Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) (2025-2026)

[robust creek]

😄

[cedar turret]

yes! i’ll be heading out for the night shortly however i’ll be up and able to get you in tmrw morning! please ping me here if you dm me so it doesn’t go to the bottom abyss called message requests

[vague yoke]

yep

sorry to hear that :(

we really caer about our cmu friends ❤️

so amny people make friends for life or for the rest of cmu from participating in the yearly tradition of the class servers

[native wind]

anyone here got in for IS

got painfully rejected

[midnight flume]

because theres like 15 disciplines 💀

if you make youngarts that means youre the top 30 in your field

it's like all the olys mashed together

and btw youngarts is 100% an auto admit to ivies

because there's no equivalent to it in humanities

meanwhile for isef grand award it competes against sts, olys, publications etc.

but yeah unless u get like 1st place grand prize, isef isnt even close to youngarts

one person =/= trend

if 99/100 youngarts winnrs get ivies that's essentially a lock

same with usamo

just bc you know one person who didnt doesnt mean it's "not a lock"

ik 10+ youngarts winners and they all got t5's or m&t 💀 they also all got columbia bc columbia loves youngarts winners

my friend who got youngarts this year got a columbia likely letter

[native wind]

i know a guy with IMO medal got rejecte by this school

[midnight flume]

it's clearly a trend and i wouldnt recommend spreading "trends" based on one personal anecdote you encountered

[native wind]

usamo is nothing yet

[midnight flume]

imo is only a lock if youre from the US

or if youre gold

from another country

[midnight flume]

if youre from tj then it's far from a lock

kansas?

you're in

[native wind]

at least IMO is damn better than many people already

[midnight flume]

i agree

but they cant take 400 imo participants

hence why youngarts is so good

because total across 15 disciplines is 700 but half those arent even seniors

so really it's closer to 300-ish total or around 20 across every single discipline

less sweats in humanities gives you a boost asw bc again, youre not being compared to imo kids

since theres no equivalent of imo in humanities

[robust creek]

I applied to Dietrich still got WL

Probably cuz I applied data science

Might be a skill issue tho

[midnight flume]

yeah data science hella comp

[midnight flume]

theres also inherent randomness in everything

[robust creek]

Of course

[midnight flume]

thats why the other guy's friend won youngarts despite being goofy

always subjective

[wraith pawn]

Can someone read my CMU essays? Want to know they were the reason I got rejected

[north patrol]

is there an admitted student discord for co30?

[solemn heron]

Yes

But not healthy to dwell on it

[solemn heron]

Yes, someone here might dm you the link or it's also on reddit

[north patrol]

alr

ty

[lethal flint]

is the waitlist form out yet

[cedar turret]

you’ll never know the true reason you go rejected

they call it holistic for that reason

for really any school you won’t

it literally could be anything

and while yes humans naturally want closure and clarity, unfortunately this and the job application process is fucked and you’ll just never know why

for example uf was my top school and dream school, and i got denied (instate), tried to appeal, denied, then i landed this opportunity

better things in life will come

[zinc geyser]

I have a question

I emailed CMU for few of my application updates but they said that they don't take updates

is it worth putting the same things in the waitlist form?

[versed spade]

dang can i get it too

😃

[void prairie]

is the waitlist form out? i haven't seen anything

[zinc geyser]

not yet but once we have to fill i mean

[hearty swallow]

i think i saw that guy on reddit im assuming its because intl imo isnt enough given how many ppl have it

[hearty swallow]

but again like if u look at the common data set cmu isnt an easy school to get into

esp like the comp sci department i was hearing had a 3% acceptance rate

its just a competitive school to get into

[cedar turret]

dms

[wraith pawn]

Thanks I will DM

[wraith pawn]

Yeah just curious if they might be the reason

[hearty swallow]

i think they take into account their yield

its like 30-35%

[dawn plover]

oh damn

nevermind then

[hearty swallow]

thats rlly why

also i think cmu does yield i wouldnt be surprised

i know ppl that made like every ivy they applied but wl cmu

i think cmu will take a gamble on sm like insane applicants

in case they ever attend but

i heard its similar to emory and washu level

[dawn plover]

i got waitlistedfrom UIUC too

[hearty swallow]

damn

[dawn plover]

i applied ece for both

[hearty swallow]

yea ik some rlly crazy ppl

that got rejected uiuc

its rlly weird

[dawn plover]

damn

who do they think they are

smh

MIT got me tomorrow trust

[hearty swallow]

wdym

[hearty swallow]

by this

[dawn plover]

uiuc

[hearty swallow]

oh yea idk

[dawn plover]

kidding

[hearty swallow]

i think its def yield

yo cmu is similar to emory tbh

same wiht washu

and other 2 are known to yield

[dawn plover]

i dont think my application is that good for yield protection

but maybe the geography helps fir more prestigious schools

being a citizen abroad

[obsidian orchid]

my friend got rejected by scs but got into caltech a few hours later

i dont think scs yields tho obv

just random at this level

[dawn plover]

damn

[timber coyote]

well obv if the rest of their app isn’t up to par tjey wont get in

💀

basically is if the rest of ur stats are good

woah

[hearty swallow]

what major

[dawn plover]

ece

[hearty swallow]

yea it is

with good stats

[stone shore]

4.6%

[hearty swallow]

engineering?

[dawn plover]

elecrrical engineering yeah

[stone shore]

ECE 🤮

[hearty swallow]

thats prob why

[dawn plover]

🙄

[hearty swallow]

scs is harder but

ece is hard too

[stone shore]

bro

your department

is running an introduction to deep learning class

[dawn plover]

LOL

introduction to the antichrist.....

