Hello All - creating this thread to track any progress or movement on CMU waitlist for the fall-2024 admissions.
My DS is WL for CS major. But he is proceeding with other good options he has with top 3 being Virginia Tech Honors, Rutgers Honors and Northeastern!
Waitlisted 2024 student for SCS.
What is the meaning of priority waitlist? Does it help?
In 2024 there is only one waitlist. “Priority” is just a marketing term.
I don’t think it means anything as that’s the only option other than decline.
Exactly. Almost everyone opts to be in the “priority” waitlist (why wouldn’t you?)
There’s nothing special about it. Sorry.
I guess as we are on waitlist, so we will keep checking it but realistically chances of getting accepted is very low. We are waitlisted on 5 colleges including CMU and UMich. Right now, trying to finalize between Purdue, Madison and NorthEastern for CS. We are international. Any inputs on which one to pick or how to go about finalizing a college without having to see them? My kid’s dream were CMU and UMich so he has no particular preference for any 3.
This question should be in its own thread as the topic of this thread is CMU waitlists.
My son is waitlisted in CMU as well. Does anyone know the acceptance rate? When do they release the results for waitlist?
If you look at their most recent Common Data Set, they accepted 43 students from it after offering the waitlist to nearly 9,000 and with about 4,600 accepting spot. So the acceptance rate from the waitlist was under 1%.
Yes, acceptance rate for WL for most of these colleges is extremely low and looks like a draw of luck.
The only year they had higher acceptance rate was during COVID (2020), likely due to uncertainty and many kids taking a gap year.
Does anyone know as to why CMU cancelled the Waitlist Presentation informative Session scheduled for the dates April 10th & 17th, please? Received an email on Thursday (3/28) that it has been cancelled and now the portal shows inactive…
I’m glad you posted this, I looked for the link last night to sign up and kept getting the inactive portal message, and couldn’t figure out why. Don’t know why they cancelled it.
My son has been interested in some of the same ones and waitlisted at CMU and UMich as well. One of the concerns he has had (not a big one, but still a concern) about UMich is that the buildings where CS classes are taught are in a location that is a bit of a distance from the main campus (a friend who attends UMich now let him know).
The CS buildings at Michigan are new and beautiful. They are located on North Campus. There are many dorms on North Campus, too, and it is the home of engineering and fine arts classes. It is a thriving area. Central Campus is in the heart of Ann Arbor and is the home of most other kinds of classes. The two campuses are accessible by (free) buses.
I didnt know they had WL info session. I wonder why they would cancel it as well, maybe someone can call the admissions and ask?
Tbh, there’s no new info in those sessions that’s not already in their online FAQ. You’re not missing out.
(Source: my D had attended the session a couple of years ago).
@DadOfJerseyGirl - do you have a kid also WL at CMU? What about your D who attended the WL session couple of yrs ago? Where did she end up joining?
& I love you profile pic! 
No, not this year.
She decided CMU wasn’t the right fit for her and withdrew from the waitlist. She chose to go to another highly ranked CS school instead.
Thanks so much! 
Congratulations to her and you! Same for my older son who was WL’ed 3 yrs ago & withdrew his application. He is thriving in his current college. Now, my 2nd kid is in the same situation.
Any data on how many they waitlisted this year ? I see more students waitlist than acceptance and rejection .