OFFICIAL Carnegie Mellon University Decision - Class of 2014

ihs76 · March 28, 2010, 11:35am

**Decision: ** Accepted!! – MCS/Physics

For my son:

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2170 (CR 740/M 750/W 680)
[] SAT IIs: M2 780 P 800
[] ACT: 32/33
[] APs: USH (passed :)) Taking 4 classes now.
[] UM-GPA: 3.8+ uw
[] Rank: top 10%. Lots of kids with no honors/AP at the top
[] Other stats: US Presidential Scholar candidate, NMS Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: no math/science related, not much
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Essays (subject and responses): fair, not good at that
[] Teacher Recs: prob good
[] Counselor Rec: prob good
[] Applied on: 12/31
[] Hook (if any): Nationally rated in niche sport (self taught) but no varsity team at CMU so not recruited
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Empty flyover Mountain state
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large public with 30% drop out rate. Very few go to top schools.
[] Ethnicity: white/asian
[] Gender: male
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Very happy to be in. Will visit again in April before final decision. Had a very nice interview with admissions counselor when we visited in Oct.

lucky2010 · March 28, 2010, 11:42am

Alright, I was gonna do the copy and paste states but I can’t remember my 2 IB scores and the rest I’m taking in a month, AP I got a 4 in history which isn’t at all nice compared to ya’ll. I can’t remember my SATsubjects, they were in the 550-650 range. My regular ones were pretty nice, nicest in my school (which has below average sats) at 710math and 700reading but writing sucked at 580.
I’m top 10% but barely with a 93ish GPA

Really, my stats aren’t as stellar as some who were rejected. BUT I’m a head techie/stage manager/vice president in theatre, I visited during COD weekend and had a good interview, I’m pres. of the small engineering club at school, very involved in school and I like volunteering, I really like the arts and plays and drawing, I built a robot and won a competition with it this past summer, I’m awesome at pool, I was born with an extra toe, I’m an “URM” with being female and hispanic going into mechanical engineering, I speak decent slang spanish, I’m from TX, first in family to go to college or even graduate high school. I WROTE MY FREAKIN’ COMMONAPP ESSAY ABOUT HAVING AN EXTRA TOE. Yeah, sorta surprised and yet happy as a monkey on crack to say:

**Decision: MOTHERFREAKINACCEPTED! **

GreatPerhaps · March 28, 2010, 12:31pm

Decision: Accepted – HSS

Stats:
SAT I (by section): 2040 (CR 760/M 670/W 610)
SAT IIs: M1 630 Spanish 800
ACT: 31 comp
AP IB: AP WH, EH, Calc, IB Econ, Spanish, Physics, History, English Math Studies
GPA: 3.54, W 4.4
Rank: top 6%
Other stats: AP Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: decent, kind of scant
Job/Work Experience: none
Essays (subject and responses): decent
Teacher Recs: very good
Counselor Rec: very good
Applied on: 12/31
Hook (if any): URM, First Gen Coll Student
Location/Person:
State or Country: AZ
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): semi-large public, not very many go to top schools
Ethnicity: Mexican-American
Gender: male

King_Kong · March 28, 2010, 12:57pm

Decision: Accepted (SCS)

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2220 (Didn’t send, 710/800/710 r/m/w)
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math II and Physics
[] ACT: 36
[] APs: A few fives, a four, and a three
[] IBs:
[] UM-GPA: 3.68 uw / 4.27 w
[] Rank: 50/380 (roughly)
[ *] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Good things (leadership, community)
[] Job/Work Experience: A few things, most notably that I interned at a software company
[] Essays (subject and responses): Probably one of my best college essays - I basically told the story of my life as it relates to CS
[] Teacher Recs: Probably good
[] Counselor Rec: very good
[] Applied on: RD sometime
[] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Kansas
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Extremely competitive public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]

KaiPie · March 28, 2010, 1:04pm

Decision: Accepted! (HSS, CFA [Music], BHA)