[midnight flume]

if cmu yielded then their yield rate would be higher

[errant cedar]

i thougth they admit by college and not by major

[hearty swallow]

well who knows

[midnight flume]

it's precisely ~30% for cs because many admits get into stanford/mit as well

[hearty swallow]

it prob would be lower

[midnight flume]

which is evidence that cmu does not yield protect

[hearty swallow]

?

[stone shore]

yield rate for cs is not 30%

[errant cedar]

cmu def does not yield protect

[hearty swallow]

thats evidence that they want to protect

more

lol

[midnight flume]

yes it is

[hearty swallow]

overall yield is 30%

thats so low

anything lower would look like a circus

for a t20ish

[stone shore]

no it's not

lmao

[errant cedar]

yea that proves they dont
also most people getting into CSC are ivy/stanford/mit bound

[stone shore]

the yield for CMU CS is around 66%

[errant cedar]

scs*

[stone shore]

for my year

[hearty swallow]

yea

[hearty swallow]

this makes sense

[midnight flume]

https://www.reddit.com/r/cmu/comments/j0xnyn/why_is_cmu_scss_yield_rate_so_low_34/

[midnight flume]

but by this logic every college yield protects...

[hearty swallow]

thats the ai response

[stone shore]

it's no longer 2019 tho?

like

CMU CS yield has like shot up significantly

[midnight flume]

even stanford will not accept you if they think youre not likely to go

[tranquil jasper]

To an extent yeah

Some schools consider demonstrated interest more than others

Would recommend looking up common data sets

[hearty swallow]

45% is still p low

[stone shore]

I mean it's fine?

[hearty swallow]

i think its more reason to why they yield for less interest

op is trying to make a point

but is giving more reasons as to why they would

[midnight flume]

yield protect =/= institutional fit

[hearty swallow]

a 33% looks rlly bad

[midnight flume]

but anyway

[stone shore]

we have similar yield rate to JHU

[tranquil jasper]

NEU yield is about 50%

[errant cedar]

its higher than michigan (which is also t20) but public

[midnight flume]

yeah i do

[stone shore]

it's not "cooked"

[errant cedar]

most schools in the top 15-25 dont haeve crazy high yield rates

as it is

[hearty swallow]

mich is a state school huge diff

also umich is known for admitting ppl with lower stats

[stone shore]

also cmu is like catered towards a specific group of people

[hearty swallow]

cmu admits 97% who are in the top 10%

[midnight flume]

perhaps but i think the lower yield rate itself is indicative of their admissions practices

[errant cedar]

not really OOS

[stone shore]

and some poeple just spam apply and realize they don't wanna come

[hearty swallow]

maybe ur just being biased?

[midnight flume]

huh

[hearty swallow]

yes they are i literally know tons of ppl with 3.5's oos that got in tho

[tranquil jasper]

If somebody gets into 3 ivies that means 2 of them are gonna have lower yield bc the student isn’t gonna attend them

[hearty swallow]

its on their cds

[midnight flume]

if anything it sounds like youre a bit biased

[hearty swallow]

not rlly

[midnight flume]

you cant just say "i know some people"

[errant cedar]

thats ef an anomaly. from my school the average this year was really high for EA (only 4 out of 40 and they were all cracked)

[hearty swallow]

u said u know ppl

[midnight flume]

kinda yes

[stone shore]

what are we arguing about again

CMU doesn't yield protect?

[tranquil jasper]

Other way

[errant cedar]

umich does admit qualified ppl bro

[hearty swallow]

isnt cmu similar to washu and emory

[robust creek]

Yeah but they don’t want all kids in ditrich Statml - I think there is a different bar for every Major selected

[midnight flume]

where did i say that

[tranquil jasper]

Most people say it doesn’t one kid said it does

[stone shore]

is this specifically about CS?

[hearty swallow]

they obv do no one is saying they dont but ive never seen sm1 with a 3.5 at cmu its legit 0.1% of their class size

[tranquil jasper]

Not that I can tell but idk

[stone shore]

bro

[hearty swallow]

who knows

[midnight flume]

okay yeah we agree with this

[hearty swallow]

none of us are AO anywyas so it doest matter

i dont think its fair to compare cmu to umich which is state

[stone shore]

yeah

[hearty swallow]

emory and washu are better comparsions and what ive seen as good competitors

[errant cedar]

fair enough but umich is also known to hone into ECs and test scores as well more than a school like CMU

[midnight flume]

also quick question but what exactly am i being biased of

[errant cedar]

esp OOS

[stone shore]

dunon actually

idk actually

[hearty swallow]

u kept on saying lower yield rate is because theyre going to other schools which u have no evidence of and then saying im being biased so a bit ironic ngl

[stone shore]

ok I feel like

at most departments CMU does not need to yield protect lmao

[midnight flume]

this is all pure speculation no?

[hearty swallow]

yo anywyas

i think emory and washu r good comparsions

[midnight flume]

you said "it (their low yield rate) might provide another reason for cmu to yield protect"

and i agree

but it's not confirmed

[hearty swallow]

yea nth is confirmed its okay to discuss

but to assert 1 thing is not good

[midnight flume]

how come my speculation is "biased"

[novel rose]

imagine if SCS had to yield prot

[midnight flume]

and theres also a reason i said "i think"

[hearty swallow]

i feel like u go to cmu or will

[midnight flume]

becuase i cant confirm it

[stone shore]

like god damn guys how lowly do you think of CMU that we can't get like like how many ___ majors to enroll in our program lmao

[midnight flume]

ok but arent you just relying on gut intuition now

and i dont plan on going to cmu

[robust creek]

Calling yield prot is just cope

[hearty swallow]

nah i read ur post history

[midnight flume]

but saying the #2 cs program in the world "yield protecting" is quite wild

[midnight flume]

cool

[hearty swallow]

someone from my school last year legit made 5 ivies they didnt get emory washu or cmu cs

[midnight flume]

getting in =/= going

[hearty swallow]

again thats 1 person

[midnight flume]

inherent randomness

[hearty swallow]

im not saying cmu strictly does

[midnight flume]

small sample size

[hearty swallow]

yea but again

u cant say they dont

[midnight flume]

great

[midnight flume]

well yeah im not saying that definitively

but i am saying that it's likely or possivle

[hearty swallow]

sm1 here said they prob look at how eager u r to go

[midnight flume]

possible

[stone shore]

how does this show evidence of yield protection?

