<p>How is the program? How tough is it to get into (and get out of)? And also, do many ercruiters such as Microsoft and Google hire CMU graduates? How prestigious is it? Thank you in advance for the information.</p>
<p>The program is one of the best in the world, and usually struggles with MIT/Berkeley/Stanford for the #1 spot in national rankings. It is incredibly selective - the most selective school at CMU next to Tepper. However, it’s well worth it to attend, as Microsoft and Google actively recruit boatloads of students from the program-- along with many other top companies (Facebook, eBay, twitter, LinkedIn, so forth).</p>
<p>What do you think my chances are? my stats are: 1/329, 4.0 UW GPA, 4.49 W, 2250 SAT 1, 800 SAT Math 2, 800 Chem, 740 Physics, Pres of TSA, Pres Science Club, Pres/Founder of UNICEF, internship with computer scientist, attended a Rutgers computer science summer program, National TSA Gold award, CVC Varsity Math Letter, National Math HS, National HS, World Language HS</p>
<p>From your ChanceME in the Cornell thread, it indicates you took Physics B and Calc AB rather than Physics C and Calc BC…that will be a read flag for CMU SCS, in addition to having a 4 on another Science AP.</p>
<p>Probably should post your full stats in the CMU chance-me thread, instead of partial ones here, to get more responses. Suggest waiting til after winter break though cuz traffic is slow this week. I think your chances are great based on your stats over on Cornell. What kind of high school - public?</p>
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Do you know if CMU now uses the AP score secured in admission decisions? When DS (currently Junior) applied he asked this specific question in an open house (he had five 5s) and the adcom clearly indicated that AP scores were not part of the admission decision, and only count towards subsequent course selection if accepted.</p>
<p>fire, SCS placement is excellent, and includes the companies you mentioned - DS’s observation mirrors CK’s, and he indicated that the financial companies also recruit SCS grads and tend to pay the most. The thing we never knew was how excellent the summer internship placement was for SCS students. DS and all his close friends who applied got into top notch companies, mostly in the west coast at outstanding stipends, even for sophomores, and many were told they were in the first tier for jobs upon graduation.</p>
<p>I checked the CMU Common Data Set and it mentions using “standardized test scores” for the admission decision, and it mentions using AP scores for placement, but doesn’t overtly mention using AP scores for the admission decision. It is a standardized test so I suppose they could use it, though.</p>
<p>A lot of recruiters come to CMU from big companies offering jobs and internships. CMU holds numerous job fairs throughout the year for such opportunities and many big name companies attend (such as Microsoft and Google among many others).</p>