Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) (2025-2026)

[cold forge]

fr?

[cedar turret]

yes smart idea

[cold forge]

you got this!

[vague yoke]

UC 3 dorm at Carnegie Meowlon University (CMU)

[vague yoke]

So based

[robust creek]

I haven’t met a single person who got into Dietrich

Where are they hiding

[fringe badge]

thx guys for the continied support..

[vague yoke]

In their libraries being book worms

[cold forge]

this message could kill Andrew Mellon keep cooking

[robust creek]

You got it bro wishing you luck for the rest of your applications

[vague yoke]

Bhaahhaa

[fringe badge]

Thank you, you aswell 🙏

[robust creek]

🙂

[vague yoke]

There was a 17313 project team today whose name was Carnegie Andrew

[cold forge]

also cmu's namesakes are so diabolical

robber baron and the guy who caused the great depression teaming up to bring us the #1 school for tech

[vague yoke]

Glad to hear it be the #1 school

Because it is

[cold forge]

i feel like I def would've committed to cmu over any other school next to it so it's #1 fr

us news is lying

[jolly gazelle]

im jk seriously well done tho congrats XD

for deferrals ik cmu doesnt recommend LOCI but does that mean they dont take any updates abt competitions or whatever besides sem 1 grades?

[cedar turret]

they do not care for nor consider them

[cold forge]

this is gonna be me at cmu

[cedar turret]

for admits: make sure to thank john carnegie and john mellon

[cold forge]

https://tenor.com/view/gtaiiicoladrink-gta-iii-add-coca-cola-gta-iii-meme-gta-iii-coca-cola-meme-coca-cola-meme-gif-5777173447756869246

[jolly gazelle]

oof ok

[cold forge]

I was writing my loci at 3pm today 😭

[cedar turret]

good thing you dont need it

[vernal flare]

omg I got in I’m so happy

[worn goblet]

does anyone know what is the defered rate?

[hot seal]

YOOOOO

ITS GOOD ITS GOOD

same

[tranquil jasper]

idk if theyve released stats most we have is the pinned poll which is obv a small sample

this one

[hot seal]

LOL

[dull meteor]

guys how is it going

is it skewed more positively right now?

or completely random?

[tranquil jasper]

check the poll i linked

[dull meteor]

is it representative

[tranquil jasper]

of this thread

[dull meteor]

usually its not because

[worn goblet]

what majors did yall apply for

[tranquil jasper]

people who got rejected are probably not going to want to tell epople over and over abt it

so with the poll they click one button and are done

[dull meteor]

ah okay

[robust creek]

Congrats man, you deserve it

[dull meteor]

has anyone not gotten their decisions?

[robust creek]

Yeah I got deferred

[dull meteor]

no i mean like

not gotten a decision

[robust creek]

I can’t read

[dull meteor]

as in no portal update

or has everyone

received their decisions?

[robust creek]

Not sure abt that

[vernal flare]

I don't think everyone has, one of my friends still hasn't received an emal

[jolly gazelle]

wait that's weird

did u guys all get an email prompting u to check the portal or just a status update in the portal?

[hot seal]

status update, later email

[open narwhal]

Yooo you got in

No more rice huh

[hot seal]

why did everyone in this thread get deferered lmap

[open narwhal]

I pray for your mental wellbeing

[cold forge]

LMAO

😭

[hot seal]

are they deferring a lot or is it just this sever

[jolly gazelle]

mmm not sure

ive just heard rumors cmu generally has a low deferral rate but who knows for this year 🤷‍♂️

[hot seal]

ikr

[robust creek]

Everyone who applies to the same program as me got deferred

It’s probably pretty high tbh

[hot seal]

interesting

whhich one

[robust creek]

Dietrich

StatML

[hot seal]

ohh

interesting

[robust creek]

Yeah the issue is that in regular decision they have less capacity and more FGLI students apply

They need to also optimize for representation

[jolly gazelle]

anyone know how many undergrad chem engineers they take each year?

[hot seal]

hmm trust trust that is why

im an asian in cs

copium

shit i read that wrong

i thought u said EDoh im fucked then

bye bye dream school

[scenic hollow]

Sob my friend got into cmu

[robust creek]

The reason I didn’t get in wasn’t because I’m an ORM, but I’m assuming in RD they’d prioritize rural, unique area applications over ORM deferred applications

[robust creek]

What major?

[hot seal]

smae frfr

[robust creek]

Congrats to them!!

[lethal pike]

anyone got scs

[upbeat arrow]

this seems like a stretch but ok

[robust creek]

Really?

Isn’t this the reality of ED vs RD

[upbeat arrow]

at cmu it's like a negligible difference

[robust creek]

Interesting

I guess I’m wrong

Thanks for correcting me

[upbeat arrow]

like i'm an orm from a rural community i don't think applying ed would've helped

[robust creek]

This is not my point

[upbeat arrow]

and also you genuinely have no idea what got u rejected

[robust creek]

I’m saying that in RD they need to prioritize rural, fgli applicants

[hot seal]

YAY

[robust creek]

Deferred but yeah I don’t

[hot seal]

YAYAYAYSYAA

matt im praying for both of us

[robust creek]

Not saying there is a lower bar, but institutional priorities shift

[robust creek]

Thanks man

[hot seal]

oh wait did u get deferred

frfr

[upbeat arrow]

this

[robust creek]

Yeah :C

[hot seal]

we got tis

[upbeat arrow]

it's ok u never know what can happen in the spring

[robust creek]

Yeah man absolutely

[hot seal]

april 1...

i mean like idk

isnt deferred beatter than just RD

maybe a lil more time to strengthen app but ehh

do they take locis?

