Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) (2024-2025)

[worldly karma]

less than last year

still overenrolled

[mild galleon]

lwky think none off of cit and scs is gonna come off

[crisp elk]

I think SCS is cooked

again

[mild galleon]

yeah atp anything STEM is likely filled

[craggy ibex]

We're trying our best..

[gaunt delta]

🗿

we gotta call them? 💀

[mild galleon]

no it’s for the grad+ admissions, we get a call and email

[gaunt delta]

w

[grave shale]

i have no chance

but one can hope and dream

[crisp elk]

cmu may have overenrolled again

[shadow cairn]

oh no

[crisp elk]

😔

[cobalt swift]

Not again

[steel gulch]

how is the waitlist going

is it as bad as last year

[crisp elk]

scs no one is getting off the waitlist

I think it was confirmed with a call

[steel gulch]

there was like 30 people total who got off the waitlist last year

[crisp elk]

yeah

I think cmu overenrolled again this year too

[steel gulch]

at least they didn’t drag it out until the end of july for you guys < / 3

[crisp elk]

cmu expected I think

220 scs people

they got 237

[worldly karma]

still better than 261 last year!

[floral kraken]

May I ask if anyone has already received their I-20?
haven’t received it yet at this point, is that considered normal?

[gaunt delta]

Wut that

[quaint skiff]

when did you request it?

[quaint skiff]

visa process for international students

[hearty summit]

Did anyone else get this

[rugged inlet]

yes

[lilac ridge]

just got it as well

[rugged inlet]

everyone on the waitlist gets it right

[mellow cloak]

i assume so yes

[grave shale]

Should I be writing anything here

[mild galleon]

filled it out 😍

[grave shale]

did you put anything in the text box

[mild galleon]

yeah

i raised over 12k in funding for school stuff/charities as stu gov vp and nhs president + student research mentor job this summer + volunteering plans + the senior awards from my school and dept of education

and how i brought my team to top 16 after 5+ years not even passing the first round in mock trial

they alr had my robotics awards from this year that i sent separately

which was in a similar caliber

but more of my field/role awards than anything so it was a better look for me (?) according to my friends

should’ve won AIMC overall this year bro (i never competed in AIMC nor know how it rlly works)

[grave shale]

i see

i was unsure whether to write anything because it says

about the wl and your process

[mild galleon]

i mean

more info abt u as a person def helps

idk most people haven’t done anything quantitative that they haven’t reported alr

/ tried to report

cit cmu is just an over dream tho

[quaint skiff]

they don't admit based off of merit of the wl typically

[mild galleon]

hmmm then idk just put it there to show that i’m still working ?? 😭😭

[slow sage]

haven’t gotten anything yet

😭

looks like I'm toast...good luck to the rest of you!

[mild galleon]

check ur spam

[slow sage]

just checked every folder (incl spam) n still nothing...thanks for the heads-up tho, gonna shoot them an email

[mild galleon]

update us 🙏🙏

[sand dock]

cmu wl was never gonna happen

its gonna be like 6/10k this year frfr

[mild galleon]

we will be in the six

😛😛

[grave shale]

yea cit isnt happening is my guess

ucsd is cool tho

[mild galleon]

my friend had this happen to her too

you have to email them OR call

if you filled out the march form

then you should’ve gotten it

the waitlist is 100% closed until a summer meltdown when kids plans change or something

it’s a fall back bc of trumps policies and things like that

bc cmu has one of the highest international rates

[winter nova]

didnt get that form as well

[mild galleon]

call / email admissions!!

[quaint skiff]

cmu is very often overenrolled unfortunately

it's not something you did wrong

[mild galleon]

@jolly cape or at least that’s what they said when she called

[jolly cape]

Bro 🥀🥀😭😭

All I put was that hey I'm still interested in CMU and if I get off I'm gonna cancel my enrollment at Rutgers and join CMU instead 😭

[jolly cape]

Oh I see

[jolly cape]

Hello fellow cs+ggis kid

[mild galleon]

i put that too dw

[jolly cape]

Where did you end up committing

[jolly cape]

Alr

[mild galleon]

i doubt any of this is gonna sway anyone though

[jolly cape]

Yeah

Might as well forget about CMU tbh

[mild galleon]

unless something terrible happens with the international students

we’re not getting off

or a mass spam of ivy + affordable great colleges waves come out

[mild galleon]

so they like ur app

[jolly cape]

Oh is that why I was given an extended wait-list?

Man they finna change their minds after my final transcript drops 💀

[hearty summit]

uw

[mild galleon]

that’s what i’m guessing? idk..

at worst they wanna hold u till the summer bc u were waitlisted at best they liked ur app

[steel gulch]

cmu i am in you

[jolly cape]

why not uiuc

[hearty summit]

in state tuiton

[jolly cape]

oh fair enough

[sand dock]

freaky

[trail night]

Is it a thing at CMU SCS for current students to send handwritten postcards to incoming freshmen?

