Anonymous
Post 08/01/2022 17:31     Subject: Re:Stats for Carnegie
Anonymous wrote:This is from 2021, but gives you an idea of how much the acceptance rate and stats of students varies at CMU depending on what school within CMU they apply to:

https://infolearners.com/carnegie-mellon-acceptance-rate-2/?amp=1



Acceptance rates vary a lot but not stats
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2022 13:56     Subject: Re:Stats for Carnegie
This is from 2021, but gives you an idea of how much the acceptance rate and stats of students varies at CMU depending on what school within CMU they apply to:

https://infolearners.com/carnegie-mellon-acceptance-rate-2/?amp=1

Anonymous
Post 08/01/2022 13:09     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD was waitlisted. 1590. 1 B in competitive HS magnet HS. 1 national level award. Typical type activities. Dad was an alum. Computer Science.


That is exactly why I say it sucks. CMU doesn't want high performing girls for some reason.


CMU's top programs are all over 50% female - so that is incorrect. They also have a very high percentage of female faculty. Are you arguing they want low-performing girls? That would make no sense.

For Engineering and CS - top scores are required. Business and social sciences, not so much. The Arts schools are more largely talent-based, but you better be amazingly talented and have top 25% scores. CMU has cut the size of its arts programs with the goal of only graduating those who can make a living with an arts major (no sense in paying 80K a year and waiting tables for the next 40 years).



CMU tries to have 50:50 ratio, but my point was it doesn't accept high performing girls who took rigorous math/CS classes. Whether you believe it or not, in my DC's school, all girls who were having a high GPA with rigorous math/CS classes were waitlisted for CMU SCS unless they ED-ied. The girls who were accepted are above-average but with lower GPA/rigor than those who were waitlisted and did not have any extra-ordinary ECs.



OP, here is your hint.


The point of ED is to apply for a reach school to have higher chance of acceptance. I don't see a point in ED-ing to a school which accepts students that have lesser GPA/rigor than my student.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2022 12:17     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD was waitlisted. 1590. 1 B in competitive HS magnet HS. 1 national level award. Typical type activities. Dad was an alum. Computer Science.


That is exactly why I say it sucks. CMU doesn't want high performing girls for some reason.


CMU's top programs are all over 50% female - so that is incorrect. They also have a very high percentage of female faculty. Are you arguing they want low-performing girls? That would make no sense.

For Engineering and CS - top scores are required. Business and social sciences, not so much. The Arts schools are more largely talent-based, but you better be amazingly talented and have top 25% scores. CMU has cut the size of its arts programs with the goal of only graduating those who can make a living with an arts major (no sense in paying 80K a year and waiting tables for the next 40 years).



CMU tries to have 50:50 ratio, but my point was it doesn't accept high performing girls who took rigorous math/CS classes. Whether you believe it or not, in my DC's school, all girls who were having a high GPA with rigorous math/CS classes were waitlisted for CMU SCS unless they ED-ied. The girls who were accepted are above-average but with lower GPA/rigor than those who were waitlisted and did not have any extra-ordinary ECs.



OP, here is your hint.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2022 12:13     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
That sounds like yield protection.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2022 11:56     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD was waitlisted. 1590. 1 B in competitive HS magnet HS. 1 national level award. Typical type activities. Dad was an alum. Computer Science.


That is exactly why I say it sucks. CMU doesn't want high performing girls for some reason.


CMU's top programs are all over 50% female - so that is incorrect. They also have a very high percentage of female faculty. Are you arguing they want low-performing girls? That would make no sense.

For Engineering and CS - top scores are required. Business and social sciences, not so much. The Arts schools are more largely talent-based, but you better be amazingly talented and have top 25% scores. CMU has cut the size of its arts programs with the goal of only graduating those who can make a living with an arts major (no sense in paying 80K a year and waiting tables for the next 40 years).



CMU tries to have 50:50 ratio, but my point was it doesn't accept high performing girls who took rigorous math/CS classes. Whether you believe it or not, in my DC's school, all girls who were having a high GPA with rigorous math/CS classes were waitlisted for CMU SCS unless they ED-ied. The girls who were accepted are above-average but with lower GPA/rigor than those who were waitlisted and did not have any extra-ordinary ECs.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2022 10:07     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD was waitlisted. 1590. 1 B in competitive HS magnet HS. 1 national level award. Typical type activities. Dad was an alum. Computer Science.


That is exactly why I say it sucks. CMU doesn't want high performing girls for some reason.


CMU's top programs are all over 50% female - so that is incorrect. They also have a very high percentage of female faculty. Are you arguing they want low-performing girls? That would make no sense.

For Engineering and CS - top scores are required. Business and social sciences, not so much. The Arts schools are more largely talent-based, but you better be amazingly talented and have top 25% scores. CMU has cut the size of its arts programs with the goal of only graduating those who can make a living with an arts major (no sense in paying 80K a year and waiting tables for the next 40 years).

Anonymous
Post 08/01/2022 08:56     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
Anonymous wrote:My DD was waitlisted. 1590. 1 B in competitive HS magnet HS. 1 national level award. Typical type activities. Dad was an alum. Computer Science.


That is exactly why I say it sucks. CMU doesn't want high performing girls for some reason.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2022 08:50     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
My DD was waitlisted. 1590. 1 B in competitive HS magnet HS. 1 national level award. Typical type activities. Dad was an alum. Computer Science.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2022 08:44     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
Check their CDS for past year's stats
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2022 23:36     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
Anonymous wrote:DS is very interested in CMU, anyone's kid recently got admitted, can you please share stats and EC?


CMU sucks.. really.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2022 15:34     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
Anonymous wrote:CS or not? Major makes a difference at CMU.


This! I don’t have an answer for you, OP, as my rising senior is also interested— for engineering. When we went to an info session though, they showed acceptance rates by school and they range from 4% to about 20%. So really depends on what school applying to. And CMU doesn’t really let you change schools so you have to know what you want to do.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2022 15:19     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
Following - DD is interested in Economics and Statistics
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2022 15:08     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
CS or not? Major makes a difference at CMU.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2022 14:51     Subject: Stats for Carnegie
DS is very interested in CMU, anyone's kid recently got admitted, can you please share stats and EC?