[robust creek]

No

[hot seal]

shit

[robust creek]

Maybe very very marginally

[hot seal]

i sent an update late nov and they took it

[robust creek]

We are essentially just RD applicants

[hot seal]

yea

[robust creek]

Wait what

I got another publication

[hot seal]

yea they said "we have added it to ur file"

boy update

[robust creek]

Well i said it got accepted but not published yet

On my app

Now it’s published in the journal

[hot seal]

cmu deferred peeps friend me frfr

[robust creek]

Sure

[cold forge]

lowkey cmu probably picked me to fill the white boy quota

[hot seal]

is this reverse cope

[cold forge]

"quirked up? with a little bit of swag?"

[hot seal]

be proud of urself vro

[robust creek]

Not true haha you deserve it bro

[cold forge]

nah it's a joke they accepted my because I'm UNSTOPPABLE

UNMATCHED

AND THE STRONGEST

[cold forge]

what is the opposite of cope lol

[hot seal]

like saying u achieved smth bc of external fsctors

as opposed to u failed bc of external factors

[stone shore]

fun fact

I was deferred ygs got this

[hot seal]

mid pls tell us a story

[hot seal]

YAY

[vernal flare]

yeah I got in scs

[cold forge]

anyway now that I have a degree lined up I know what time it is

[cold forge]

I GOT ECE SEE YOU THERE!

[hot seal]

theee goat

[stone shore]

what story

[hot seal]

abt getting accepted from defer

but u beat me to it

[karmic temple]

Congrats, you're blessed enough to experience Jimmy Zhu, goat of all professors

[cold forge]

I LOVE YOU JIMMY!!!!!

[lethal pike]

congrats

[upbeat arrow]

i hate to tell you this

[stone shore]

LMFAO

[cold forge]

they knew I had a little bit of swag

[upbeat arrow]

the white boys here have negative swag

[cold forge]

nah I'm gonna be the greatest cmu student ever

the first ece student to not pick his nose

[jolly gazelle]

wait fr can u tell the story

[upbeat arrow]

im standing with an ece major rn

want her opinion

[cold forge]

its so over
sure

[upbeat arrow]

she said

[stone shore]

the only people in ECE

I know are white boys

[cold forge]

LMAO

[stone shore]

actually I lied

[upbeat arrow]

she said that's a lie

and ur chopped

[cold forge]

she's so real for that lol

[stone shore]

wait ru done with finals

[upbeat arrow]

YUS

[stone shore]

fuck

why is everyone but me dione

[upbeat arrow]

i fear ur scs and im a bum

i went out to dinner with a bunch of cmu ppl

[cold forge]

yummy

[stone shore]

THIS IS NOT EVEN A SCS ISSUE

THIS IS LITERALLY A 242 SKILL ISSUE

[hot seal]

wild

[cold forge]

plans for cmu ece:
Be nice to everyone I meet
Study hard and work with friends
Join clubs and work to support everyone
max out the meal plan
Build lifelong relationships!

[stone shore]

speaking of which

@winter perch we gotta begin shilling 242 propaganda

[upbeat arrow]

what is that

matrices?

or is that 3d calc

[stone shore]

yeah

the better linalg class

only freshmen get to take it

[thick quiver]

guys

[stone shore]

you?

[upbeat arrow]

lil bro you are NOT maxing out that meal plan

[hot seal]

gjgj

[upbeat arrow]

-my ece friend

[stone shore]

skill issue on ur part

[cold forge]

I'm gonna become the colossus

[stone shore]

I've maxed it out

[upbeat arrow]

dude like i block about 5 upperclassmen and i can't do it

[stone shore]

congrats bro

[cold forge]

crud

[stone shore]

weren't you the one asking if weren't like plat

if you could make it in

[stone shore]

might be a skissue

[upbeat arrow]

i think guys eat more though

i just can't eat like this

[stone shore]

you should block me

[upbeat arrow]

do u want something

i can gh u

[thick quiver]

wait is CS life that depresisng

i heard itis

[upbeat arrow]

it is what you make of it

if you prioritize socializing and whatever hobbies and stuff it'll be fine

you just can't get sucked into the grind

[robust creek]

Ggs

Congrats man

[earnest jacinth]

cmu is NOT depressing

[karmic temple]

Maxing out the meal plan is a full time job

[earnest jacinth]

its just nerdy

and a lot of work

[karmic temple]

It took so much effort to use up all the flex dollars on the cheapest meal plan

[cold forge]

LMAO

[stone shore]

you should def overload first sem!

trust!

[earnest jacinth]

100%

i maxed out my units for first sem

[upbeat arrow]

cmu just attracts a lot of antisocial introverts naturally so people think the whole social scene is cooked but like i party often enough

[stone shore]

I'm technically overloaded rn

[cold forge]

I AM GONNA DO THIS

[vernal flare]

wdym by overload?

[stone shore]

bc I'm cooked

💀

[vernal flare]

oh like take a lot of hard classes?

[upbeat arrow]

pls don't

[stone shore]

take more units over the unit cap

[upbeat arrow]

pls try to make friends first sem

[stone shore]

ok actually guys don't do this

[karmic temple]

I took a regular course load this sem and still got greggoed

[earnest jacinth]

me personally i have no idea where these so called parties are but they allegedly exist

[stone shore]

LMFAOOOO

[vernal flare]

oh is the cap like a suggeston then more than an actual restriction

[stone shore]

only elite ballers know of concepts q4

[stone shore]

hard cap

[upbeat arrow]

the friends you make first sem are more important than the 2 extra classes u get by overloading

[stone shore]

advisors have to override

[cold forge]

see I've come up with a master plan
instead of overloading courses at cmu
overload courses before
10 million ap credits

[upbeat arrow]

overload later

[vernal flare]

oh ic

[earnest jacinth]

restriction that u can go over if advisors let u

[stone shore]

just don't overload

[vernal flare]

yeah first sem overload sounds hard I'd rather not

[stone shore]

wait pickle what's open rn

[upbeat arrow]

u just have to be in clubs like my bigs will literally take us places or my upperclassmen in dance will host

[stone shore]

should I go toi or stack'd

😭

[earnest jacinth]

oh yeah like asa i think

[upbeat arrow]

yuh

[cold forge]

I think I'll trust my advisors at cmu lmao

[stone shore]

you guys gotta maintain the SCS ECE rivalry

[upbeat arrow]

what school are you

[karmic temple]

What's the rivalry everyone in scs is 10x smarter than me

[cold forge]

ece!