[errant cedar]

it seems as if you're pulling from one off stories
in the end it comes down to a bit of randomness and luck

[midnight flume]

every college is like this tho

it's not yield protect

[midnight flume]

right

[rich tundra]

Idk whats worse being waitlisted or rejected 😭

[hearty swallow]

bro 5 ivies and not a single one of emory washu or cmu

[midnight flume]

it's institutional fit

[stone shore]

bro ur waffing if you think

[hearty swallow]

waitlsits at all 3

[novel rose]

gang what

[midnight flume]

have you considered that they tried more on the ivy apps

[stone shore]

there is a single ivy better at CS than we are

[novel rose]

It's also like

[midnight flume]

or theyre more liberal arts

[robust creek]

If they have bad stats (or on the lower side for ivy) that could explain it

[midnight flume]

which one

[hearty swallow]

their app was good i read it

[hearty swallow]

good stats

[midnight flume]

p sure there isnt

[hearty swallow]

again it doesnt matter

[midnight flume]

this is completely subjective tho

[novel rose]

Ivies have way diff admission criteria then CMU ngl

esp for SCS

[robust creek]

Yuh

[stone shore]

no I mean "ur waffing you you think there's a single ivy better at CS than cmu"

[hearty swallow]

sure it is but ur now saying lower stats

[midnight flume]

they mightve used different recs for those schools

[hearty swallow]

r u a diehard cmu fan?

[errant cedar]

getting into emory/washu/CMU arent good indicators you'll get into an ivy
once ur below that 15% acceptance rate its all inherent randomnesss

[midnight flume]

ah ok

[hearty swallow]

same recs bro 😭

[errant cedar]

its just an anomaly

[midnight flume]

nope

[robust creek]

CMU CS Is legit #1

[hearty swallow]

our school doesnt let more than 2 recs

due to # of kids

[midnight flume]

youre just projecting your bias onto me

[hearty swallow]

im not

cmu cs is good lol

im just saying cmu is same tier as emory and washu

[midnight flume]

how can you have lower stats when it's the same applicant

[robust creek]

Overall yes

[stone shore]

ah yes I got into CMU CS but no ivy cs program therefore all the ivies are yield protecting me

[midnight flume]

youre just ragebaiting now

[robust creek]

CS wise, hell no

[hearty swallow]

nah idk i saw sm mssg saying ivies admit ppl wiht lower stats sometimes

[stone shore]

smh

[midnight flume]

yeah thats basically what hes saying

😭

[hearty swallow]

this one.

[midnight flume]

oh that wasnt me

[errant cedar]

bro i dont htink u understand... its not all about stats dude

esp ivy admissions

[hearty swallow]

sure u could say i mean id assume most ppl think getting into ivies are harder (depending on major tho)

[midnight flume]

i agree

[errant cedar]

cmu if anything cares more abt rigor

[robust creek]

CMU Is super stats driven

[midnight flume]

theres always confounding variables at play

you cant factor in every single one

[robust creek]

Vs ivy more holistic

[midnight flume]

or attribute an outcome to one specific factor

[errant cedar]

yeah

[midnight flume]

admissions is a black box

[hearty swallow]

sure at the end any1 can make their own assumptions

[midnight flume]

therefore claiming they do or dont yield protecting is pointless

[hearty swallow]

i thikn they got yielded but

u can think what u want

[midnight flume]

it all comes down to what you define yield protection as

[stone shore]

no it's a completely stupid argument lmao

like

[midnight flume]

chloe essentially equated it to fit earlier

but i disagree

[hearty swallow]

how so?

[stone shore]

you cannot look at a few small cases and then broadly generalize

[midnight flume]

yeah

[robust creek]

I didn’t get into the #1 school for CS… yield protection is the first thing that comes to mind

[hearty swallow]

i think cmu emory and washu knew they werent going to attend and thus didnt admit

[robust creek]

Sir that is just cope

[midnight flume]

lmfao

[errant cedar]

ivy admissions are exteremly random and once ur in that "qualified academic/ec band" it comes down to geography and priorities
CMU however is a bit more forgiving there

w institutional priorities

[midnight flume]

it's way too broad of a landscape to conclude yield protection

[errant cedar]

but compensates with an insanely high academic bar

[midnight flume]

it's more likely it's not yield protect then it is

that's my point

[hearty swallow]

i mean i disagree but i see ur point

i dont think 5 ivies is randomness

[robust creek]

Nah but respectfully fuck Dietrich

[hearty swallow]

not making 1 of cmu washu and emory and the latter 2 are known for yielding

[midnight flume]

😭idt they like straight math/coding people

thats what ive been seeing this year

[robust creek]

I applied stats

[stone shore]

based

[hearty swallow]

im not saying cmu does i think it depends if they know u wouldnt even go

[robust creek]

I like stats

[midnight flume]

i meant applicant profile

not intended major

but idk

could be wrong

[stone shore]

bro I would turn down

[robust creek]

Yeah… why is statML even in Dietrich

[stone shore]

I could name 5 ivies I would turn down to come here

[robust creek]

Why can’t it be like IS

[stone shore]

bc it's stats

[midnight flume]

😭 no clue

i think ml needs to be in scs

[robust creek]

ML is scs

[midnight flume]

oh fr

[stone shore]

AI major

[errant cedar]

bro i got in econ and math science
i dont know how to code for the life of me 💀

[midnight flume]

yeah idk i havent researched cmu a lot

[stone shore]

tis different technically

[robust creek]

StatML is a joint program I think

[midnight flume]

o yeah ik that

[errant cedar]

but i had really strong math stuff

[stone shore]

no ML major

idt actualy

[midnight flume]

ok wait that makes sense

[robust creek]

But it’s in Dietrich

[midnight flume]

LOL

dubs

[midnight flume]

it's not like

[robust creek]

Congrats bro

[midnight flume]

dietrich/scs?

similar to wharton + seas at penn?

