<p>hey, </p>
<p>im really interested in doing chemical engineering and i really like cmu. I didnt do so well in school ((unweighted gpa - 3.3) and i did ok on the sat 2250 will that be enough to make me eligible for carnegie mellon engineering.</p>
<p>Does CMU defer early decision applicants to the regular admission pool?</p>
<p>I am applying to CMU early decision. However, the supplement question confuses me. Should it be answered in essay format and when it asks all the other colleges I apply to, does it mean the ones I already applied to or are planning to apply to, because if it’s in essay format, it will be hard to answer all the questions on the supplement and still keep it organized. Also, do admissions look at weighed or unweighted GPA?</p>
<p>HI byuan09,
The essay question is asking “why you have chosen Carnegie Mellon your particular major(s), department(s) or program(s).”
That means colleges or programs at CMU, not other universities. Basically, you need to write something about each program/major you are applying to. For example, if you want to apply for SCS and Tepper, then you should write why.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Hi,
Financial Engineering is the brainchild of CMU however we do not have undergrad program. Most of the ivy colleges like Columbia, Princeton, and Cornell provide ORFE programs which are more challenging. Is there any compelling reason to justify to restrict /limit the undergrad program ?</p>
<p>Dear Admissions Office
I got in ECE my first choice and wiatlisted in SCS. Also I am an international student ! What does a waitlist actually mean ? also if I enrol right now and get into SCS later can I change ? Is it actually possible to get in a waitlist or is it like a rejection? Also can I double major in ECE and CS later?</p>
<p>Sorry man but the admissions office hasn’t posted here in ages.</p>
<p>So what do consider as an alarming grade trend?</p>
<p>How does Carnegie Mellon recalculate GPA? Do they use the + and - system or every A is a 4, every B a 3, etc?</p>
<p>CMU like many other institutions has way too many applications to sit around and redo each transcript into their own system. They will take the transcript face value from “reputable” schools – meaning those with a history of applicants. If the school reports both the weighted and unweighted transcript-- they don’t do any adjusting. This is true for “most” colleges in general.</p>
<p>It’s when there’s IB diplomas that things get tricky and are subject to more careful review.</p>
<p>If your school has some particular oddity about grades or transcripts, have your GC contact admissions in advance to get some clear guidance.</p>
<p>mom21012and14: what is “particular oddity about grades or transcripts”? Thanks.</p>
<p>Oddity:</p>
<p>Classes with titles that don’t make sense?
Grades that are out-of-whack with standardized test scores?
International school where all applicants all have straight A+ transcripts but standardized test scores (including APs) are low.
Unweighted relative to weighted is out of whack with an obvious glance given grades and titles of classes.</p>
<p>I’m sure there are plenty other strange things that would catch an experienced AdCom’s eyes to warrant a further look at reported transcript GPAs.</p>
<p>Lets say the transcript is weighted, and it includes AP credit and Honors credit, along with other things. The student could then have a 4.2 GPA. So your telling me that they use that for your GPA? I understand they have a lot of applications to review, but that can’t be fair.</p>
<p>I believe guidance counselors send a description of the grading system used at the school along with any transcript, and there’s only so many different systems out there, so adcoms can get used to the different varieties relatively quickly.</p>
<p>I imagine they don’t even really look at GPA a whole lot. They check how you did in APs, how difficult of a course load you took, and what sort of other things you did with your time. GPA is just a number used to represent many other, more important, things.</p>
<p>@racin said, they aren’t obsessed with the GPA calculation methods and neither should you be at this point.<br>
There are just so many ways to cut it, and Adcoms are familiar enough with most schools to know exactly what they need to see on any given transcript.</p>
<p>Once you apply, you’ll see that your GPA doesn’t even show on your “Where Am I Page”.</p>
<p>At CMU they will be looking at what courses you take/took. They open the transcript-- they see a sea of As or a sea of Cs or somewhere in between and they go from there.</p>
<p>Reality-- no Adcom at any school spends more than 15-20 minutes on any one application. They don’t have the time -and you have to trust they are the professionals and have it down to a science.
Order of business: Transcript, Standardized test scores, personal essay. From there, depending on a particular school-- Recs and ECS are factored into the analysis.
As we have all said many times already-- ECS are very important at CMU.
That said, that is only if you first catch their attention with your GPA/course selection and your essay.
Make sure the essay shows your passion for where you’re heading and why CMU makes sense for you as your home for the next four years all relative to your previous experiences and ECs.</p>
<p>As an aside: Don’t even suggest to an Adcom that you somehow have a better take or understanding on “fairness” of how school’s transcripts are/should be reviewed. They got their dance down and it’s their dance hall…let it go.</p>
<p>Focus on your essays and don’t worry about your transcript – they will find what they want to find on it and at this point, you cannot change it anyways.</p>
<p>Hi there, I am interested in studying Computational Physics in the Mellon College of Science. Would you happen to know what the admission rate is for the Mellon College of Science?</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> It’s on the carnegie mellon website…
[Admission</a> > Admission Statistics](<a href=“Home - Computing Services - Office of the CIO - Carnegie Mellon University”>Home - Computing Services - Office of the CIO - Carnegie Mellon University)</p>
<p>Sorry, I meant the rate for the program specifically.</p>
<p>I could be wrong but you don’t need to apply for the program specifically.
It’s just a track in the physics degree: [Computational</a> Physics Track - Dept of Physics - Carnegie Mellon University](<a href=“http://www.cmu.edu/physics/undergraduate-program/degree/bs/comp.html]Computational”>http://www.cmu.edu/physics/undergraduate-program/degree/bs/comp.html)</p>
<p>That is correct. You apply to MCS and specify an interest in Physics.
Once a freshman, your advisor would help you select courses. Those in the Computational physics track aren’t going to show up well into the Junior year – first two years fairly straight forward. Exception of course if you place out of Physics with a 5 on both APs, but even then, they encourage the Physics Majors to retake their version of Honors Physics anyways and give up any AP credit in physics to do so.</p>
<p>MCS is easier to gain admittance to than SCS and CIT. But of course no walk in the park.</p>
<p>BTW there’s also a minor in
“Scientific Computing” which is available as well.
<a href=“2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog < Carnegie Mellon University”>2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog < Carnegie Mellon University;
<p>If accepted, let me know by PM-- I know a current senior with this focus.</p>