What kind of person is an diverse applicant at CMU? - Page 2

lkf725 · 11-20-2007, 07:38 AM

Yes and yes. URM and the chance for them to check off Nevada on the class map. Both good things for you! Good luck!

Lori1122 · 11-21-2007, 12:09 AM

dude_guy

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Lori1122L: You applied through the diversity??did you get in? I heard the diversity was a tougher way to get in...

ya.. if you applied math and science academy, the acceptance rate is like 100/900ish.. 30 soph and 70 junior.. then if you apply the other programs through diversity (AP/EA, gaming, arch, design) it was like a couple people (2-3?)who got in each program

oh, and i got waitlisted, i found out in like mid-may, and then got fully rejected during track state.. so like 2nd week of june?

likeatuesday · 11-22-2007, 10:22 PM

Hmm, as long as we're evaluating diversity, how would an Asian applying under the humanities and social sciences branch look?

Theotherguy · 11-22-2007, 11:37 PM

Bah.

I suppose I'm paying for the sins of my forefathers, but it seems unusually difficult to be an all-American WASP male college applicant these days.

dude_guy · 11-24-2007, 11:30 AM

Lori1122: wow...i see. that's pretty tough! i wish i had applied through diversity but i didn't knew it existed until after i got accepted lol.

likeatuesday: idk CMU has a lot of asians as it is. no matter where you apply i would think there are a good number of asians applying.

Lori1122 · 11-25-2007, 10:16 AM

dude_guy : did you go? and pay the 6 grand?

dude_guy · 11-26-2007, 03:29 AM

yeah, i got in through the precollege way. It was definitely expensive and the airfare (I live in Guam) wasn't cheap either. My parents agreed to pay the tuiton while I pay the airfare. I would have applied through the diversity program but i just didn't know it existed at the time. But anyways, the program was definitely awesome.