[worldly karma]

i got one

[crisp elk]

I did not get one

[autumn torrent]

admissions dep will send a handwritten postcard to all admitted students

[autumn torrent]

if you got in youll get one eventually

itll come with like a flag and a letter too

[crisp elk]

Wait oh

Yeah I got the flag

[autumn torrent]

did it not come in the folder you got?

[crisp elk]

It's humogous

[crisp elk]

Idk low-key I forgot 😭

[autumn torrent]

oh well

[crisp elk]

My bad

[autumn torrent]

nah its all chill

you still might not get one idk if they changed the way they send them out

[quaint skiff]

not everyone gets one

were you ed

[autumn torrent]

nah i was rd

[autumn torrent]

oh

[trail night]

Got the flag, t-shirt, and cap earlier and now the postcard

[worldly karma]

wait what t-shirt and cap

._.

huh

[gaunt delta]

never got the email wtf

gae

[sick otter]

check spam

[sand dock]

why doesnt cmu send everyone who got rejected a melon

https://tenor.com/view/stab-stabbing-knife-attack-watermelon-gif-7551454710566979568

[mild galleon]

what about the waitlists? a carnegie sticker 💀💀

[craggy ibex]

i suggested that but too costly 😦

[peak spear]

I just got off the waitlist for cmu this morning but i kinda want some opinion
I’m currently committed to ucsd for biochem at erc but got into cmu for materials science engineering (with plans to double major in bio medical engineering), but i might switch to biochem later (i just thought engineering would help since my career goal is med school for radiology)
I feel like ucsd would be better for me career wise, but I think cmu could get me better opportunities in the future. Plus my tuition is significantly lower at cmu

I have three days to decide 😫

[jolly cape]

HOLY SHIT GOATED

CONGRATS???

[mild galleon]

UR GOATED OMG

[peak spear]

THANK U!! I’m so shocked cuz their waitlist was supposed to be over

I’m so grateful though 🙏

[mild galleon]

it’s not over till you say it is

🙏🙏

[peak spear]

I’m just still conflicted whether to stay with ucsd or cmu 😫

[crisp elk]

do you want to join the cmu 2029 discord server lol

[ivory flax]

whats the difference

in cost

[mild galleon]

i’m a HEAVILY biased person but i’d go for cmu honestly

if tuition is significantly lower than UCSD and they’re actively working on the research aspects of the university

but to be fair my knowledge on UCSD is minimal and only from my friend from cali whose a pre law kid

[peak spear]

Yes please!

[peak spear]

Around 10k I believe

[ivory flax]

hmm are you sure you're gonna go to med school

[peak spear]

I think I’m leaning toward cmu right now, but I feel like biochem at UCSD would be a better for med

[ivory flax]

its a lot harder to maintain a good gpa at CMU that's for sure

[peak spear]

I’m aiming for it

[ivory flax]

esp in engineering

[crisp elk]

dm'ed it to you

[peak spear]

Yeah I was worried about that too but I was also thinking of switching after my first year

[ivory flax]

CMU bio/chem will be weaker than UCSD

[peak spear]

Cuz also I got into ERC for ucsd, and there’s like way more GE reqs

Yeahh ucsd I think is rank 7

Im pretty set on going into the med field

So im not sure which would be best

[ivory flax]

if you REALLY want to go for med UCSD is probably better

if you cant make med or you want to do something else CMU will be better

[peak spear]

Ahh I don’t see it in my requests 😰 can u send it again ?

[peak spear]

Hmmm yeah I get what ur saying

Alright ty!! I’ll give it a lotta thought

[crisp elk]

um I sent it likeu 30 minutes ago lol

sent it again tho

[peak spear]

Oh wait I see it now

Thank u!!

[crisp elk]

np

[mellow cloak]

congrats!!!!

[peak spear]

Thank u !!

[jolly cape]

information systems

[craggy ibex]

congrats!

[autumn torrent]

if ur tuition is lowe at cmu id say cmu its pretty doable to switch out of engineering

also congrats

[peak spear]

Thank youuu !

[peak spear]

I'll def keep this in mind ty :)

[paper anchor]

me rn 😭

[echo vault]

housing just released 🔥

[grave shale]

ok yeah wl is not pulling through

30th june is the hard stop right?

[sand dock]

wl is already soft closed from what the email said

[jolly cape]

no way

[sand dock]

Chat whats this

This is wl finaid stuff btw its not a sign of admit

[jolly cape]

bro they gave me like no money 💀

[sand dock]

the difference between you and me is that i am in poverty

[jolly cape]

yeah

well people in the middle who are too rich for aid but cant afford full tuition also have it rough 😭 😭

[gaunt delta]

cmu ghosting is wild

[mild galleon]

💔💔💔

real!

