THE OFFICIAL FAT LETTER IT TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF ONE-OF-A-KIND TO ADVANCE HUMANKIND IT TAKES YOU 03 CONGRATULATIONS! We’re so happy to offer you a spot in the class of 2025+ at Carnegie Mellon University, and we couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come. We know you’ll do great things here, and we can’t wait for you to get started. Here, no one goes it alone. This is where people of all kinds make life better for humankind. We’re the home of the curiously inquisitive. The stubbornly open-minded. The passionate kind. The methodical kind. The ready-to-get-it-wrong-if-it-gets-us-to-right kind. In short, this is your kind of place. You’re admitted, but there’s more to do. This book will walk you through the next steps. LET’S GO. Visit the You’re Admitted website Share your pride Don’t forget May 3, 2021 FIRST It’s built to get you rolling Alert your friends, family and followers That’s the last day you can enroll. Ready to take your place THINGS on enrolling: and tag it with #TurnTartan. at Carnegie Mellon? Submit your enrollment deposit: FIRST cmu.edu/admitted cmu.is/portal TAKE A CLOSER LOOK 05 Get acquainted, acclimated, downloaded and ready for what’s next. Now that you’re an admitted Tartan, LOG IN we can’t blame you for wanting to take Experience Carnegie Mellon as an admitted a closer look. In fact, we expect you to. student from wherever you are. See the cool We’re dedicated to helping admitted parts of campus. Connect with faculty. Explore students like you get versed in everything our traditions and hear what Tartan life is really Carnegie Mellon. like, straight from students. CALL US Save this: 412.CMU.IMIN, or 412.268.4646, if digits Visit virtually are more your speed. That’s your admitted student NEXT Check out our online phone number, your direct line to our admission STEPS engagement opportunities: staff during the month of April, for answers to every cmu.edu/admitted question you have about enrolling. ACADEMICS 06 At Carnegie Mellon, we’re the kind to push the boundaries of what’s known, collaborate and engage with others, and develop our skills all in the name of making life better for humankind. It’s why we’re so committed to HERE FOR THE offering you the support you need to be successful at your studies and MOLD-BREAKERS, everything you set out to accomplish. GRANT-GETTERS, Keep your academic INTERVIEW-CRUSHERS, game on point. Getting everything out of your courses AND GRAD-SCHOOL- takes more than meticulous note-taking. It’s why our Student Academic Success GET-INNERS. Center offers peer tutoring, academic coaching, study skills, supplemental instruction and collaborative learning groups. However you want to strengthen your academics, you’ll find help here. Breakthroughs are greater when they’re made by you. Artificial intelligence. Cultural trends. Sustainable development. If you care about it and can’t stop thinking about it, by all means research it. The Undergraduate Research Office can connect you with advising, fellowships and all-important funding, so you can push frontiers and forge partnerships with other passionate Tartans. Be prepared for life after Carnegie Mellon. At the Career and Professional Development Center, job one is to get you ready for day one. The CPDC will help you map your path with college and industry-specific career counseling, graduate school advising, resume and interview assistance, and on-campus recruiting and career fairs. Make the grade Get into grad school or get the job Make discoveries NEXT Get smart on how we support Learn how the CPDC prepares you for See what other Carnegie Mellon students have STEPS your academic development: post-graduation success: researched and how to get your project started: cmu.edu/student-success cmu.edu/career cmu.edu/uro PURSUE SOMETHING YOU LOVE, AND IT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE WORK. OR EVEN PLAY. IT JUST LIKE FEELS YOU. WHAT WE VALUE 11 Collaboration. The brilliant-thinkers and stunning- Diversity, equity observers who move humankind are and inclusion. the ones who work as a team, and those are the only kind you’ll find at Carnegie We’re dedicated to finding ways to Mellon. Because in real life, there are honor every truth and provide you the no lone geniuses, and the challenges support you need to thrive. Because that need to be solved can only be the answers that move humankind solved together. in good directions are found where perspectives overlap and occasionally collide. Every experience matters, and we can’t do this without yours. BE PART OF A UNIVERSITY SO UNIQUE, OUR COLORS ARE A PATTERN. Like many you’ll meet on campus, co-founder Andrew Must love Scottie dogs. WE BELIEVE IN: Carnegie wasn’t from around here. He was born in Our mascot is the