[cold forge]

see I have alternative plans

[stone shore]

nah

I bring the average down

[thick quiver]

same

🤣

[cold forge]

I'm gonna bring the average Up! no idea how tho

[cold forge]

probably gonna need the power of friendship

[light dome]

Stats?

[stone shore]

no

ece

stats is in dietrich

[light dome]

like what hs stats

[karmic temple]

Lmao

[light dome]

😔

[light dome]

die

[stone shore]

I'm an elite tier ragebaiter

[light dome]

https://tenor.com/view/rage-clash-royale-rage-clash-royale-gif-17962091658270569699

[hot seal]

broo i swear my stats were good enough

its the demographics frrrrrr (not cope)

jk

[stone shore]

don't give up hope

just know they might fuck with you during RD

[light dome]

how much do first gen help compensate for 3.8 uw

[stone shore]

no one here can tell you

[hot seal]

peepo shrug

[cold forge]

3.87 UW GPA
1590 SAT
bwsi was the main ec for ECE

[light dome]

oh alright 👍 thanks

grats btw

hopefully ill make it in rd 🥺

[thick quiver]

bro my demographics were hella cooked

[hot seal]

lol what r u

well gj then ur cracked

[hot seal]

fr 🥺

[dusky terrace]

got into MSE!

[vernal flare]

whoa mse is such a cool subject nice (wait mse stands for materials science right?)

[dusky terrace]

yes mat se

material sci

[vernal flare]

niceee materials science is so cool

oh this might be a dumb quesstion but since it's ed we need to withdraw any other applications we've submitted right, but how do we do that? do we just email the colleges?

[hot seal]

each portal should have A way to withdraw

[vernal flare]

oh ok I must've missed it I'll take a look again ty

[astral thicket]

CMU doesn’t consider demographics when doing admissions (straight from the president)

[hot seal]

ah

so i just wasnt good enouhg

🥀

[astral thicket]

not true

they might need more time (if defer) or just aren’t sure if you’re the best fit

colleges care abt ability to perform but also if they think you’d be a good fit for the campus and its culture

[hot seal]

hmm

bro i am a hardworking introvert i think i am a very good fit. (jk)

[cold forge]

interestings...

[cold forge]

i was a pretty good fit

im decently introverted decently hardworking

you got this!!!

[cedar turret]

@cold forge i’m genuinely curious, what were your stats

[spiral elm]

whats bwsi

[cold forge]

numerical ones are
1590 SAT (800 r&w 790 mat)
3.87 GPA (weighted all as honors)
5s on AP CHEM, CALC AB, LIT, USH, 4 on AP:CS A
ECs:
MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute: Basics of ASICs
MSEF Honorable Mention (with the Naval Science Award)
Mock Trial Team Captain
Intern at local major research institution (machine-learning based analysis of coral banding)
Local shellfish department internship
a capella

that's everything i did

[cedar turret]

oh basic i see

[hot seal]

oh!

[cold forge]

also straight As on first trimester senior transcript (sent to ED schools)
and taking
Physics C (both) Calc BC CS:A again ECON(both) Bio
senior year (do colleges even look at this???)

[cold forge]

yeah im a diversity hire lol

[cedar turret]

they look more at your course schedule then grades for senior year

[cold forge]

Calc 2, senior history, senior english, Physics C mech + e & m, senior physics

[cedar turret]

i got in with a 1340 and 3.9 gpa

idk how

[earnest jacinth]

thank you for the information, we will consider your application

[cold forge]

Thanks big boss

honestly not sure what got me in

def not essays 😭

[earnest jacinth]

oh wait u already got in?

[cold forge]

yeah!

[earnest jacinth]

fire fire congrats 🎉

[cedar turret]

john sat spoke to john carnegie and let you in

[earnest jacinth]

what major?

ohhh ece

very nice

[cold forge]

im gonna be the strongest fpga engineer who ever lived

im genuinely surprised i got in honestly

[cold forge]

probably everything else was awesome

[cedar turret]

except my grades

and sat

[cold forge]

3.9 sounds good to me lol

and its above the average

mine wasnt

[hot seal]

bro i literally maxxed ts out whyhyyy

[hot seal]

what is fpga

[cedar turret]

that was it weighted

[cold forge]

field programmable gate array! basically reprogrammable hardware

[cold forge]

technically im an outlier because my school didnt calculate gpa

so maybe cmu just recalc'ed all my a- grades away?

[cold forge]

if you need something faster than software but also need to be able to produce it in a reasonable time (at a small scale) that's where fpgas are used

[robust creek]

I thought i had good stats and ok ecs for Dietrich but we move on to the next!