[robust creek]

Nah it has to be housed somewhere

[midnight flume]

bruh

[robust creek]

I probably wouldn’t have gotten in anyway

Begging the waitlist gods

[midnight flume]

😭 good luck

udub and gt are insane anyway

[robust creek]

Yeah Im happy I at least have these, it’s just that CMU has been the #1 for a while ahaha

[errant cedar]

@midnight flume u got in to CMU right

[stone shore]

okay enough bickering with ygs I need to do some work

[midnight flume]

ye

[midnight flume]

icic

[errant cedar]

what prog

[midnight flume]

cs

[woven steeple]

I got in CS!!!

but got in UW Seattle as well in state so choosing between both of them due to financial aspect

[stone shore]

those UW bums be stealing our curriculum smh

(don't let them hear I said this)

[rose mason]

yea ive seen this too

[stone shore]

CMU CS has probably one of

[rose mason]

i think cmu is worth it

[stone shore]

if not the best CS curriculum in the world

[rose mason]

for scs its better than uw but it depends on what u are lookign for

for big tech i think they are roughly equal honestly

for quant cmu wipes uw

[novel rose]

idts

the CMU name brand really gets you far

also depends on what you want to do

idt most people go to cmu as a means to bigtech

[rose mason]

for ai research (strictly focusing on teh quality of the profs) cmu is better but uw isnt that far behind tbh

[stone shore]

when you go to CMU CS bigtech is the backup option

[rose mason]

but still imo go to cmu unless u truly cant afford it

uw is not bad and if you work ur ass off u can prob get what u would have gotten at cmu (quant/ai labs) btu it will be a bit harder

but cmu ameks it easier to do those things

[stone shore]

CMU research is easier to get

[rose mason]

and you will also be surrounded by people who watnh to do those things

[stone shore]

psure

[novel rose]

imo the only thing comparable to cmu CS is mit, maybe stanford and cal

[hybrid frost]

we alr submitted S1 back in february would it be repetitive to mention it

[rose mason]

i think stanford/cal/cmu/mit are all comparable

[novel rose]

the gripe I have with cal is it's super hard to get ur hands on research opportunities tho

so I think cal is a downgrade in that fashion

[rose mason]

yeah but i do think like

[stone shore]

curriculum wise?

[rose mason]

if you are an insane hustler the bay area will help you a lot

[stone shore]

idk maybe only mit although I'm not entirely convinced lmao

[hybrid frost]

for CS prolly MIT first then Stanford then CMU then Cal

[novel rose]

overall program wise

[novel rose]

ngl cmu over stanford

[stone shore]

nah I think CMU has the most rigorous, thorough CS curriculum out of all 4

[rose mason]

nah cmus not better than stanford

[hybrid frost]

Nah stanford name weight and alumni overpowers that

[rose mason]

also bay area

[novel rose]

stanford and cmu have different target audiences imo

if you wanna go into research, cmu mogs

[hybrid frost]

exactly

[rose mason]

not really lmao

stanford sail is insane

[novel rose]

Yeah the thing is stanford does have location advantage

[hybrid frost]

there aint shit in pittsburgh

[novel rose]

good luck getting a chance to do shit there 😭

[rose mason]

i have multiople friends at stanford cs who have all said it is very easy to get into sail

[hybrid frost]

stanford is also more worth the money because its practically T10 in every single damn field

law, medicine, cs, engineering, business

[rose mason]

the only place amongst the big 4 where it is hard to get research is berkeley

but if u grind ur ass off its doable

[novel rose]

ngl if I get into stanford i'ma have an existential crisis deciding where to go

but I'm prolly not, my profile is not stanford coded

[stone shore]

ok what I would like to say

I'd actually be surprised if stanford culture is better than CMU

from what I've heard

[hybrid frost]

u mean jain culture right

[novel rose]

LMAO

[rose mason]

😭

[hybrid frost]

shit bro thats a W strat

i cant even blame em

whole foods daily

[stone shore]

yeah essentially

[trim pivot]

bro holy stalker bro how did u find ts

[cedar turret]

the culture here is a perfect balance of silliness and locking in

and it’s awesome

[timber coyote]

js reading this thread lol

i saw yarts

[vague yoke]

lol I got UF but chose CMU

[light dome]

i didnt get into uiuc in state for eng but got into cmu lol

[pallid mortar]

imo silver medalist (international though), no aid, waitlisted 👍

gimme your mit though

[astral thicket]

i doubt they yield, they just look for things that a lot of schools dont

[tulip granite]

is it normal to not recieve any aid

[solemn heron]

yeah i didnt either

what family income did you report

[tulip granite]

uh i think 500k+ idk fs tho

[solemn heron]

yeah thats why 💀

cmu is only need based and also stingy

i had sub 200k and got nothing

[flat heron]

holy it costs 61k

[tired moon]

does cmu send acceptance packages?

[solemn heron]

brainrot profile picture 💀

mine costs 94k 😭

[astral thicket]

cs admits get something extra special

everyone gets an acceptance package tho I think

or it’s for commit

I don’t remember

[flat heron]

💀

"is it normal for the annual cost to exceed the annual income"

[runic stratus]

no way

what major did you get in as for cmu?

[solemn heron]

they do?

