CMU MSCF CMU MSCF Admission Discussion

[DeltaVega]

Hello everyone...
Most of you enjoying the end of the year and are already in holiday mode. Most of you also have already submitted their applications for next year - to all best of luck.
It would be great if you could share your experience/profile/admission status update on this forum.
Since CMU has 4 major admission rounds students who applied early should start hearing the good news by the end of next month, others - like me - who are applying in the second round might have to wait till early April to get a definitive answer...
let's see how this goes, it would be great to get your input here
Best of luck, and happy holidays!

 

[Andy Nguyen]

It was fun last admission cycle when results were released. Everyone keep refreshing the Tracker and post their interview experience. Tracker got lighted up with Red/Green status.
I expect that more and more programs will release their result earlier every year.

 

[JIKUN]

the application requires two essays, but I don't see any specifications such as what questions should be answered in which essay..I emailed the admission office a few weeks ago but no response..

Can anyone please answer that?

Thank you!

 

[DeltaVega]

i can tell you what i did:

essay A is very similar to the statement of purpose of other universities, you would write why do you want to get this degree, what experiences lead you to that decision, and what are your future plans after the degree

essay B is more like why can you survive the MFE program: what qualifications you have make you fit for the program both from academia and work experience

you're right they're very similar though

 

[Andy Nguyen]

I suspect that they answer a lot of similar questions like this in their online chats. Take a look at transcripts of CMU chats that we host here http://www.quantnet.com/live/

 

[JIKUN]

Thank you guys! just found out more descriptions in the application........

 

[Wowbagger]

Well, I got one

 

[littlelady]

Well, I got one

Was it by email? Would you please share some info such as how many ppl they will interview? TIA!

 

[Wowbagger]

It was by email. They have asked me to suggest a few interview dates in the next two weeks, and they will choose the one most suitable. Will ask them about how many applications etc. and get back.

 

[littlelady]

It was by email. They have asked me to suggest a few interview dates in the next two weeks, and they will choose the one most suitable. Will ask them about how many applications etc. and get back.

If haven't got the email, wonder whether that means got kicked out already

 

[littlelady]

It was by email. They have asked me to suggest a few interview dates in the next two weeks, and they will choose the one most suitable. Will ask them about how many applications etc. and get back.

If you could, would you please ask whether they have sent out all the interview invitations already? Thanks so much!

 

[Wowbagger]

I'll ask them if I talk to them, although I think they'd respond better to Andy Nguyen. Don't give up hope just yet, universities usually send out invites in batches

 

[littlelady]

Andy, any news on this?

 

[mfegrad]

Andy, any news on this?

all of your questions are best directed to the admissions office, as neither wowbagger nor andy have access to that information. however, i would strongly urge you not to hassle them with your questions, as knowing the number of students they decide to interview won't shed any light on your personal situation. andy has done a great job getting a lot of application numbers for schools, and cmu posts its class size on its website, so you can probably do a few calculations to infer how many interviews occur. additionally, from past years, people have mentioned rolling interview invites.

you will find out the decision by the date posted. and yes, you can probably infer that things didn't go so well if you weren't called an interview and it's a few days before the 1/30/12 deadline.

 

[Panache]

Wondering if anybody got interview invitation last week for R1. I see many applications but only two person got interview invite.
Does anybody has news if all invites for R1 are sent?
I tried calling CMU yesterday, but nobody answered.

 

[leofan]

It seems that CMU merely sent a batch of interviews on January 6th... no more then...

 

[Panache]

Wowbagger: Best of luck for your interview today (y)
Please post your interview experience and , if possible, please ask them if they sent out all invites.

 

[littlelady]

Best luck wowbagger!

 

[Panache]

Any news guys?

 

[Wowbagger]

Thanks for your wishes, guys. I was travelling, and could not get back earlier. Apologies!

My interview was standard, with Rick asking me:

1) Where did you hear about CMU?
2) Why CMU over others?
3) Career Goals?
4) Any questions for me?

All in all a very conversational and light interview. Rick was very nice the whole time. Good luck for yours!