[jolly cape]

💀💀

Just give me closure already bro we know yo ahh ain't taking me off the waitlist

[mild galleon]

they’re probably not gonna send a rejection email till the extended waitlist is also closed

[steel gulch]

federal work study = basically guaranteed on-campus job where you can earn the amount specified each semester

federal subsidized loan = student loan from the government where the gov pays your interest while you’re in school

$135 is not enough to warrant taking out a loan lol

[sand dock]

Whoops i pressed accept

But im not going to cmu anyway

[steel gulch]

yea the way those loans work is you tell the school you want them, school tells DoE you want them, then you apply

so it’s not going to effect you anyways lol

[sand dock]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-kat-kitty-kitten-rober-gif-1250302461018253483

moneyyyy

[mild galleon]

i mean i assumed its over unless a magical wave happens

[gaunt delta]

yea

💔

[steel gulch]

i’m not a big fan of the term “rejection with honors” being used to refer to waitlists but in cmu’s case it really is

like a couple years ago they didn’t let anyone off from the waitlist lol

[paper anchor]

thats not nice of them

[mild galleon]

wait so did none get a notice of a rejection tdy?

even non extended waitlist people

[spiral panther]

did they send you an estimated financial aid package or something?

[spiral panther]

I got a notice that I was invited to REMAIN on the waitlist for july 💀 what an honor

[mild galleon]

😭😭 yeah good luck! i got the rejection email and honestly after the deferred, waitlisted, and another waitlist thing.. im glad to finally end this process

i wish all the cmu waitlists a very good luck for july, yall will cook ❤️

[jolly cape]

You got rejected today?? 😭😭

[jolly cape]

All the dorms gonna be filled up by then 😭

[mild galleon]

yessir 🫡

[mild galleon]

nah if they take you, theyll figure something out

[jolly cape]

Sorry about that 😭😭

Condolences

[mild galleon]

no bro

ive been here

since november

[jolly cape]

You were an ED applicant

[mild galleon]

and as much as i loved their program, i was very much over the waiting

[jolly cape]

Damn

[mild galleon]

yeahhh i dont regret it tho

[spiral panther]

They didn't even send me an estimated fin aid offer so idk why they're extending my waitlist 😭 I have no hope

[mild galleon]

anyhow good luck everybodyyyy

[jolly cape]

Bruh this is the 2nd or third time I got waitlistes

At cmu

[spiral panther]

I'll sleep outside if they accept me idc

[jolly cape]

Waitlisted neu as well but never heard back from them

[mild galleon]

erm i would contact them

[jolly cape]

Maybe I declined the offer idk idr

IDC about neu anyway

[mild galleon]

anyhowwwww

[spiral panther]

its probably whatever, I'm a CS major anyways 💀

[mild galleon]

good luck cuties, yall got this >:-)

[jolly cape]

I'm an is major 😭

[sand dock]

Les goooo rejected raaaaaah

Farewell edger melon

[jolly cape]

im still being edged by cmu

💀

[sand dock]

They want you bad

[mellow cloak]

i am being edged.

[mellow cloak]

so am i rejected with honors with honors 🤔

rejected summa cum laude?

[jolly cape]

arent we all

[sand dock]

my no loci submitting ass couldnt get past round 2 of cmu wl smh

[steel gulch]

lol i also was invited to remain through july last year

it likely depends on major

[gaunt delta]

lmfao i sent it last second ah

skully2

literally sent it the day of the email

[grave shale]

How mant of you guys are on july wl?

[grave shale]

also for everyone on july wl what school did you apply to?

my application was for meche so cit

[mellow cloak]

chem e, on july wl

[grave shale]

i havent asked enough people to ascertain that it isnt just a coincidence

but this extension seems to apply mainly to cit applicants?

[jolly cape]

me

[jolly cape]

dietrich for information systems

or heinz

i forgot

[grave shale]

nice gl

[grave shale]

isn't IS like

an intersectional major or smth

like it isnt clearly in one school

[jolly cape]

yea

[grave shale]

i'm trying to figure out if it's specifically certain schools or majors

that were offered wl extension

[gaunt delta]

nah

im SCS

[sand dock]

zamn scs sounds cooked at this stage of the game

[grave shale]

wait no way

[grave shale]

they wouldve kicked him off wl if scs was well and truly done for though

[grave shale]

they want you bro

[hearty summit]

im also scs july wl

[gaunt delta]

i wish 😂

[grave shale]

gl

[crisp elk]

Gl bro

[hearty summit]

lowk idc anymore

[sand dock]

melons

tartar sauce

[hoary zealot]