[ocean garden]

(I'm pretty sure SCS gets the least of all the schools)

But you'll see

[light dome]

mse but i plan on either switching later or doing a robotics minor or smth prob

its not too bad to switch if i have decent grades

asw

[ocean garden]

That is the only requirement yes 💀

[light dome]

ill js lock in

for freshmen year bro

[ocean garden]

What do you wanna transfer into

[light dome]

smt more robotics related

i think a meche transfer wouldnt be too hard asw

and from what i know mse and meche overlap first year a lot

although idk how much they do since i already have calc and physics credits and a decent amt of others

[ocean garden]

If it's too hard to transfer, additional major could be the play

[light dome]

id be chill w that

i like mse anyways

[ocean garden]

I don't remember how hard it is to transfer into SCS

[ocean garden]

Okay yeah then just do additional major

[light dome]

But i def wanna like explore a bit more before final decision i think

so prob by end of first year ill know

[ocean garden]

I think only downside is that you don't get reservations for classes?

[light dome]

Ig yeah

[ocean garden]

But robotics is very grad heavy too

[light dome]

Wait dyk if testing out is a thing at cmu

like of classes

[ocean garden]

And idt the classes are hard to get

[light dome]

cuz i also took calc 3 in hs but not credited

[ocean garden]

Under some limited situations

[ocean garden]

Was it in person and dual enrollment?

[light dome]

In person thru school but it was just an honors class after calc bc

so no dual

unless you think i should js take it through cmu cause itll cover more material anyway

[ocean garden]

Yeah you can't get credit

[light dome]

Yeah ok

fair enough

[ocean garden]

You should prob take it at CMU

You can take a more advanced version if you want

[light dome]

Dyk if adding a minor would count elective credits towards graduation reqs or whatever

[ocean garden]

If it double counts

[light dome]

Ok ill look into it thx

[ocean garden]

Almost everyone does a minor

[light dome]

Icic

yeah i need to visit sometime fr

[light dome]

do most people do smth totally different or related to their major usually

[ocean garden]

I can mostly only speak for SCS

But usually similar

But common to do something completely different as well

[light dome]

Kk

Thx

[ocean garden]

If you have any more questions you can dm me 🙏

[light dome]

will do!

[north patrol]

guys can someone send me co30 dc link

[astral thicket]

yes

maybe even courtesy of me

[solemn heron]

what is it

[astral thicket]

secret

[vague yoke]

Yep check dms

[real plaza]

https://tenor.com/view/waterloo-waterloo-effect-watcard-morph-gif-4469337691844526445

[spiral nimbus]

lol

i js meant the academics part

[rustic quartz]

is cmu good for ece

[stone shore]

yeah

but I think we should ban all ece majors

[rustic quartz]

wait why

[violet shale]

What are the conditions to add an additional business major as an engineering major?

[hybrid vessel]

🖕

[solemn heron]

HYPSMCMU

[stone shore]

Cope harder

It can't help that the memes about ece write themselves

[hybrid vessel]

Ece on top

What are the memes about ece majors I haven’t heard anything

Lmao

[autumn wasp]

i just dreamed i got accepted off the waitlist 😭 what am i even doing atp

[void prairie]

dw i had a dream abt getting into princeton- we're only a little bit crazy

maybe we're foretellers

[autumn wasp]

i was so happy

[robust creek]

I had a dream I got off CMU and Chicago waitlist

I’m such a fucking chud

[autumn wasp]

ugh and i think every school i have left is on the 25th or 27th

[solemn heron]

you can have my spot if i bag mit

[vague yoke]

lol

Expected

[solemn heron]

actually not decided

i found a dorm i really like at cmu

[vague yoke]

lol which

[solemn heron]

morewood

they have private bathrooms

[light dome]

r u able to book dorms already?

[solemn heron]

no I just room toured

[light dome]

Ohh

[light dome]

wdyt of cmu campus

[solemn heron]

haven’t been i did the online room tour

[humble parrot]

uchicago waitlist is mad

hard asf

I got brutally rejected

[robust creek]

I didn’t apply CS

[errant cedar]

atp its either CMU or Michigan
or unless i get an ivy or duke/northwestern offer

or vandy iudfk

[solemn heron]

what major are you at cmu

[errant cedar]

math and econ

[carmine wagon]

how

i thought it was only mathematical sciences

what school is that

[solemn heron]

https://tenor.com/view/cmu-carnegie-mellon-melon-carnegie-mellon-university-gif-23247908

[errant cedar]

its offereced thru MCS as a joint program between dietrich
meaning both dietrich and MCS students can do it

pre cool program

[carmine wagon]

yeah but was that like offered on the common application

cuz i thought u only do that after u get in

[hybrid vessel]

it is never this serious dawg

[open narwhal]

if yall are lucky you'll make it to round 2 of wl

[autumn wasp]

how would you know

[sharp minnow]

just had a quick question. in my acceptance letter, it said i was admitted to the mellon college of science, but didn't mention my intended major (physics) at all. does this mean i didn't get admitted directly to physics, and just to the college?

i might email them, just wanted to see if i could get any clarification here first

[sour kelp]

at least for SCS, you're just admitted into the college - then u declare when u get there

[sharp minnow]

oh it might be the same for mcs then. ty!

[sharp mortar]

No u can’t

Is is fake

[whole plank]

thats from the official website

[sharp mortar]

No I meant the major

It’s a fake major

No one can explain what it is

Like what is information systems

My roommate is in it

Still can’t give me a straight answer

@whole plank I’m both being funny and serious

[whole plank]

i mean argue with the institution but alr😭

[sharp mortar]

Email to be safe

But I think they only bind in engineering

I committed before I knew that

I’m glad I got into the major I wanted 😅

Any questions from yall

[sharp minnow]

will do, thanks!

wait but does declaring a major mean you need to apply for it (meaning there's a reasonable chance i won't actually get in), and have minimum coursework done, like the way uw does it?

