<p>I was waitlisted at CIT! How does the waitlist actually work? If i accept a place on the waitlist what are the chances i get in? How many ppl are on the waitlist in the first place…? Can i accept a place at another college and also accept a place on the wailist just in case they dont let me in? Im confused…Help!!! 
:(</p>
<p>**Decision:ACCEPTED! (Architecture) **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2110 (740 CR, 680 Math, 680 Writing)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 Math I, 680 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] APs:
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] UM-GPA: 3.75
[<em>] Rank: 3/76
[</em>] Other stats: Took most rigorous courseload
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Heavily involved in FBLA (National qualifier), three season varsity athlete, NHS, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):I thought “why CMU?” was really good. commonapp was average
[</em>] Teacher Recs: did not see
[<em>] Counselor Rec:did not see
[</em>] Applied on: November 29th
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: PA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Very small public, average SAT 1440 (for three sections)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[/list]
REALLY HAPPY. CMU was probably my number one choice. I did do an in-person portfolio review, which I thought went pretty well. Now I just have to make a decision…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (MCS)
Decision: Waitlisted (SCS)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):660 Reading, 650 Writing, 760 Math
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 Math II
[<em>] ACT:N/A
[</em>] APs:5 Calc BC, 5 Comp Sci A, 4 World History, 4 US History, 4 Stat, 3 English Language
[<em>] IBs:N/A
[</em>] UM-GPA:3.91
[<em>] Rank:7/530
[</em>] Other stats: A in Calc III class at a community college. Had an interview, does that help?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:Varsity Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Track and Field
Volunteer every Saturday at the local library, NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer job at a fishing store
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Rather not talk about my essays (average to below average)
[</em>] Teacher Recs:One good, one great (I think?)
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Between good and great
[</em>] Applied on: January 1 2010
[<em>] Hook (if any): A white, male student living in an upper-class neighborhood!! That will surprise them!
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MD
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public 4A, really good for a public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Male
[li] Gender: White[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m not surprised. I wanted to double major in Math and Computer Science anyway, so I’m pretty sure I can do that in either school. Congrats to everyone else who got accepted and my apologies to those who did not.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted HSS
Decision: Waitlisted MCS</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 790 (CR), 710 (M), 730 (W)
[</em>] ACT: 34, 35 is you superscore
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 710 (MI), 760 (English Lit), 750 (Bio)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96, 4.66 (weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4%-5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5), Lit (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Physics (3), SL Art (5), SL Spanish (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma (4HL: Math, English, History, Bio), TOK, APChem
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS commended, MD Scholar Honorable Mention</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): String Ensemble (concert master), Academic Team (captain), hospital and animal center volunteer, NHS, SNHS
[</em>] Essays: i liked it
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[li] Additional Rec: none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian
[li] Gender: female[/li][ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I’m kind of surprised that they accepted me O_O</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted CIT
Decision: Accepted MCS</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 (CR), 780 (M), 700 (W)
ACT:<br>
SAT II (if submitted): 750 (M2), 740 (English Lit), 730 (Phy)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75, 4.21 (weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lit (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):<br>
Senior Year Course Load: AP US hist, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Eng, AP French, Religion
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS commended</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Furture Prob Solvers (VP), Accoustic Guitar, Libertarians (Treas), Track, fencing, soccer, golf 200 bikathon for cancer, charity 5Ks, Haven from Hunger, Youth Rep on city Green Comm, NHS, FNHS
Essays: great
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: Form City Council President regarding my committment to my community</p>
<p>Other
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none</p>
<p>General Comments:
First choice was CIT, but happy to get in!</p>
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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED: CIT
[size=+2]Decision: Waitlisted: SCS<a href=“I%20don’t…remember%20applying%20to%20SCS…that’s%20the%20weird%20part.%20it’s%20definitely%20not%20in%20my%20essays”>/size</a></p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 720 (W and R) 770 (M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 US History, 800 Biology, 800 Math II, 770 Chem
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs: 5’s in Bio, WH, US History, Calc and Chemistry
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] UW-GPA:3.77 no weighted…
[<em>] Rank:no rank
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Science Team Captain, Participant, Flute, NHS, Band section leader, volunteer stuff
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Teaching english
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): good?
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good?
[</em>] Applied on: december 31st?
[<em>] Hook (if any): international?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA, yet an international student…technically
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public good
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: **
why do i have the feeling i never applied to SCS… even so waitlisting sucks.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if i’d choose carnegie over a school that offers more diversity/flexibilities in your major though.</p>
<p>Quote: accepted!!
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): math 800 cr 650 writing 730 total: 2180
[ *] SAT IIs: math II 800, physics 750 , chem 730
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs: calculus ab 4, physics mechanics 4
[ *] IBs:
[ *] UM-GPA:
[ *] Rank: 2nd decile
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience: logistics company
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): about community service i really liked it 
[ *] Teacher Recs: dint read. assume good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: hope good.