[cold forge]

its all gambling

[spiral elm]

i know miguel

hes cool

[robust creek]

i think i just wasn't waht they wanted so they deferred me haha

[cold forge]

they're gonna want you somewhere dont sweat it

[hot seal]

frfr

[cold forge]

the good news is cmu def rejects applicants they dont want

so they probably just want to see you against the rd pool

[cold forge]

unlike a certain beaver school

[robust creek]

potentially. I can only hope for the best but I'm really happy for you

[cold forge]

• a bunch of people here have said they got in from defferal

[robust creek]

I hope you suceed

at CMU

[cold forge]

so you got this

• odds are good you get ed2

[cold forge]

i know its not statstically valid but anecdotally it seems like the chance is real

[spiral elm]

@cold forge ur cooked

u got a 4 on csa right

[cold forge]

no 112 credit 😭

[spiral elm]

you will die in 112

[cold forge]

HAHA PSYCHE!

NOT ONLY AM I RETAKING

[spiral elm]

and you either stay dead or be slightly resurrected

[cold forge]

THEY REMOVED MY WORST UNIT

[spiral elm]

or you can drop 112 like me

i didnt even need to take 112 so idk what i was doing

i only need 110

[cold forge]

THE FRAUDULENCE ONLY MAKES ME STRONGER

MUIAHAHAHAHAHA

[hot seal]

🙏

[hot seal]

🙏

[astral thicket]

Nerd

[cold forge]

ok scs bubby

[spiral elm]

scs is easy at cmu

[astral thicket]

REAL

(false send help)

[cold forge]

https://tenor.com/view/lying-wong-gif-7845920779899236663

[spiral elm]

its so easy

i swapped from cs to cit because it was too easy

[astral thicket]

😭😭

[spiral elm]

just kidding i would never get in for cs

i got a 3 on ap csp

[astral thicket]

You never know

They lwk do not care about grades

[spiral elm]

yeah but i would never swap to cs

i couldnt handle 112 2 days in

[cold forge]

the cds disagrees a bit I think?

[astral thicket]

correlation

[spiral elm]

i lowk might swap to tepper if fund of meche sucks

[cold forge]

40% of admitted students had 4.0s WAIT FUCK CORRELATION NOT CAUSATION

[astral thicket]

💔💔

[cold forge]

CURSES

WHY CANT ALL THINGS JUST DIRECTLY LEAD TO OTHER THINGS

IT WOULD MAKE IT SO MUCH EASIER

[astral thicket]

Meh 4.0s aren’t that hard at most schools

[cold forge]

TO DO ANYTHING

[cold forge]

i got absolutely FRIED by french lol

[astral thicket]

There’s so much grade inflation that as long as you’re above a 3.8 you’re in the running

[cedar turret]

@cold forge make sure to come see drama shows!

they’re actually rlly good

[cold forge]

my school uses B as their average? not sure if this is grade inflation though

[cold forge]

YES ABSOLUTELY

[astral thicket]

@cold forge make sure to tell everyone you’re DEFINITELY not going to transfer CS but take every cs course possible

[cold forge]

they just straight up said it on the report

[astral thicket]

(half the school)

[spiral elm]

why do i have to take cs classes if im fucking engineering

[cold forge]

i mean im probably gonna take like
DSA lol
but im focusing on integrated circuits

[cedar turret]

free tickets to studio series, $11 or sometimes i have an extra free ticket to main stage

[cold forge]

not software engineering 😭

[spiral elm]

you realize ur ece

not ee

someone tell him he doesnt realize what hes getting into

[cold forge]

im talking about tracks lol

[spiral elm]

im not

ur gonna get railed by 112

then 122

then i forgot what else ece takes

[cold forge]

testing out of this btw

[spiral elm]

also concepts too probably

[spiral elm]

doesnt work like that

lmao

[cedar turret]

and 99101

[spiral elm]

if you have to test out of it you arent gonna pass

[spiral elm]

thats core right

[cedar turret]

yes hardest class

[cold forge]

unless a 5 in ap cs a equals something different when i walk in the door 😭

[spiral elm]

fr

[cold forge]

thats what i mean lol

[spiral elm]

oh

[cold forge]

i plan on getting railed

why i eded

[spiral elm]

pause

[cold forge]

i am literally homosexual

😭

resume

[cedar turret]

@cold forge just remember don’t fail interp but no one cares if you get a d in it

[spiral elm]

lol

imagine failing fyw

[cold forge]

"dont die" ass tip 😭

[spiral elm]

speaking of core

i have 3days to do it

[cedar turret]

i did it in an hour

[cold forge]

also smh cmu why cant i test out of first year writing

i did all this stupid writing about gatsby

for eng lit

[cedar turret]

it’s incredibly dumb

[cold forge]

and you give me NOTHING???

CURSE YOU CMU!!!!

[cold forge]

good news is my high school reportedly is harder than college level writing (based on sample size n=1 from my brother who went to Rice)

but maybe cmu writing is the evil sinister course of despair

😭

[cedar turret]

rice is easy school

utd is harder

[spiral elm]

rice is buns

i got into cmu and 4 ivys but not utd

[cold forge]

damn why we shit talking rice it was my ed 2 school 😭

[cedar turret]

i got into 45 schools but not utd

[spiral elm]

i got into every school in the world and not utd

waitlisted for utd satellite

[cedar turret]

i got waitlisted for utd online certificate program

denied from rest

[spiral elm]

utd wouldnt even let me tour campus

their antarctica campus

[cold forge]

ok is there any chance
any chance at all my admission is fake

😭

[spiral elm]

????

[cold forge]

like they misinput

LMAO

[spiral elm]

just pay your 800 dollar deposit

[cold forge]

just put the deposit in the bag 😭

[spiral elm]

did you lie on your application

[cold forge]

i dont think so?

[spiral elm]

thats why you are getting rescinded

[cold forge]

my ec hours were estimates

uhhh

[cedar turret]

yes

[cold forge]

maybe i worked 1 less hour a week on science fair?

