<p>Rejected. Oh well, looks like I will be going to my other top choice summer program. I actually think I will be going to two programs since it fits in my schedule. Congrats to everyone who got in! Look like this year was very competitive and the rejection letter said they had to limit the number of spots due to financial constraints.</p>
<p>Received my letter in the mail today…I’m on the wait list. I’m happy and hopefully good things will result from this. Good luck to anyone still waiting on decisions! :-)</p>
<p>I got in to the drama program. Sorry to those who got rejected. And can’t wait to see all those accepted!</p>
<p>Might as well post something :P</p>
<p>Got in to the SAMS program yesterday.</p>
<p>DD got into SAMS today. From Fl. Congrats to those who have gotten in and still chance if wait listed. Those that got rejected apply again next year if you are only rising juniors.</p>
<p>For those who got accepted, the returners have made a Facebook page for us to get to know each other. Look up SAMS 2013. :)</p>
<p>Anybody have the contact info for the SAMS department? Can’t seem to find it anywhere.</p>
<p>Anybody have the contact info for the SAMS department? Can’t seem to find it anywhere.</p>
<p>Anybody have the contact info for the SAMS department? Can’t seem to find it anywhere.</p>
<p>@aminebz I believe if you log on to the SAMS website and look at the bottom there’s a link that’s like “Contact us” or something. It appears that after you click that, you have to contact them via undergraduate admissions as shown on the page.</p>
<p>@Apdenoatis</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>Hey guys…I’m really confused regarding SAMS and AP/EA</p>
<p>So it seems like AP/EA is way more rigorous and harder to get into…is that correct?</p>
<p>But on the other hand SAMS is free (right?) while AP/EA is like $6,000 for tuition and room and board.</p>
<p>Sooo which one is better to get into? Super confused at the moment, any help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>AP/EA is for people who are “overqualified” for SAMS; in other words, for people who have already taken all the courses that SAMS has to offer. If you are overqualified, apply for AP/EA only as SAMS is a waste of time (imo.) If you’re not overqualified, you may still be able to do AP/EA but only if you have a really, really good transcript. </p>
<p>SAMS is free.</p>
<p>AP/EA is a bit more complicated. There are two different web pages for the program; one under “Pre-College programs” and one under “Programs for Diversity.” If you create an account and register on the former then if you get in you’ll be expected to dish out 8k unless you’re a commuter, at which you can do 3k for 1 course or 6k for 2 courses. If you register on the latter site you’re essentially applying for a scholarship for AP/EA, but presumably very few people get these. The admissions rate for AP/EA is about 80% since relatively few people are even eligible for the program/willing to pay. The real difficulty is getting a scholarship for it.</p>
<p>Assuming you’ve already set up an account for SAMS, if you decide to apply for AP/EA along with SAMS, then you don’t need to make a new account - just put on your application that you want to apply for that as well. You may have to write an extra essay, though.</p>
<p>So whether or not one of them is “better” really depends on if you can pay for AP/EA, if you could really benefit from the SAMS courseload, and how certain you are that you want to go to CMU. I’ve heard that kids who do well at AP/EA (have at least an A and a B in their courses) and ED CMU have a very, very high chance of making the program.</p>
<p>Someone summed it all up quite well in this thread: <a href=“SAMS Carnegie Mellon 2014 - Summer Programs - College Confidential Forums”>SAMS Carnegie Mellon 2014 - Summer Programs - College Confidential Forums;