[ *] Applied on:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: india
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender: female
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>ACCEPTED: CIT - ECE and MCS - PHY
WAITLISTED: SCS</p>
<p>No financial aid info online, though all docs submitted well in advance. Under Docs Sent it says “Decision Notification” with a date of Feb 25 - don’t understand this and don’t recall seeing it before.</p>
<p>this is for my son…</p>
<p>**Decision:Accepted CIT and MCS (Physics) **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2290, one sitting: M:790, CR: 730, W:770
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 780, Chem: 730, Bio M: 800
[<em>] ACT: one sitting: 34
[</em>] APs: all 5’s in Calculus, Econ Micro & Macro, Bio. This year: Spanish and Physics C
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] UM-GPA: 3.67 UW, 5.15 W
[<em>] Rank: unknown probably Top 5% in class of 450
[</em>] Other stats: Illinois state scholar, National Merit Commendation, AP Scholar with distinction, Premio de Plata (Spanish Award) Cum Laude Society[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Model UN, Scholastic Bowl (co-captain JR and SR years) Math Team, Jazz at Youth Music Program for top students from many area High Schools, School Jazz Band and Pit Orchestra
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 summers usher at local classical/pop concert venue
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): strong about travel experiences abroad with jazz group
[</em>] Teacher Recs: very strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: don’t know
[</em>] Applied on: Mid-December
[li] Hook (if any): probably none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Location/Person:
[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School: Public, highly competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Great to get in congrats to the other accepted students. This was the last one he was waiting for. Also accepted to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Southern Cal. Wait listed at Wash U. Rejected by Stanford and Harvey Mudd.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted SCS & CIT (MEG) **</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2370 superscored [800 CR, 800 M, 770 W]</li>
<li>ACT: 34</li>
<li>SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 770, US History 780</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0;</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 / 116</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): Seven 5’s and Two 4’s. Taking 10 exams this year.</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:
- Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, president MAO, president of Science NHS.
- Volunteer/Community service: 300 hours
- Sports: varsity tennis [captain], basketball
- Essays: I wrote great ones.
- Recs: Teachers showed them, superb.</p>
<p>Other
- State (if domestic applicant): Florida
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Indian
- Gender: M
- Income Bracket: 75K
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted CIT-ECE</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 710 M 700 CR 720 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700 Physics 800 M2
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs: BC Calc (5), US Hist (4), Physics (4,5), Bio, Euro, Chem, Stats, Econ, Lit&COmp
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] UM-GPA: 3.25
[<em>] Rank:
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Guitar, Singing, Cross Country, Debate
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Dishwasher during summer
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Applied on:
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mexican/white
[li] Gender:Male[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted CIT - MEG</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M - 800, CR - 760, W - 730 Total - 1560/2290 Single Take
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math 2 - 790, Physics - 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55 (With Special Circumstances)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Physics C: Mechanics (5)
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (5)
Calculus AB (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, Calculus CD (Honors), AP Biology, English 12, Econ/Gov, AP Statistics, Adv. Robotics Engineering
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Took AMC 12 and AAPT Physics Olympiad, will take Physics Bowl (didn’t see score yet)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Astonomy Club (President)
Philosophy Club (President)
Robotics Engineering Team
Tutor Volunteer Association
Self-Taught Electric Guitarist
many more…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring for pay
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, LEO Club, Library IT
[</em>] Essays: Average at best
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: average I believe, but I did not read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent… he loves my story
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview:none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes REALLY NEED
[</em>] Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: Massive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $60 - 65k, too much in bank though boosts EFC
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Special Circumstances in 10th grade destroyed my GPA and my courseload not to mention my EC’s etc.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT, AP scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of my SAT scores and demonstrated ability in math/physics[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Never lose hope… (REJECTED from UCLA and CAL but im not down) Going? depends on financial aid and scholarships, Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Tepper)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2350 (CR 780 / M 800 / W 770)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 U.S. History, 740 Math I, 720 Chemistry
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs: AP Lang 5, AP US Hist 5 (6 this year)
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] UM-GPA: 3.97 UW, 4.73 W
[<em>] Rank: top 1%, not ranked
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Violin for ten years, youth orchestra, secretary of a technology club, extensive web design/programming (portfolio submitted), editor for Open Directory Project
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: two internships at university, database manager at local library in summer
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Written about my love for technology/business
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Applied on: Dec 31
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: PA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congrats to everyone who got in! To those waitlisted, don’t give up hope, and to those who didn’t make it, you’ll end up somewhere awesome anyway. 
Also, I wish my mail would come already…found out my decision online after searching everywhere for that “Accepted” notice.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted CSC (M-C), Accepted CIT (ECE)</p>
<p>SAT Verbal: 800 Math: 800 Writing: 800
SAT Subject Tests M2800 CH780
AP Results: 8 5s, 1 3, four more in senior course load.