[sharp mortar]

Not really

Like

I’m in ECE

If someone got into meche they need to apply to transfer

If you get in undeclared you don’t need to apply

Like you just fill out a form and it’s guarneteed

So you should be fine

[sharp minnow]

alright, ty! sounds great

[sharp mortar]

If you want you can @ me I’m about to sleep

Too much vibe doing

Vibecoding

[vague yoke]

i beleive it is the same

[vague yoke]

youre gonna get a lot better anwers to this on the cmu 2030 discord server, i can send the link if youd like

[autumn wasp]

is the waitlist form out yet i haven’t seen an email or anything

[spiral nimbus]

wait anyone here current ece students? im tryna get more info

[vague yoke]

I am

Current ece

[lusty lynx]

April

[blissful cobalt]

what are the odds of getting off cmu wl

[hearty swallow]

<1%

they alr calculated their small ahh yield

so they dont rlly take off waitlist

anything can happen so never said never neverland pirates

but based off past years very small amnt usually like 30ish

[manic edge]

0.3%

[tranquil jasper]

Why is it 2030+

[inland hamlet]

maybe students taking gap year?

[tranquil jasper]

Most colleges have those but they don’t write + is the thing

[stone shore]

a lot of students at cmu take >4 years to finish

at least 10% of the student body takes another y.ear

[solemn heron]

are all the decisions not out yet

[tranquil jasper]

Idk

[humble parrot]

I heard it’s still rolling

Once a week

And the majority of acceptances are the first batch

The rest will likely be waitlists and rejections based on who enrolls rn

[gritty patrol]

Architecture

is a 5 year program

[cedar turret]

it is?

holy shit

[novel rose]

dayum 5 yrs is long

[gritty patrol]

👀 check how long it takes to be a doc

[earnest jacinth]

for mcs u are also just admitted into the college not ur specific major

[earnest jacinth]

the best major in cmu

[astral thicket]

~20% i think

[astral thicket]

IS is just CS for people that dont like math

or arent good at math

or both

[copper hill]

hi guys

[tired moon]

hey guys i was wondering how the workload is in tepper, especially for econ? like how heavy is it compared to the rest of cmu

[digital otter]

what 😟

why

for certain majors or is this across all students

[astral thicket]

all students

[astral thicket]

coursework is hard

also tbf a lot of acting majors drop out or go on permanent leave once they get their big break and architecture majors exist too (5yr program)

[astral thicket]

tepper is fine

very relaxed unless you make it difficult

[vague yoke]

Besides the inclusiveness to taking more than 4 years to finish a 4 year program, the canonical reason is to accommodate programs that are longer than 4 to begin with (arch is 5 years)

[vague yoke]

Lmao

[tranquil jasper]

Yeah I do get the sentiment it’s just interesting to me bc it’s uncommon

As in uncommon for a school to officially write that

[vague yoke]

I guess so

You’re right I haven’t seen it around elsewhere

[lethal flint]

is the waitlist form out yet or nah

[teal iris]

wait all the decisions are out right

[dull meteor]

is there any approximation for tepper's acceptance rate?

[teal iris]

or is it in waves

[astral thicket]

10%?

probably lower ngl

tepper overadmitted last year

[teal iris]

what about coe/cit?

[astral thicket]

probably very similar to the total school acceptance rate

[dull meteor]

really?? the online statistics say like 19%

[astral thicket]

ignore those they haven't been updated in a while

[dull meteor]

oh really

https://www.joinleland.com/library/a/carnegie-mellon-acceptance-rate-overview

supposedly this is 2026

[astral thicket]

SCS is definitely not 7%

[dull meteor]

did it actually drop that much

from 19%

to 10

thats wild

[astral thicket]

i mean not really, the program has definitely gotten more prestigious especially with a greater focus on tech within business

and of course schools just getting more selective in general

[dull meteor]

ohh dam dam

wow

okay that's nice then

[astral thicket]

are you picking between cmu and another school?

[dull meteor]

i got into tepper

but i have a lot of other decisions coming up and i was wondering how tepper would fare against those for me

eg. ross, stern, duke, NU, cornell

[astral thicket]

do you like tech?

or do you want to go into a tech-focused role rather than IB / PE / whatever wall street is doing nowadays

[dull meteor]

nah not really but i'd consider it given AIs increasing significance within the business/finance world

especially because people with tech expertise would be valuable for startups and whatnot

having some myself would be useful

[astral thicket]

i mean if youre considering startups CMU is probably the place to be

[dull meteor]

yeahhh

[astral thicket]

in the choices youve stated

[dull meteor]

wait

but

ross & cornell have heavy startup culture too no?

[astral thicket]

eh

ross probably?

the resources here for startups are probably the best you can get

i know people at yc and doing startups after their first semester

[dull meteor]

oh wow

[astral thicket]

i think we also had the 3rd most yc founders this cycle

behind stanford and berkeley of course

[dull meteor]

damm

okay

i'm happy i got in then lol

[astral thicket]

have you visited yet

[dull meteor]

nah i'm planning on visiting April 13th during admitted students day

[astral thicket]

the campus is wonderful and the people are too

good luck with the rest of your decisions (even though cmu #1)

[dull meteor]

yes yes i can tell

actually

one of my friends currently is a freshman at tepper

[dull meteor]

thanks so much!!!

[astral thicket]

name?