[spiral elm]

i said that i was section leader for saxophones in band meanwhile i was the only saxophone

so technically tahts not lying

[cedar turret]

https://huntnewsnu.com/74468/campus/northeastern-mistakenly-sends-acceptance-letters-to-dozens-of-prospective-students/
@cold forge

[cold forge]

i said i lead the first tenors in my acapella group

i am the only first tenor in my acapella group

[spiral elm]

you still lead yourself

so thats not lying

[cold forge]

i mentioned that i might go to the pitt cmu juggling session

in an essay

i SUCK at juggling

😭

[cold forge]

uh oh

they confused me with my evil clone

[cedar turret]

you’ll be tested when you arrive on campus

by scotty

[cold forge]

LMAO

im just imagining they throw pins into my hands

anyway cant wait to be in pittsburgh!

[spiral elm]

ha

funny

i fuckinghate pittsburgh

[cold forge]

LOL

i thought it was nice

[spiral elm]

nice if you enjoy depresssing gloomy cold death

[cold forge]

• i have an unc who's a pitt professor so i get to learn all the ropes

[spiral elm]

you should stay in donner

its so nice

100% its very nice

💀

[cold forge]

mudge solos

[spiral elm]

mudge is terrible

well

all my huzz are in mudge so i tolerate it

[cold forge]

PLURAL???

DAMN

[spiral elm]

mudge and morewood

[cold forge]

morewood more like norwood

they def did not accept me for my humor

[spiral elm]

dont get it

[cedar turret]

mudge sucks

i hate it

[spiral elm]

wtf is that pull bro

[spiral elm]

atleast mudge has a good piano

[cedar turret]

i don’t play piano

i’m literally only there to sleep

[spiral elm]

i dont really either

but the huzz love it

[cedar turret]

9-2am i’m in purnell most of the time

[spiral elm]

i dont know which one that is

[cold forge]

dont go bald

[cedar turret]

building across from UC

across the cut

[spiral elm]

like the drama one?

[cedar turret]

yeah

purnell

[spiral elm]

oh

i dont think ive ever been in there

[cedar turret]

you should!

we do good shows

[spiral elm]

not my thing ngl

[cedar turret]

fair

[cold forge]

i am going there DAY ONE!

or like week 10 i dont know when the shows are lol

[cedar turret]

first show is september

lemme check our pi

one sec

[ionic stream]

bumping this for those who haven't seen it

[cold forge]

so a2c has approx a 22% acceptance rate vs a 15% total rate

interesting honestly

sample size is too small

but its close enough to the actual stats

i wonder how a2c matches up against acceptance rates

[glossy gull]

hi

was there a bloodbathhere

[cold forge]

surprisingly not really

mostly deferrals

[glossy gull]

yea thats not to bad then

[jolly spear]

As always with CMU, yes?

[cold forge]

i dunno lol

[toxic violet]

oh my did decisions come out

[dusky ivy]

guys im scaerd to open it

[toxic violet]

ur in.

just open it

ur in

[mossy frost]

bro chill

[mossy frost]

actually or due to stucos?

[stone shore]

Like a bunch of scs gened bs

[toxic violet]

oh yeah why do ppl reference the total acceptance rate for cmu lol it's different by the college u apply for

[cold forge]

cause they stopped reporting the per college rates 😭

at least publically

[toxic violet]

i know the general range of the admissions rate per college lol

[cold forge]

I assume cit is closest to the 15% total?

[toxic violet]

cus i helped write the demographic article for the tartan

[cold forge]

assuming because it's not being brought down by cs/drama's low acceptance rates

[cold forge]

is it still per college based now?

[toxic violet]

yes it def is

[cold forge]

I had to apply to specifically ece

[toxic violet]

for cit, i'm assuming it's the school of engineering

[cold forge]

yeah

[toxic violet]

that's around dietrich which is like 7-9 percent around that range

maybe a bit lower idk

[cold forge]

heard someone say ece was 1/3 the standard engineering acceptance rate 😭

[toxic violet]

cfa and school of architecture brings the acceptance rate up by a few notches (since it's rlly self selecting)

[cold forge]

why doesn't drama get something similar?

[toxic violet]

it's the acting major within the drama program

i don't know by major for school of drama, but acting is the rlly rlly low one

[cold forge]

is acting super small?

[toxic violet]

since they only admit 12 ppl iirc

[cold forge]

oh makes sense

wow that's really small lol

[toxic violet]

yes that's why it's like 0.5%

[cold forge]

any stats on ece lol

[toxic violet]

ece is cit

it doesn't rlly go by major or at least the data isn't by major

more by college

[cold forge]

makes sense

[toxic violet]

like scs - cit - mcs - dietrich

since u don't rlly go straight into ur program for most colleges

[cold forge]

makes sense overall

well can't wait to show up lol

[toxic violet]

yah & good job

[cold forge]

the imposter syndrome is hitting lol

😭

[toxic violet]

you'll meet a few ppl who r either bragging abt their mit acceptance, or downtrodden abt their rejection

[cold forge]

I'm gonna show up with an mit withdrawal 😎

sorry midsachusetts institute of technology you just couldn't cut it

[toxic violet]

also if ur at all interested in the humanities take humanities courses

[cold forge]

I'll take a look 👀

[toxic violet]

you'll be forced to do one anyways

or a couple

don't waste it on like "history of stem"

[cold forge]

any strong recommendations?

[toxic violet]

yes

20th century russian masterpieces i've heard from many humanities ppl is the best class they've ever taken

also depends on what ur interested in

[cold forge]

uhhh

i like fantasy as well as studio art

even though I'm useless at creating both lol

[toxic violet]

ooo

[cold forge]

I'll have to take a look at this it seems like something I wouldn't typically go for lol

[toxic violet]

fantasy

honestly u can't go wrong with any course

the professors r super overqualified

[cold forge]

dude I gotta start flipping through the course catalog

[toxic violet]

and they'll be super happy to have interested students

[cold forge]

is registration bad?

