<p>Do we find out accept/reject by snail mail or e-mail or status page (is there one?)</p>
<p>Snail mail</p>
<p>From the CMU online status page:
“The Carnegie Mellon Office of Admission intends for all students to receive their official notification of admission decisions and financial aid awards through the mail and not on this display. Due to this, decision and financial aid award information will not appear on this display until three days after the letters have been mailed to you. We apologize in the event that these notification letters fail to reach you before you view the data on this display.”</p>
<p>Hmm…I didn’t realize this was still done by mail. Does CMU do the fat envelope/thin envelope thing?</p>
<p>Yes, you get a big envelope that says “This is the fat letter” for regular decision acceptances. However, if you live on the west coast (like me), you probably will see your decision online before it comes in the mail.</p>
<p>Last year, our fat envelope came a few days after the online posting anyway and we live in Massachusetts.</p>
<p>Read my thread NTIE/ NTIA with details.</p>
<p>Internationals can also pay extra to have it sent by Fedex rather than routine post.</p>