[dull meteor]

ill dm

[solemn heron]

higher or lower

[astral thicket]

lower

[solemn heron]

do they admit more in ED or is it about even

[astral thicket]

CMU doesn't take ED into account during admissions

[gritty patrol]

This was a more recent development that they said this

well recent maybe it was 2021

[robust creek]

I still Ed’d

Didn’t exactly work out

[vague yoke]

Soon there’ll be the enrollment cliff but that affects non top unis

[stone shore]

I don't believe that estimate

[blissful cobalt]

what are the odds of getting off cmu wl

[gritty patrol]

i mean depends how you count 10% + all majors that usually take 5 years could be 20%

[gritty patrol]

this is probably major dependent

[stone shore]

well I mean

the 4 year grad rate is 80%

[gritty patrol]

Idk if that includes 5 year majors

[hearty swallow]

basially none

[robust creek]

I hope the Dietrich yield stinks

So they let me off

[candid rivet]

is there a cmu admit server

[teal iris]

Yes!

Ill dm you the link

[solemn heron]

im stuck in the landing pad because i dont want to doxx my name

[earnest jacinth]

average cs major and their intense cope of not being an is major smh

[vestal sapphire]

yo how is my school so cracked

someone got in mechanical and computer engineering and someone else got in CS

aren't the acceptance rates like <5%

[teal iris]

Cs is I think engi is more like 10

But thats from a very self selecting and more qualified pool than a lot of other schools

[vernal sparrow]

like 10 ppl from my school got in, 4 for CS

we have a class size of around 400

[vestal sapphire]

ah yeah

[vestal sapphire]

Yo ur class is just different

is it some feeder school?

in like

NY or Cali

[vernal sparrow]

Nj public school

[vestal sapphire]

crazyy

[vernal sparrow]

We have an 80% Asian population so maybe that’s a factor

[vestal sapphire]

oh yeah fair enough

still incredible though

[inland hamlet]

average central jersey school

[humble parrot]

Nuh uh

[hybrid frost]

public as in “needing admission into the school” or literally anyone can enroll

mfs will say they go to a public hs in nyc

and it’s stuyvesant

[vernal sparrow]

It is actually public

Anyone can enroll

[hybrid frost]

like no exam to enter?

i applaud you

[solemn heron]

https://tenor.com/view/cmu-carnegie-mellon-melon-carnegie-mellon-university-gif-23247908

[astral thicket]

It’s not cope it’s plainly true

You guys don’t take any systems or cs theory

[earnest jacinth]

nah im just joking ikik

our requirements for cs and math are very low which is the only complaint i might have for the major

[astral thicket]

IS is a mostly applicational major and much closer to what other schools consider CS

unfortunately with AI its probably a poorly positioned major unless you pivot to project manager

i think cmu should make it a lot clearer that the cs major here is closer to a computational and applied math major they're rather misleading about that

[solemn heron]

what about the hci major

[vague yoke]

You’re back!

[earnest jacinth]

hallo

[teal iris]

are you an actual admission officer

[earnest jacinth]

yeah ofc

[teal iris]

why are you a freshman then

[valid jewel]

They start early

Ever heard of student work-study

[earnest jacinth]

im just built like that

[teal iris]

okay if youre an admissions officer name every application

[wanton cape]

ur in a2c>

?

name every college

[safe wing]

is this worth trying

[teal iris]

what does this mean

[safe wing]

if this info is true (from reddit) then apparently people who applied cs and got rejected managed to get in through a different major

but the odds are probably near zero now even if it is possible since that comment was from like 10 years ago

[earnest jacinth]

🤔 🤔 🤔

never heard anyone doing that before

[earnest jacinth]

sure its [redacted]

[teal iris]

this is like appealing a decision and no its nto worth it

never gonna happen

[cedar turret]

i’ve absolutely never heard of anyone getting in using this method

and i don’t think it would work

you can try

but it’s really really hard to transfer to scs

especially over the past few years

someone would need to drop out in order for you to get in typically

[safe wing]

yeah i don't think it'd work either considered there are also students on waitlist that they'd also be trying to admit

[unique jasper]

who's gonna win the waitlist war at CMU guys?

[sour kelp]

Does CMU do admitted packages? or is it only if you enroll?

[shadow bridge]

U gotta get it in person if u want it

Theyre too poor to send out in mail

[sour kelp]

WHAT

[shadow bridge]

Yes

[sour kelp]

like i have to go to the office of admissions like during a tour and be like "I have been admitted, please can i have a package?"

[sour kelp]

thats honestly crazy

[teal iris]

I thought they mail you a flag

[feral shale]

if i pay the mailing fee can i get the package mailed to my house

[vague yoke]

They did for me

[vague yoke]

Wait are you cs 30

You should join the class of 30 discord

[shadow bridge]

Have you gotten?

[feral shale]

do you know where is it

[tawny drift]

any1 get the cmu waitlist email yet

[astral thicket]

unless ur a special cs major

then you get a small present in the mail

[sour kelp]

Wait I am

SCS 💀

[astral thicket]

wait a bit idk when their mailing them out

also you should commit here

what are you other options atm

[vague yoke]

Lmao

[sour kelp]

Mich, GT, UWash, UF all for CS

UIUC

[astral thicket]

OOS?

[sour kelp]

yes

[astral thicket]

are you interested in research

what field do you want to enter?

[sour kelp]

Yes and/or startup stuff

[rigid linden]

im on the wl for umich. Can you decline the offer so that ppl like me get off wl?

[sour kelp]

Gotchu bro - I’m declining everything this week

[sour kelp]

I’ve been doing AI work since 9th grade so definiteely that field. Also when I applied my main projects were augmented reality and AI applications

[astral thicket]

IMO we are probably the best place to do anything related to machine learning or even research in general

we have half the CS students MIT does and double the CS faculty so do the math on the student:faculty ratio for CS

incredibly easy to get research here first semester as a cs major

i have friends who literally just walked into a professors office and got research for that semester

[sour kelp]

Yeah i think research at CMU is pretty much on top

Can I dm?