[toxic violet]

i haven't had a terrible time with it. actually i'll tell u how it works

it's like a queuing system

so like 4th years get first dibs

then 3rd, 2nd, and 1st years

it gets better the older u are

[cold forge]

I assume there's per-major priority

?

[toxic violet]

ehhh... not nearly as noticeable as the first come first serve

i mean if u have 200 ece students wanting to take intro to ece, they'll fit you all into that one hall

[cold forge]

I see
well the good news is I don't imagine many upperclassman are taking intro ece lol

[toxic violet]

yah you'll be with ur peers!

[cold forge]

so for core stuff it's probably going to be accessible?

[toxic violet]

yes, cause they're all lectures

or most

idk too much i only have a couple ece friends

[cold forge]

does registering earlier do anything or is it in batches

[toxic violet]

u get scheduled a time

usually in 15 min intervals

from like 8-3 or 5 i forgot

but like during the day

[cold forge]

cool!

[toxic violet]

and u have to register within that time frame

[cold forge]

I honestly like that that's a nice system

[toxic violet]

yah most departments have a lot of student support

as well

[cold forge]

is 7 hours of sleep a night feasible at cmu lmao

😭

[mossy frost]

yah i sleep like 9 hours a day lol

only cuz i started prioritizing sleep

[cold forge]

oh that's nice actually

[toxic violet]

my sleep schedule is like...

the opposite

uh

also depends on major lol

[cold forge]

not my older brother talking about tech like I was going to be in the trenches on 3 hours of sleep every night 😭

[mossy frost]

never said they were nine normal consecutive hours XD

[toxic violet]

what school r u

[mossy frost]

scs

[cold forge]

hey and ece is easier than scs fr so I can get 10 hours of sleep

(/j)

[cold forge]

https://tenor.com/view/lying-wong-gif-7845920779899236663

[toxic violet]

i'm in the humanities (and IS but that's so i don't go homeless), and i would the workload is like too much sometimes ❤️

[cold forge]

is for a job is funny lol

[ornate brook]

hey guys gor rejected for ME

COngrats to all who got in yall deserve it

[toxic violet]

you'll get into a college

[ornate brook]

enjoy with your friends and family

[cold forge]

hey you got ed2 never give up my man

[ornate brook]

I got into my safety

[toxic violet]

see, that's good!

[ornate brook]

but CMU was a dream, I fell short in my app its fine

[robust creek]

im sorry to hear that

i hope you end up at a school you like

[cold forge]

you got the next one I believe

[toxic violet]

i'm sure u worked hard ❤️

all these top schools r unpredictable

[ornate brook]

hey there is always masters or my doctorate

[robust creek]

fs man - what major did you select out of curiosity

[cold forge]

say do they let you see your ferpa once you're in

Im genuinely so interested in my application

[ornate brook]

Mech Eng, i dont know if that was directed at me/

[robust creek]

it was... there are some other great mech eng schools out there 🙂

[toxic violet]

nope

[robust creek]

i did get admitted either but i going to try and get excited about my other options

[toxic violet]

completely private

[ornate brook]

my school has a 14 uni limit and I did 13 of mine early and 1 ED2 so hopefully it gives me better chances

[toxic violet]

there's always mit for mech e ❤️

[robust creek]

wishing you luck 😄

[ornate brook]

HAHA, I dont dream that high

Congrats all

[cold forge]

AW MAN

[toxic violet]

once u go to cmu u kinda just forget ur at cmu

[cold forge]

I suppose that makes sense

[toxic violet]

ur just a college student

[cold forge]

I was just kinda hoping to see what they actually liked about me lol
I'm still so unsure of what

nevermind it doesn't help me to know

[toxic violet]

maybe u can donate an emerald chalice from a french chapel and they'll let u take an insider's peak

[cold forge]

if I hand Miguel a crisp 10$

[toxic violet]

one bitcoin

[cold forge]

one Bitcoin
in 2011

[toxic violet]

oh yeah have u heard of the dining situation

[cold forge]

nope! oh boy can't wait for the news

[toxic violet]

ok so there r no dining halls

there r like mini restaurants

or like food places

[cold forge]

oh yeah I stopped by one on the tour

beans were good

that's chill tbh

[toxic violet]

most r good options

ppl who say the food is inedible dined on lobsters and wagyu every night in high school

[cold forge]

so I'm from Massachusetts 😭

[thick quiver]

bay area

[cold forge]

lobster rolls!!!! NOOOOOO

[toxic violet]

no lobster at cmu lol

[cold forge]

https://tenor.com/view/spiderman-meme-spider-man-mary-jane-clone-fade-away-gif-27146950

I mean I only eat lobster like twice a year anyway 😭

[toxic violet]

honestly u have to pick and choose, and i would factor food in when u choose ur dorm room

[cold forge]

I know what dorm I'm going to

[toxic violet]

is that donner

[cold forge]

mudge

[toxic violet]

ohhh

yah i wouldn't choose e tower or mudge

[cold forge]

e tower has aura though

[hot seal]

oh

[toxic violet]

not as much aura as boss or mcgill ❤️

[cold forge]

why didn't they just let me pick my dorm on the application smh

[toxic violet]

also like if u live in either of these places ur closest dining location would be a place called stacked

[cold forge]

is stacked stacked

[toxic violet]

which is just burgers fries, etc

it's good, but ur bmi would skyrocket to like category four obesity

if u eat there too much

[cold forge]

I've already gotten rid of obesity once lol

225->185 as of today!

the cmu meal plan stands no chance against me

[toxic violet]

wow 40 pounds

honestly the meal blocks and plan is like the best way to lose weight lol if u do it correctly

cuz each restraunt gives u a set portion per block

unlike when u have dining halls

[cold forge]

ohh that's cool

[toxic violet]

u basically order

everywhere

[cold forge]

I low-key think I'm gonna have a great time at cmu

[toxic violet]

yes cause you'll have nowhere else to go ❤️

[cold forge]

HAHAHA

[toxic violet]

so nothing can compare

[cold forge]

hey I've got an unc in pittsburgh

he can show me the ropes

[toxic violet]

wow!