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2220 (740 on each section)
[] SAT IIs: Math II: 720, US History: 780, French Language: 760, French Language w/ Listening: 800
[] ACT: Only self-reported my score but 35
[] APs: European History: 5, US History: 5, Music Theory: 5, Calc AB: 5; currently taking English Lit, French, and Calc BC.
[] IBs: N/A
[] UM-GPA: UW 4.0; W 4.5
[] Rank: My school doesn’t rank, but according to the UC ELC program, I’m in the top 4%.
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Violin (12 years), assistant principal second violin/assistant principal first violin/concertmaster of youth orchestra (3 years), string quartet (1 year), chamber orchestra (1 year), other miscellaneous violin-related activities, Diversity Club (1 year), piano (1 year), ballet (10 years).
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): My Common App essay was about my freshman year World History teacher’s influence on me as a student and person… I was pretty happy with that one. My supplement essay mainly focused on my desire to do interdisciplinary studies. I wasn’t as happy with that one, but it got the idea across.
[] Teacher Recs: I didn’t see them, but I’m guessing they were pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t see it.
[] Applied on: RD
[] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: California
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public; I think the test scores from the school are usually good…?
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congratulations to everyone else who got in! CMU is my first choice, so I basically freaked out when I saw the decision.

lucky2010 · March 28, 2010, 2:10pm

hey is there a facebook club?

An0nmity · March 28, 2010, 2:29pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown):
[]ACT: 34 Composite (35 Writing, 33 Math, 34 Reading, 34 Science)
[]SAT II: 760 USH, 710 Math II, 690 Chem
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87/4
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/572
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US (4), Calc BC (4), AB Sub (5), Chem (3)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): Art (5), Spanish (4)
[]Senior Year Course Load: IB 20th Century Comparative, AP Gov/Econ, IB English, IB Math, IB Bio, AP Comp Sci.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 years at California State Science Fair, 1 year California State History Day, California State FBLA (this year), regional awards in MESA, Mock Trial, FBLA[/li][/ul]

Subjective

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Muslim Student Association (Co-Founder and Vice-president-2 years), M.E.S.A (4 years), FBLA (2 years), Mock Trial (2.5 years), Soccer (11 years), Gaming Club/Forum Administrator stuff (2 years), Link Crew (1 year),
[]Job/Work Experience: None
[]Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer (2.5 years), Tutor (Library/School- 4 years), Soccer Coach/Referee (4 years)
[]Summer Activities: COSMOS Summer Program at UCI
[]Essays: Soccer, Community Service at Hospital, Interest in Bio
[]Teacher Recommendation: Excellent Recommendations (Only issue is that I did not know that I should have waived my right to see them. I had just come out of surgery on my right lung a few days before so I was rushing everything).
[]Counselor Rec: Excellent (same as above though).
[]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Pakistani
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: ~65k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, Had two surgeries in December though.[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Academics, variety of ECs
[]Weaknesses: Chem subject test score, accidently did not waive right to see recommendations.
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Complete lack of interest shown (again I was rushing application after my surgery) along with not a very well written “Why CMU?” Essay.[/li][/ul]

mkondo92 · March 28, 2010, 2:42pm

I’m thoroughly confused…accepted to MIT and waitlisted at CIT

completelykate · March 28, 2010, 2:59pm

yes, lucky, there’s a facebook group for 2014 accepts. I’m in it because I’m a stalker with no life and I will probably be answering questions there too.

lucky2010 · March 28, 2010, 3:04pm

awe, give me the link please

holdingon · March 28, 2010, 3:05pm

ah my decision is still not posted on the “Where Am I?” page why? or why must such fortune befall the unlucky few ;)

steelersngators · March 28, 2010, 3:35pm

Post this on the Carnegie Mellon Office of Admission Facebook page. A couple people did and the Office of Admission put up decisions when they were ready.

completelykate · March 28, 2010, 3:48pm

Link to facebook group: [Carnegie</a> Mellon Class of 2014 | Facebook](<a href=“Facebook Public Group | Facebook”>Facebook Public Group | Facebook)

lucky2010 · March 28, 2010, 3:52pm

thanks! now it’s official cause facebook said so

liltil92 · March 28, 2010, 4:49pm

okayyy…i know this might seem like a dumb question…but how do i accept a place on the waitlist??? :s

holdingon · March 28, 2010, 5:04pm

ah the suspense is killing me…since yestesrday! lol

n0stalgia · March 28, 2010, 5:38pm

Accepted MCS: Chemistry (second choice)
Waitlisted CIT: ChemE (first choice)

General
Class of 2010
Gender: Male
Race: Asian
Income: Upper-Middle
Location: suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Born: Cebu City, Philippines - moved to USA at age 7
Citizenship: Philippines