[astral thicket]

sure

[shadow bridge]

got into caltech cs but rejected cmu cs

[gloomy kiln]

why u think

[astral thicket]

the venn diagram between CMU CS and every other top school CS this year was 2 circles (at least thats what it feels like)

CMU's institutional priorities are just very different

[gloomy kiln]

what venn diagram

i applied wrong major at cmu so i think

they thought i wasnt gonna go

but i think cuz my app was strong i got wl

esp cuz in the supps i talked abt stuff specific to another school

ik each school picks on their own at cmu same as cornell

[teal iris]

CMU waitlists like 25%

[solemn heron]

does this mean i am cooked for ivies

[teal iris]

Bruh cmu cs has more aura than all ivy cs

Except maybe pt and harvard

[stone shore]

gang didn't you get cmu cs

why are you even looking at the ivies

💀

[solemn heron]

Money

CMU is 93k a year but I would pay 35k at Yale for example

[teal iris]

Nah that lwk valid

Why is there such a huge difference

[solemn heron]

190k family income

Yales threshold is 200k

CMU 75k I think

[teal iris]

Living on the edge

What happens if your family gets 10k extra

Does it just to 90k too

[astral thicket]

has cmu gotten back wrt aid yet?

[astral thicket]

this year feels like the WL rate is lower

[solemn heron]

None

[tranquil jasper]

I don’t have the data for that unforch just pulling the latest CDS

[teal iris]

Thats not far from what I said

7/33 21%

[tranquil jasper]

Yeah I didn’t check how close or far you are from right I just wanted to pull up official source

[gloomy kiln]

cmu waitlist is unreealistic

to get off anywyas

[gloomy kiln]

prob like taxes

progressive payments

[earnest jacinth]

ony of my closest friends got off cmu waitlist

[gloomy kiln]

rn?

[earnest jacinth]

wait i meant one of my closest friends CURRENTLY AT cmu

he got off the cmu waitlist during the summer

[hybrid frost]

no ☹️

i’m waiting bro

[gritty patrol]

i mean getting off isn't impossible

[earnest jacinth]

yeye but like 36/5000 is crazy odds

[timber coyote]

same my friend made it off the waitlist for cs last cycle

[novel rose]

he was one in a krillion

[stone shore]

generational holy

[hot seal]

🙏

[rustic quartz]

hi is anyone studying ece rn? i have a few questions

[cedar turret]

ohhhhh @vague yoke!!!

[rustic quartz]

ty!

[cedar turret]

i’m taking some ece classes rn and i know a few ppl who talk about it nonstop

so if you got general questions i may be able to answer

[vague yoke]

Meow

You’re in 2030 rn lol

That’s better place to ask

[tired moon]

is there any way to get more aid..i got none and theres no way to afford 93k a year

[solemn heron]

Same boat here

[cedar turret]

email admissions and set up a meeting

it’s need based only only

[flat heron]

can i appeal for more aid if my cost is more than my income

[cedar turret]

yes, april 1st(?) the appeal option should open on mystudentaid or watever its called now

or email admissions

[flat heron]

ohh okay- it’s not available yet so i don’t do anything yet?

[cedar turret]

i don't believe it is, but if it is it will be somewhere in the portal, i honestly forgot where

i suggest menu diving or emailing admissions

[flat heron]

sounds good thank you

[hybrid frost]

anyone got the waitlist reply form email yet?

or does it show in ur portal?

[light dome]

dyk when aid will be available at the latest at all? like i still havent gotten my finaid but i submitted everything well before deadline

they keep saying like a couple more business days but still not getting so idrk

[cedar turret]

4/1 as long as you’ve submitted everything

[dull meteor]

what do you guys think about cmu tepper vs washu ollin

[humble parrot]

I’m so conflicted

@cedar turret do yk how hard CMU tepper rigor is?

Like i have to decide that or unc chapel hill

I’m worried if I go to CMU I’ll flunk

I’m decent to get by but weak in quantitative things idk I’d probably have to take defer admission study for a year then go

[robust creek]

no you wont

thats what college is for

😂

(i know you didn't ask me anything) just wanted to share that you dont have to study a year between when you graduate and college to not fail

[humble parrot]

it’s not even that like

I don’t think I’ll do good enough for any good job outcomes

Idk how ppl do it man

I think I’m gonna go defer admission this CMU lifestyle is lwk scaring me

Or maybe I’m just being sped

[robust creek]

dude clearly if CMU admitted you they are confident you can do the work

[humble parrot]

And overestimating how hard it is

[robust creek]

the classes will be difficult everywhere, maybe slightly more at CMU, but your experience is what you make of it

[humble parrot]

I can do the work I heard though they have unnecessary quantitive extra courses compared to other business schools

like my choice is between chapel hill and CMU rn

[robust creek]

great, so go to UNC

thats something to consider

[humble parrot]

Yeah I’m probably gonna do that

[robust creek]

like obviosuly its not that simple, but i think a technical background might be beneficial

[humble parrot]

yeah ur right ira beneficial but kinda with what I wanna do 3.5 gpa is the bar the even get considered and nowadays with grade inflation it’s 3.7ish

heard CMU has like 3.2 average gpa 😂

It’s deflated too

[robust creek]

dude your employer doesn't give 2 shits about your GPA as long as its somewhat decent

[humble parrot]

But thanks for ur input

[robust creek]

unless you want grad school

then that might matter

[humble parrot]

IB gpa matters

[robust creek]

oh im not familiar with IB ahah

maybe you are correct

[humble parrot]

If I went to CMU I’d have to be 75-90 percentile of extremely smart kids to even get a glance compared to heavily inflated schools

just unfortunate I guess

but

UNC is amazing

So I don’t mind too much

where u get into?

[robust creek]

honestly, i hope no one takes offense. generally the smartest students are in statML/ECE/CS rather than tepper

[robust creek]

not a business applicant but UCLA, UW-seattle (comp sci), USC, Umichigan, Georgia Tech, UVA, etc.

[humble parrot]

Yeah definitely