[cold forge]

he can take me on tours of
of

uhhhh

that one big upitt building

[toxic violet]

omg the cathedral of learning

[cold forge]

is there a zoo in pittsburgh

[toxic violet]

honestly

[toxic violet]

tbh i haven't left the campus in like a month 😭

[cold forge]

lowkey it seems like cmu dates are just gonna be watching breaking bad

[toxic violet]

also like half the student body you'll see in class go missing after cus they just rot in their dorms doing hw

[cold forge]

"cmu dates" who am I kidding

[cold forge]

LOL

[toxic violet]

you'll think the campus life is pretty good cus u only see the active ppl

and ur like "omg that's all of cmu"

"so pretty and gorg"

[cold forge]

they DUPED ME

I mean low-key the tour guide was absolutely honest

"So how's the Greek life?"
"it's not a priority"

😭

[toxic violet]

tbh i didn't visit any of the colleges that i applied to and accepted me lmaooo

[toxic violet]

idk why there even IS a greek life

[cold forge]

I visited cmu cause my dad really wanted to make sure I wasn't gonna be sad about getting in 😭

[toxic violet]

anti-conditioning 😭

[cold forge]

he really wanted me to be mit material 😭

[toxic violet]

i mean there r a lot of ppl i've met who chose cmu over mit

[cold forge]

(I'd be one of them lmao)

being able to use ap credits at all is a huge plus for me

[toxic violet]

this is the good thing abt not applying to certain schools u can just fantasize

[cold forge]

also when I got my ed acceptance I threw my hat into a tree from excitement and then had to go climb to grab it 😭

[toxic violet]

that's so Massachusetten

(i don't know anything abt ppl from massachusetts)

[cold forge]

that's kinda accurate

[thick quiver]

lowk mit > cmu but its marginal

[cold forge]

I genuinely can't believe this

that's just there

that's real

this isn't a dream

[cold forge]

nuh uh

the ap credits are really the big reason for me imo

• my hard focus on tech

[toxic violet]

wait was there confetti in ur acceptance letter

[thick quiver]

yeah

[cold forge]

YES

[toxic violet]

wtf

[thick quiver]

it apperad the second time not the first 💀

[toxic violet]

i opened my letter like 10 times and it was just the letter lol

at least for last yr

so many ppl thought they got rejected

[cold forge]

LOL

[toxic violet]

wow

it's even red and gray

actually why is it red and gray

???????

[cold forge]

uhhhhh

oh yeah I need to rescind 11 applications

😭

[cold forge]

it's the cmu colors

they got them from the dog

[toxic violet]

no, the dog is black and red

[cold forge]

ok but he looks kinda gray in this light

it counts I think

[upbeat arrow]

our official school colors are the tartan plaid not red and grey but the red and grey is so much easier

[toxic violet]

is that like the blend of red and other colors

this

[upbeat arrow]

it's this pattern specifically

it's on all the branding

[toxic violet]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[dusky terrace]

i identify as a fabric now

[vernal flare]

huh that's kinda interesting that they said you were admitted in your email, for me the email just said "Admission Decision Notification" I wonder why they sent multiple different sets of emails lol

[vernal flare]

bruh 💀

they wanted to gatekeep your acceptance 😭

[dusky terrace]

I got no email

Then like 2 hrs later I got an email congratulating me

[toxic violet]

undergrad IS is not in heinz. heinz is the grad school! also, idk too much abt IS acceptance rates, but i would assume it's similar. they expanded the program like 5 yrs ago to include more students, so the acceptance rate got inflated then, tho idk what it's like now, but should be a bit or a lot lower

[daring cipher]

does CMU provide financial aid for intl students?

when i researched, it said no

but y are they asking this then?

[vague yoke]

so fucking based

[vague yoke]

wait check mutual friends - interesting

[vague yoke]

you should become a tartan ambasssador

or OC

u have sm tartan pride

ive practically become scottish just being around oyu

[vague yoke]

very proud of you my love <3

[vague yoke]

youve sent the admission letter so many times lol

[vague yoke]

practically twilight sparkle

already? do you have it so we can incorporate it into the class of 2030 server resources? how was it organzied?

thats crazy

yes ! it's finsihed and ready for people, however im not sure if im allowed to send the link in here or how i should behave regarding the advertiisng rule for a2c discord? @tranquil jasper

[marsh ore]

is it not just the same as the 2029 sheet

this looks the same

[vague yoke]

Is it reused?

[marsh ore]

like i assume ryan shared the 2029 sheet

[cold forge]

I'm sorry I'm so hyped

[vague yoke]

bruh don’t be sorry it’s realy amazing to see

[tranquil jasper]

We don’t allow direct link sending in chat

Usually the rule is no discords at all but we are a bit more flexible for admit servers compared to general server links people have to advertise but the link filter is an all or nothing

So if someone wants the link they can dm

[vague yoke]

Ok great. So I’ll publically just say that they can dm me for it

[vague yoke]

Ahh right it’s the filter, nw!

