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Lol parent moment 1. Probably 2. Yes

Yeah forget the cs portfolio… how fast can you twerk your legs??

If you are a freshman you make a list of your top 5 dorms and you are randomly assigned a living space. You can have your own roommate picked out or let them pick one for you. There are student groups you can join, by your class year, and people tend to find roomies that way.

did you get in?

@@okikioluwakitansokoya8010 yup!

@@KpopStuffs congratsss

Can I ask what your SAT and GPA was? CMU is my dream school and I’m applying this summer and I’m kinda worried since I don’t have any good extracurriculars haha

@@looxizo4366 hi! my gpa was like 3.7 and my sat was 1330 but i ended up not sending scores last year 😭😭 honestly the numbers aren't super super important as long as u learn to write about urself well. just bc u don't have extracurriculars doesn't mean u can't make ur personal hobbies sound rlly good ! also if ur going into CFA like i did your portfolio will help too ^-^

Haha i will be class of 2026, i have high hopes and I'm really excited for college :)

@@helenzhang9896 awww,, i see. thanks for letting me know!

List came out today, where did you end up?

@@morgannorris8793 you shouldn’t be thinking about college right now you have 5 years of school to go

@@txgirl995 she said class of 2025 lol

hahah Hamerschlag is still a freshman dorm, although it's recently been made into coed. was not sure if showing it in this video would have encouraged or deterred prospective students honestly LOL

@@lexin_ HAHA! Seriously?!?!? Hamerschlag Co-ED? WOW!!! When I was entering, the two worst dorms were Schlag and Scobel. I guess times have changed. Yeah, you should have posted it with Schlag. Its the real deal. Like it or not, I am sure many students that get in will appreciate the sneak peak from your video.

you can rank your preferred dorms but ultimately they are chosen by a lottery system, and yes laundry is free

@@lexin_ Thank you! Are you still going to be at cmu next year?

destroyer806 Yup, I'll be a senior in the fall

@@lexin_ I just got in through waitlist. Hence me watching your vids lol

and morewood gardens

which isn't actually too hard... if i can get in (i did, CMU '24!), anyone can lol

@@gracegrace6528 Good for you!! What was your SAT score? Math and essay/reading section. Do you have any tips for getting accepted other than scoring academically well?

@@AppleBottomJ 1570 SAT (800 Math, 770 EBRW - darn those two writing questions!) 4.0 GPA, 17 AP classes. My extracurriculars were pretty outstanding (international awards, etc.), I definitely think they made me stand out amongst the other uber-smart applicants. My essays were okay, I definitely am NOT a very good writer. I did take a pretty big risk on one of the essays, so don't be afraid to be unconventional or creative. I think it's important to note that CMU is VERY focused on merit rather than other "hooks" like race, first-gen, low-income, legacy, gender, sexual-orientation etc. This is one of the big reasons there is so many Asians, white people, rich/middle-income people, etc. People get in because they're hard workers, smart, and passionate. Not because their background can make the school look better on paper. It's also important to note that some majors are harder than others- the acceptance rate to engineering is 17%, however, only 1/3 of students receive unrestricted admissions letters, allowing them to major in ECE. This means that although the engineering acceptance rate is 17%, the acceptance rate to the ECE (Electrical and Computer Engineering) major within engineering only has a 5.67%, which is lower than most Ivy League schools and MIT. Good luck! I'm happy to answer any questions you have :)

@@gracegrace6528 Dang girl! No wonder you got in.. you obviously devoted lot's of time to studying. I have the GPA but not an almost perfect SAT score. Any tips? I assume you studied multiple hours or you are naturally brilliant. How long in advance would you recommend studying? (studying tips?) Yeash, with all of those extracurriculars, too. How did you manage your time? What was a day in highschool like for you. Yes, too many questions at once.

@@AppleBottomJ haha no im happy to answer questions! I didn't spend a lot of time "studying" exactly, just a lot of learning and homework. The SAT isn't actually that hard, if you study the right way. I started with a 1430 PSAT in my sophomore year (no studying), then a 1460 PSAT junior year (no studying). Then in march of my junior year, I got a 1500 on my first SAT (again, no studying). <-- Thats all because i'm just a naturally good test taker and remember concepts from high school well. Then, I studied for one month before the october SAT (my second attempt), when I got a 1570. The time spent studying and when you should start really depends on your own personal abilities/the amount you want to spend/your starting score + your goal score. That being said, one full summer should be more than sufficient for anyone. I would reccomend checking our r/SAT on reddit, as they have TONS of helpful advice + tips+ book recommendations (although i have my own preferences). If you make a reddit account, you can comment your username here and i can help you 1 on 1 on reddit. Managing my time wasn't really an issue, I just got through it with sheer will. I sacrificed sleep most of the time, i usually got like 4-5 hours a night junior year. A day in high school was usually: rowing practice from 5:00am-7:30am, then driving to school, talking to friends + finishing up last minute homework from 8:00-8:40 (at school), then school until 3:30pm, then driving home (i have a 30-45min commute, because i go to school in another city lol), homework from 4:00pm until 11pm-midnight (on a typical day, it could range from 10:00pm to 4:00am though). Shower then sleep. ^^^ don't let any of that scare you though, most people aren't as extra as I was

Yeah

They definitely rewired everything. Everyone has microwaves and the student to washing machine ratio is amazing!

Especially when they know they are going to be filming it. Perhaps this is the cleaned up look?

i don’t know how people could be so judgmental for no reason

Wow that's so great. CMU has been my dream school.😇

高源 ah really that’s amazing! my sister goes to cmu and it’s really nice and welcoming! Im still young so I have to study hard! i believe in you !!!

@@luv2you125 Yeah thank youuu~🥰I'm a freshman majoring in Computer Science, and i heard that CMU is famous for CS. So im study pretty hard to make my dream come true😊Good luck to you and I'm sure u'll also do a wonderful job in your study💪🏻!! Best wishes to you!

高源 ah that’s so cool my sister is doing information systems! I’m not really planning to go to cmu im probably thinking of going to Korea or Japan to study! Since I’ve been there before and my dream college is thank you so much! im cheering for you!!

@@gao_yuan good luck! I understand the acceptance rate at SCS was like 5% this incoming year. It was rough. They don't do much in the way of aid, at least merit. Read all you can on the school, watch the videos on how the SCS students got in, and go to the CMU Website to read as much as you area able to understand how it all works. SCS kids get recruited hard and they make the big bucks coming right out of college because companies know CMU kids are ready.

Yeah.

I lived in that tower over 30 years ago. It certainly didn't feel like Hogwarts on the inside - more like cinderblocks. Sorry to ruin the illusion. Based on how some of the students behaved, it's amazing that it's still standing. And it basically looks "the same but different."

@@keithevans6450 lmao "its amazing its still standing" is crazyyyyy XD

Our RA was so disgusted at times that he designated certain toilets as urinals.

so if youre doing a masters degree there are no dorms for you?

@@okikioluwakitansokoya8010 wtf seriously? where do they stay?

@@mohammedazzan7529 girl idk

Same not kidding

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AGREE!!!!!!!