GPA: 4.07/5</p>
<p>Huge number of contests: Science Olympiad, AMC/AIME/USAMO, Physics Olympiad, USACO, HMMT, PUMaC, Master the Mainframe, NYSML, ARML, +other programming and math contests.
Running a summer math camp, and coaching a middle school math team during school year.
XCountry, Tennis, Indoor track</p>
<p>Accepted.
CFA (Music Department) for a BFA in Voice Performance.</p>
<p>I was waitlisted for CIT… Kinda surprised that I even did that well. Does anyone have any more info about the waitlist, though? Should I accept to another college AND accept a place on the waitlist in the meantime, and will that hurt my chances of acceptance?</p>
<p>You can accept your position at another college and accept your decision at CMU. That way you will be placed on priority waitlist and have a better chance at CMU. You will lose some money either way though. That will increase your chances for CMU.</p>
<p>**Decision: WOOT! Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR: 730, M: 790, W:690; Total: 2210
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 800, Chem: 800, Physics: 790
[<em>] ACT: Composite: 35, [34,35,34,35]
[li] APs: English Language: 5, Physics: 5, World History: 4, US History: 4[/li][</em>] IBs: Not Offered
[<em>] UM-GPA: 93.3/100
[</em>] Rank: [Idk, top 10 pct]
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Math Team, Science Olympiad, etc…
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Internship at Nursing Home [100+ Hrs], Volunteer at English Academy [50 hrs]
[li] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about my grandmother and how she shaped my life and future. [/li][</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Applied on: RD
[<em>] Hook (if any): I’m actually Asian, so not URM
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Long Island, New York
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Medium Sized 150-200 Graduating Class
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Surprised at how many acceptances I got ._.</p>
<p>Yeah Forgot one thing: Applied to MCS, Major: Biological Sciences [not sure if that one is very competitive]</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted to CIT **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):1990, Math 760, Reading 660, Writing 570
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II 720, Physics 590(Bad day)
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs:U.S History 3, English Grammar 3, World History 4, Taking 5 more this year
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] UM-GPA:Unweighted 3.99
[<em>] Rank:12 out of 376
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity Football Starter, NHS Vice President, StuCo
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Worked summers in an auto repair shop
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote my main essay about the impact of one of my good friends dying in the middle of one of our football games.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She didn’t really know me so I’m not sure
[</em>] Applied on: A few days before the deadline
[<em>] Hook (if any): Athlete (Got recruited for football)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: United States
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Its a mediocre school, test scores have been below average last 2 years.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian (Half Middle Eastern Half European)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m just glad it’s official. The head football coach called me a few weeks ago about my acceptance. I’m just glad I got CMU after being rejected from MIT and Stanford.</p>
<p>Quote:
Decision: Accept (CIT and MCS)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR - 800, M - 790, W - 770
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio(E) - 730, Chem - 800, Math II - 780
[<em>] ACT: Math - 35, Reading - 36, Science - 36, English - 35, Composite - 36, Eng+Writing - 31 (I’m not too good at those essays!)
[</em>] APs: Calc BC - 5, Physics B - 5, US History - 5, English Lang - 5 (will take Spanish Lang, Chemistry, and Comp Sci this May)
[<em>] IBs: none at my school
[</em>] UM-GPA: not exactly sure… we use a 4.3 scale and my weighted GPA is around 4.6. I think unweighted on a 4.0 scale it’s a 3.9 or something around there.
[<em>] Rank: my school doesn’t rank
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Volleyball, Lacrosse, Model UN, Science/Engineering programs almost every summer since 7th grade, President of International Club, I have played piano for 11 years, around 300 volunteer hours (not required by school), ceramics classes in school and an award at a national contest, National Merit Finalist, placed in contests for Spanish/Physics/Chemistry
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App essay about my experiences growing up in a bicultural family and how I was uncomfortable with myself but now am happy in my own skin. It sounds kind of cliche but it was pretty good and had some humor in it. CMU supplement essay about how CMU is exactly the place for me because everyone is interested in just as many random things as I am, not just restricted to one area of study(I want to major in Chemical Engineering and Spanish and minor in Business).
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Physics Teacher who adores me and went to CMU for grad school(although that wasn’t mentioned in the rec), BC Calculus teacher, US History teacher who, despite my dislike of his subject, really likes/respects me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: my college counselor wrote it using comments from my teachers… I’m guessing it’s pretty good
[</em>] Applied on: December 24th
[<em>] Hook (if any): I don’t think there was anything…?
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[</em>] State or Country: Missouri
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, really competitive. Median SAT: CR - 670, M - 710, W - 700. Median ACT Composite - 31. About a third of the people in my class are National Merit Semifinalists. We are restricted to maximum three honors/AP classes a year. My class has 103 kids in it.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Half Asian, Half Caucasian
[*] Gender: Female</p>