[astral thicket]

Good news: you won’t be after your first semester

[cold forge]

I can fight burnout with more hopium

[worn seal]

anyone know the deferral rate for cmu or like in general if its really low such as mit or really high one like harvard?

[cosmic crystal]

MIT deferral rate is super high actually at like 70%

[worn seal]

oh

[vague yoke]

Lmfao

[vague yoke]

Aww starry eyed prospies

[hot seal]

@stone shore did u do anything after defer? or u just got in

[stone shore]

I did some stuff but dunno if it actually helped

[hot seal]

hmm like u sent update?

ooo theyre gonna get my midyear grades right gradesss pls carry

[cedar turret]

it’s the 29 sheet but should be the same year after year

[stone shore]

yeah I tried sending in an additional rec

no idea if that helped at all

[hot seal]

hmm

[astral thicket]

CMU defer is a real defer

[astral thicket]

It’s not burnout

[hot seal]

what tis mean

[robust creek]

dont know what this means but cool

[astral thicket]

They’re actually considering you

[robust creek]

i only know one person who got into statML

or dietrich with statML interest

[vague yoke]

my little pony character

[astral thicket]

I know a good amount of people that got in after defer

[vague yoke]

The intellectual one

[robust creek]

OH my little pony

im an idiot

[hot seal]

https://tenor.com/view/my-little-pony-twilight-sparkle-mlp-my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-twilight-sparkle-mlp-gif-6396438480313651304

[robust creek]

i used to watch ts like back in 1st grade

[astral thicket]

CMU might be CMU’s worst pr nightmare ngl

[hot seal]

YAY

[hot seal]

lol

[robust creek]

at least i didn't get rejected

now i need to find a ocupel more RD schools to apply to

[astral thicket]

I think doing campus visits is net-negative for CMU yield

[hot seal]

💀

wild

[vague yoke]

Exactly

[cold forge]

I might be stupid but I genuinely loved the ece department tour

[hot seal]

perfect fit

[vague yoke]

I think you have rose colored glasses for ece

[cold forge]

yes

[cosmic crystal]

Does everyone who goes to CMU hate it here 😭 😭

[karmic temple]

I felt the same

Esp after the regular tour which was rly unremarkable

I lowk gotta dig up the course planning sheet they give in the tour bag because it was way clearer than the ece website

[upbeat arrow]

no

i love it here

currently rotting in bed dooming about having to go home

but you also have to admit that ece is an objectively difficult major and it's hard to understand until u see the suffering

[cedar turret]

nope i’m extremely happy here

it’s stressful sometimes but still really fun

everyone i know is happy here as well so far

[hot seal]

yay

[robust creek]

hi guys, sorry for asking this again, I just got mixed signals.

Recently, I completed the full editorial process for my second research paper (It got published in the fall 2025 edition of [Accredited Academic] Journal). On my application I said accepted for publication, and now its fully published. I ended up getting deffered from CMU. Can I write to them saying that the full editorial process has been completed and I'm in the fall 2025 edition?

Thanks,
Matty J

[hot seal]

help matt why is it a whole letter

yes send a loci bc why not

but maybe later not like right after the decision idk

[robust creek]

yeah I'll wait a little, just wondering if its ok to add.

/ if they would even read it

[hot seal]

someone ik got deferred cmu cs then got in RD and he he sent a loci and he says hes p sure they took it

so i WILL be doing that

there will be 15 new awards on that shi

[robust creek]

nice

[robust creek]

haha fr

I'm going to wait until more substantial things happen other than this to make a full leter

letter*

[cold forge]

dude I know right

[upbeat arrow]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1brb69i/cmu_waitlist_loci/

ur better off following the procedure they've established

[hot seal]

uhh i wasnt waitlisted

[upbeat arrow]

its a similar process no

[hot seal]

theres no box

[cold forge]

I heard they didn't have it last year

i mean I don't think a loci could hurt you if deferred

[vague yoke]

No

[vague yoke]

lol

[vernal flare]

huh lol that's funny

[fringe badge]

What happened to pickle

[hot seal]

oh-

[shadow bridge]

wait did CMU come out already?

[hot seal]

bro missed it all

[shadow bridge]

Was grieving over stanford yesterday lol

[hot seal]

bro it was rough bc i was cmu and my friend was stanford 😭

[shadow bridge]

oh shoot. how was it for you? Did u get deferred?

[hot seal]

yup

[shadow bridge]

damn, yeah, same. Well, hopefully we'll be getting the good news in march/april

lowkey i'm just glad i didn't do princeton REA. that was a massacre on thursday

[hot seal]

bro fr

[shadow bridge]

praying for those guys 🙏

what major are u applying for?

[hot seal]

cs

[shadow bridge]

me too 😭 i heard it's not that bad tho

I'm def fairly curious for the other ED schools tho. I heard Cornell's coming out 18th

[hot seal]

frfr

[hot seal]

does cmu reject or defer most ppl ed, no public stats i think but i see ppl online saying its mostly reject?

the polls say mostly defer but idkk

[robust creek]

Selection bias

Obviously most outcomes are reject, followed, by defer, then accept

[hot seal]

mm but like mit likes to defer ea but like stanford leans to reject

yk

[thick quiver]

from my school, it seems reject > defer

[misty smelt]

remember to submit your SAT scores guys

[shadow bridge]

huh??? is it not self-report?

[misty smelt]

yeah it's self report

I was generally talking about sending sat scores

so I used submit there yeah mb for the confusion

[shadow bridge]

ohhh ok sending after admisison right?

[misty smelt]

yea ehhhh I mean

I guess?? Idk, I didn't submit my sat scores so I got rejected n stuff

that's why lol

[shadow bridge]

ohh dang ok, i see, i guess ill just send it to be safe. ty for letting us know tho