I'm pretty sure SCS overenrolled 😭

Good luck though 🙏

[crisp elk]

yeah it's cooked I got a reduced rate triple

[stable prairie]

some updates from what i’ve seen cmu do that could impact waitlist:

• housing/dining plan fully assigned (and they closed their portal till start of school for maintenance)
• final semester bill posted
• all data is deleted from admissions
• id photos were due 2 days ago

[stable prairie]

i got lucky and got mudge single semi-suite 3/1

[crisp elk]

bro

wait which school ru apart of

[stable prairie]

CFA drama production and design

[crisp elk]

damn gl

bro is about to be put through hell (so I've heard) 😭

[crisp elk]

even worse its donner 😭

[stable prairie]

oh it’s just 10 hour studio days

where you’re in the same room

for 10 hours

[crisp elk]

nice

so just like cs major but swap out dorm room for studio room

/j

[stable prairie]

but hey at least i got an expensive ahhh seat cushion

[stable prairie]

hey i’ll take a single anywhere

and i get a koi pond

[crisp elk]

I haveu to get insurance stuff sorted out

[stable prairie]

cmu insurance biggest scam

my friends school only is charging $500/year

[crisp elk]

wow my internet is shit

[stable prairie]

we have to pay $3000

[crisp elk]

3k?

wb the benefits

[stable prairie]

no idea i’m just sticking with my parents

[crisp elk]

lol I'm moving over

its much better than my parents insurance

[hoary zealot]

Yoo i'm Mudge too

[hoary zealot]

Literally the worst case scenario 😭

I thought I had it bad getting my 7th choice

[stable prairie]

which tower

[hoary zealot]

Imma dm

[gaunt delta]

yeah :/

plz let me in ah

i need that full ride ah

[steel gulch]

no bc i know a girl who’s a costume designer and my jaw dropped when i saw her schedule

i thought my 25 hrs/week of rehearsal is bad

are you still doing the BXA?

[craggy ibex]

im pulling all nighters looking through all of your wl applications

[craggy ibex]

omg IS

its in both dietrich and heinz

[gaunt delta]

LMFAO

[crisp gyro]

CMU SCS waitlist

https://tenor.com/view/basketball-meme-gif-5051779013126861108

[stable prairie]

nope, gonna try to do a double major without BXA, cuz they dont offer a BXA prod and ai

[gaunt delta]

fr

[ivory flax]

acc no

it’s a bit under

but this extended wl is prolly just replacements for ppl that get off other wls

[steel gulch]

good luck, cmu is probably the most flexible BFA w double-majoring that i’ve seen

sending thoughts and prayers for the saturday practicals tho

[grave shale]

but the only people who are still on the waitlist were specifically selected to remain on it through july, a bunch of people got rejected too

there has to be a reason

[jolly cape]

what if i get off the waitlist but have to turn it down because i have to pay 90k

😭

why is college so expensive

[gaunt delta]

oh fr?

[gaunt delta]

LMAo

they didn't send u ur financial package??

[jolly cape]

they did

i just got nothing

[gaunt delta]

LMAO

i got full ride bruv

[spiral panther]

You sent ANOTHER loci in addition to the first waitlist one?

[gaunt delta]

i never sent an loci at all till that same morning

i didnt even get the we'll let you know more and you can send us another text email

[grave shale]

yea a bunch of people were rejected on july 1st

i think possibly >50% of waitlisted applicants were sent rejection letters when we got the july extension

it isn't school based either afaik, i know people who got both rejected and extended by cit, mellon, and more

[spiral panther]

I got extended and my email didn't say anything about letting them know more information, it just said we'll keep you on the waitlist

[steel gulch]

normally at this point in the process it supercedes school and becomes heavily dependent on major

institutional priorities etc etc

[grave shale]

fair

maybe everybody in meche got the extension

[gaunt delta]

hope i get in for scs ah

[grave shale]

what can i do

[grave shale]

is there any way i can send updates to an AO rn

[grave shale]

does CMU have applicant IDs

[crisp elk]

I got an update in by sending an email to their undergrad admissions

But I was deferred in like december

[grave shale]

so the [email protected] id?

[crisp elk]

Lemme check

It's whatever on their page

[crisp elk]

Yes

https://www.cmu.edu/admission/contact-us

[grave shale]

alr

[stable prairie]

100% not, they have me scheduled to 59/60 "units" in theatre lol (thats 20 credits)

[steel gulch]

i get 16 total elective credits across all 4 years in my BFA at usc lol

[stable prairie]

lucky, im gonna have fucking 60 hours of work each week (per FCE's), but it will at least be shit i like. what about usc? is it a bad workload?

[steel gulch]

i was in about 30 hours of rehearsals a week first semester of freshman year on top of all of my classes

[stable prairie]

thats weird how they make you do acting shit for all bfa's

i cannot act for my life for stage

[steel gulch]

it’s just one course so it’s an easy A