual letter yet a bad sign?</p>

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<p>We live in MA and know that my D is accepted, but still haven’t received the packet.</p>

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<p>That is so comforting. I hear these peiple getting priority mails. Sounded like theyre sending priority mails to the admitees</p>

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<p>Yep, my acceptance was priority :/</p>

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<p>Well flute1298’s mail hasnt arrived either and her D was accepted. So…not receiving the mail yet doesnt mean i am rejected right?</p>