Scottish Terrier. You’ll Scotland and arrived with little more than his name. see pictures of Scotty all around, and while Interdisciplinary Our school colors are derived from Scottish tartan cloth, there is a real live mascot, sightings are knowledge. immediately recognizable for its intricate interwoven a rare and prized event. Life doesn’t order itself into neat little pattern of many hues and values. You can think of it as silos. It’s only by knocking down barriers a perfect metaphor for the Carnegie Mellon community, between disciplines and learning where individuals come together to make up something from and teaching each other that we can develop the world-changers and bigger than themselves. TARTAN tomorrow-builders Carnegie Mellon Official University Colors is known for. Brace for swag NEXT You have Tartan gear on the way. STEPS Can’t wait? Swing by the University Stores: bookstore.web.cmu.edu YOU ARE THE MUSIC, 13 YOUR BODY ALL YOU NEED IS TUBA. The Beatles, Queen, Mariah Carey, the Tartan Tuba Band IS THE RHYTHM, tackles it all. YOU KNOW THE TUNE. NOW IMPROVISE.” — SHANE, VOCAL PERFORMANCE 2022+ STUDENT LIFE 14 Into all kinds of things? Join the club. We could mention the Aerospace Club, but Bhangra in the Burgh might get jealous. Then the Drone Racing Club will wonder why we’re + talking about the Filmmaking Club, when we 400 could be bringing up the Hillel Jewish Students clubs and Organization or SPIRIT, Carnegie Mellon’s Black organizations Student Union. Curious? You can learn about all the clubs and organizations using a tool called The Bridge. 17% of students Cross borders and participate in break boundaries. Greek life Study abroad at Carnegie Mellon is about more than getting your passport stamped. It’s LEARN an opportunity to pursue your academic and 17 personal passions in ways you can only do by NCAA Division III being there. Where’s there? Australia, Cuba, varsity teams Rwanda, Switzerland, United Kingdom and all kinds of other points on the globe. LIVE Here, our approach to student life comes from two directions: helping you be a successful student, and helping you live your best life. Whether it’s making it easier to make friends, eat well and get rest — or take care of your mind, body and everything else — we’re here to help you find yourself in good company, and in a great place. Get involved Pack your bags NEXT Explore our clubs See where study abroad STEPS and organizations: can take you: thebridge.cmu.edu cmu.edu/studyabroad ALL ABOUT YOU 17 Ready and able Embracing every individual, for every body. identity and experience. The Office of Disability Resources is here to Making life better for humankind means understand each person’s needs and devise honoring every truth and making a the best plan for action and success. The meaningful commitment to diversity, equity office works to make campus activities and and inclusion. And through the Center for programs inclusive and accessible for the Student Diversity and Inclusion, you’ll find Carnegie Mellon community and its guests. an open, accepting space where people from all backgrounds can speak, be heard and feel included. You’ll also find guidance and essential resources for students of HELPING YOU DO IS ALL WE DO. every background — including those who Keeping your brilliant are historically underrepresented and those mind shining. who are the first in their family to attend college. The Center also offers programs Mental health is essential health, and and initiatives that increase awareness and Counseling and Psychological Services (CaPS) engage the community in support. provides a safe, confidential environment to talk about your personal and academic concerns, and to support your psychological well being — in the moment and along your whole journey. Live your truth Stay psyched up Clear your path NEXT See how the Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion Learn how CaPS is here to help See how the Office of Disability STEPS supports diversity, equity and inclusion: keep you strong and resilient: Resources can help: cmu.edu/student-diversity cmu.edu/counseling cmu.edu/disability-resources 019 HOUSING AND DINING 18 Herbivore. Omnivore. On the menu: Something for every-vore. everything. However you plan to eat, there’s a meal plan Global cuisines. Pizza and burgers. Salads and for you, and a world of options and locations smoothies. All-day breakfast. Orthodox kosher, across campus. What and when you eat is up halal, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and allergen- to you. With a swipe of your Carnegie Mellon free options. No matter your taste or dietary ID card at any of our 35+ dining locations, you’ll non-negotiables, you’ll find delicious dining at be fueled up and moving, or taking a nap with Carnegie Mellon.