@furrydog, yes CMU’s different schools have different admit rates. SCS was 5% last year, and has been the lowest of the various CMU schools for a while. Harvey Mudd bills itself as an LAC more than a tech school so it may not actually have been the best fit for ds, we should have visited when we did our CA trip, but it wasn’t on our radar at the time.
Glad to know the OP’s story had a happy ending. And yes thank you for updating!