GPA
4.02 (Weighted) - school doesn’t publish UW or class rank

ACT
Composite: 30 and 30
English: 31 and 29
Math: 31 and 26
Reading: 30 and 36
Science: 29 and 28
Writing: 29 and 29
Superscore: 33 – would greatly benefit from this

SAT Subject Tests
Math Level 2: 640
Biology: 700

IB
French SL - 4
Physics SL - 4
Math HL
Biology HL
English HL
European History HL
Extended Essay: Geography

AP
US History - 5
Human Geography - 5 (self-study)
Macroeconomics - self-studying this year

ECs

Knowledge Bowl Captain (Grades 6-12)
Quiz Bowl Captain (Grades 10-12)
Earth Club Leader (Grades 9-12)
Founder of Gay-Straight Alliance (Grades 11-12) - still not school official due to conservative administration, but I’m working hard on it
School Newspaper Staff Writer/Photographer (Grades 10-12)
Debate (Grades 11-12)
Diversity Club (Grades 9-11)
Mentor One Program with meteorologist at NOAA (Grade 9)
Honors Society (Grades 9-12)
Minnesota Business Venture
Young Democrats (Grades 9-12, ~50 hours)
Church Volunteer (Grades 9-12, ~300 hours)

Work Experience
Starbucks Barista (July 2008 - May 2009)

MarzenAmber · March 28, 2010, 5:38pm

liltil92: On the Carnegie Admissions Facebook page (different from the gen’l CMU Facebook page), someone posted the same question. The answer, if I recall correctly, had something to do with returning a letter accepting the waitlisting (I believe it will be included in the paperwork mailed to you). Might want to check the site out for yourself - they seem to be answering questions every couple of hours.

peterkeating · March 28, 2010, 7:04pm

Decision: Accepted CFA - ARCHITECTURE!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300Combined, 800CR 750M 750W (third time i took it though =)
[] ACT: 32 =[
[] SAT II (if submitted): 720Chem 730MathII
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~11% =
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB subscore(5), Calc BC(5), US Hist(4), WorldHist(4), Chem(3), Stats(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Lit&Comp, AP Lang&Comp, AP US Gov, Spanish 3&4, Multivariable Calc, Econ
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commendation, AP Scholar, blah blah blah
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech, Piano, Key Club, NOTHING w/ leadership positions…
[] Job/Work Experience: Parents’ shop
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing major - key club, 140 hrs at a preschool classroom
[] Essays: I really liked it, it was about my shoes =)))
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been great, but i never did see them
[] Counselor Rec: She doesn’t really know me, so…
[] Additional Rec: –
[] Interview: Alumni interview, but the alumna never asked for my info so i don’t think she ever sent a report in
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE!! ! !! !!
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public, pretty decent but not notable
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: —
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 1st gen…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Visited during sophmore year, Strong in math, loved my portfolio, Loved my supplement essay cause it was all about architecture…
[] Weaknesses:…but didn’t say anything about why carnegie
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ¯(º_o)/¯ but I’m over the moon about it![/li][/ul]General Comments: YAY!!!

lainay · March 28, 2010, 7:14pm

Decision: ACCEPTED HSS (Linguistics) / Humanities Scholars Program

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): Superscored 2060 (650 CR, 660 M, 750 W)
[] SAT IIs: 780 Japanese, 740 Math 2 (2nd Time), 660 Math 2 (1st Time), 590 US History
[] ACT: Superscored 35 (36 E, 35 M, 34 R, 33 S)
[] APs: 5s on Bio, English Language, and Japanese, 4 on US History
[] IBs: N/A
[] UW GPA: 3.96 (this doesn’t include my 1st semester of this year)
[] Rank: N/A
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Senior Leadership, Newspaper, Yearbook, Literary Magazine, Amnesty International, Model UN, Tennis, Volleyball…
[] Job/Work Experience: Nothing
[] Essays (subject and responses): Personal statement about being half-Japanese. My math teacher liked it. =]
[] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read.
[] Applied on: December 31st
[] Hook (if any): Mmm… can’t think of anything!
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Connecticut
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): A small private day school. Good/decent college acceptances.
[] Ethnicity: Half Japanese / Half Caucasian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: HOORAY! I’m so excited! I’m really curious about this Humanities Scholars Program; I’ll have to do more research on it. :)

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