@Overtheline we did not seek financial assistance
@4boyzsmom I read your posts about Pitt vs. Penn State; working on the honors app for Pitt. Did your son decide?
@andromeda10 What Iām trying to get at is it my fault for applying for FA that cost me my chances of getting in from the waitlist when the school I applied to already hit enrollment caps.
@MrElonMusk That appears to be the case. On CMUās website, this is what CMU states: āBecause resources are limited, Waiting List decisions may not be need blind.ā This point was emphasized during the waitlist sessions. Read into this what you will.
@MrElonMusk Who knows? I have followed your posts as my S applied and was rejected from the same schools as you. It may have, but you will never know. I told my S, we have to move on.
Dang, I Went to CMU Pre-College for 2 years, got a rec from a professor, applied ED, RD, PWL, and still didnāt get in
LET ME CLARIFY WHAT I"M TRYING TO SAY HERE: When I said Tepper was filled, I was referring to the email I received on May 2nd, in which CMU informed students on the waitlists that Tepper had enough students for the freshman class, based on the enrollment numbers from May 1st.
@Andromeda10 He chose to go to Pitt Honors. We were so impressed with them and he will have a great time at a school that loves him and gave him generous merit aid. Like many people said before me, it doesnāt matter where you go, what matters is how you go in, and heās going to Pitt happy and excited.
@4boysmom My son is majoring in physics and math, so they will meet! I teach college in high school Calculus, and I know some of the math professors. They are great! Pitt has been the most welcoming school we visited!
Iām sorry if Iāve been sounding rude and aggressive on this thread. I am just extremely frustrated at CMU with their waitlist procedures.
@MrElonMusk Completely understandable. I live in Pittsburgh and am embarrassed at how CMU has treated you all.
iām pretty frustrated and disappointed as well
Did anyone get in? why did they ask for an essay within 36 hours if they didnāt admit students from the PWL?
Oh yeah I forgot to mention because of enrollment caps being met for Tepper, I wasnāt even given the chance to further express my interest in CMU through the PWL essay.
Now theyāre asking me to wait through the entire summer if Iām still interestedā¦ and if an opening shows upā¦
My daughter just got notice that she was admitted to MCS.
bottom line is that resources are limited. If they end up with more $ available once they see the enrolled students then maybe it doesnāt matter. However if they are overcommitted on FA on the enrolled students it only makes sense that they will try to fill any remaining WL seats with kids that wonāt make the problem worse. Just like with understanding the initial decision process and itās many different factors, you wonāt be able to determine whether FA was a factor in clearing the WL. I would suspect that there werenāt all that many seats available even with a lower initial number of acceptances it seems unlikely that the WL for any given program had more than just a few to a few 10s of openings.
Did they send any status update emails or anythingā¦?
??? guys I didnāt even get an emailā¦
Oh nvm I actually did, and I am waitlisted from a waitlist 
at this point I just kind of hate this school and Iām not going to do anything for it ever again, but, good luck to you all!
waitlisted again! after submit essay yesterday