As the heading says, are there any discord/WhatsApp groups for MSIS spring25 students? Hoping to connect with others and seniors.

i feel like everyone says it’s so light and that they never struggled through it but i think i just failed my midterm😭😭 i feel like i struggle with it conceptually. i haven’t been so great with the quizzes either, what kind of resources do u guys recommend? besides just the tutoring and office hrs

I have been failing to open my mailbox for the past month. Wtfff this is pissing me off heeelp pls

Hi, i’m a freshman in Tepper and Im taking a few difficult courses such as 21-127 because im interested in the subjects. Because of this, I probably won’t have a great gpa unlike some other students who are taking the easiest possible courses. I know this is on me, but how badly would this impact me in the future? Thanks so much!

Realistically I’d hope to have a better gpa than 3.0-3.5 but I’m asking worst case right now.

I'm currently a PhD student in CS, and am interested in taking some graduate level math classes. However, they all require CMU math undergrad classes are prerequisites. I heard that prerequisites are enforced here, so it's not clear to me how any graduate students are able to enroll.

I am short of just 3 units in my next sem. Can you guys recommend some good 3 unit courses? The school doesn’t matter

Hey Everyone,

First of all thanks for opening my post. I wanted to apply for M.HCI at CMU but wasn't sure how much GPA really mattered. So I have a GPA of 7.94 / 10 from IIT Kharagpur and might be able to push it above 8 this semester. The issue is most posts I see people have really high GPAs but the my department is really stringent in grading and the class highest is 8.53. I have really good grades in courses taken outside the department with Ex(Excellent) or As in CS and Electronics related courses with the CGPA of my initial years where we mostly have courses outside the department being 8.55 / 10. I might be able to submit a class rank below 10 certificate but does this low GPA completely offset my chances of making it? I'll be giving GRE and am hoping to score above 330 in that. I'm really grateful to anyone who could provide some insight on this.

Thank You.

PS: If anyone can find the time to go through my profile, here it is:

GPA : 7.94/10 (Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture with a Micro-Specialisation in AI)

GRE: Targeting 330+

IELTS: 8.5

Research Experience:

University of Alberta Research Experience (3 months, On Site):
Worked on UI/UX for a Laser System Program along with research on an LLM.

MITACS Globalink, Dalhousie University (3 months, On Site):
Worked on an AI based mental health application (HCI lab of the university) under the Canadian Research Chair in Persuasive Technology. I was featured in over 5 Canadian Media for the project including CTV.

Resolution Advisory Intern at BDO (2 Months, OnSite Mumbai)

Game Development Intern at 2 Startups (4 months each, Remote Bangalore)

Extra Curricular:

President of Department Society, Previously Head of Web Development.

Project Lead at Computer Graphics Society, IIT Kharagpur.

Bachelor’s Thesis and Master’s Thesis projects in Machine Learning applied in Ocean Engineering

2 Really Good LORs:

1 from Canadian Research Chair in Persuasive Technology
1 from a Professor at University of Alberta

Any feedback on my profile is highly appreciated. Thank you once again for looking into it.

Failed my 241 exam so wondering if anyone can give me tips on how to do better next time

Hi guys!

This year, I'm planning on applying to CMU for the Business Analytics Bachelor. I have a lot of questions as an international student, mostly about stuff like housing and culture at Mellon. I was wondering if any of you could help me, and would have the time for a 30min call about the uni and all things involved. If you're interested, send me a DM. It'd be greatly appreciated!

Hey yall, im a prospective student for Fall of 2025, I have focused on networking (the computer kind not the social kind) and cybersecurity, but as I am going for the Naval ROTC program, I am applying for ECE. Would it be possible to have a minor in something of that sort or, as the title says, have a focus in either of those. Thanks yall!!

Hi! I'm a sophomore in ECE and I'm looking for a SWE summer internship. When I look at the posting on Handshake, most companies are looking for current juniors who will be graduating by May 2026. I was also told by companies at the career fair that they prefer juniors. I understand that companies want to hire junior interns who can work for them after graduation, but I'm still wondering how can I find an internship as a sophomore. I'm happy to work for startups or non-tech companies as long as I can gain some experience.

Please help me and give me the answers

What is a “course by course transcript evaluation report” and how does one get it? And how long does the process take? Also does this need to be done after receiving the admit (assuming we can upload scans of the official transcripts on the application)?

Please help me out here. Thank you!

Pretty much what the title says. Current Sophomore, and am interested in TA-ing some math class (maybe 21-241 matrices or 21-127 Concepts--all intro level courses) but don't want to get behind on course work. I'll need to take 5 classes in the semester to be able to qualify for a 5th year masters program that I'm interested in applying for. Will I survive? I'm very passionate about both things so if it is possible I'd really like to be able to do both.

Hi i’m looking upon joining cmu for undergrad and wanted to ask if I should take into account the weather or the remoteness of pittsburgh from surrounding cities while considering it as a prospective college?

Hey my friend and I are in the works of starting an undergraduate history club. I am in tepper and he’s in Dietrich and we’re looking for a history/history related major to partner up with to make this club happen. If ur interested please lmk so we can be great

I'm a current high school senior intending to apply to CMU for mathematical sciences, and then the BSCF program.

I have two questions regarding this process:

1. If I was to apply directly to economics instead, and then enter the Tepper school, would I be able to apply to the BSCF after that?
2. Is it difficult to get into the mathematical sciences program absent strong results in the AMC/AIME?

Thank you to anyone who can help!

Hi, I'm an international undergrad cs student who's considering going for a masters and specializing in computer graphics.

I've seen quite a few sources mention that CMU is one of the best when it comes to graphics, and I don't doubt it a bit, but I can't seem to find that many courses related to computer graphics in the handbook provided in this link. Even some courses mentioned in the cmu graphics website don't seem to be on the list.

Am I missing something? plz forgive me if this is a dumb question I'm not used to navigating through US uni websites

Hello everyone, I am a current senior majoring in Psychology, Spanish, and Latin American and Iberian studies in undergrad. Last year I became very interested in computer science and I had been finding new ways to work on my passion for programming and finding a way to combine my humanities majors with computer science.

I saw this program and after reading it I though it was a great option for me as it answered all my question. I wanted to know if anyone has either done this program? Or is currently applying? I really would love to know all the information you have as I want to see if I even have a chance at shooting for a PH.D program 😅.

Once I graduate in May, I am taking a leap year to finish up with my research (in Brazil) abroad but I will return to go to graduate school. I learned Spanish and Brazilian styled Portuguese in university so the language barrier is my least worries. I also have started taking more free online Python courses and refreshing on my calc and precalculus skills ( so I can take the gre and demonstrate my abilities since I didn’t major in stem in undergrad)

Any thing helps.

I’ve been here a while, and I get this feeling that somethings off about CMU and its philosophy. Why is it so unnecessarily and inefficiently rigorous? What is the point?

And, for some reason, some CMU students seem to take pride in it. I have a few friends in different unis, and they don’t seem to be worked to the bone like CMU kids, but why does CMU do this?

Is it some deep culture of insecurity/imposter-ness? How has this thinking/philosophy sustained for so many years?

Hey, I am an engineering student and recently bought an iPad Pro. I was wondering if 256 GB of stored is enough to last me through college or should I return it and the 512 at least?

Curious if there are any places on campus to submit poetry, like some sort of student run quarterly magazine or poetry corner on campus

I’m a tepper freshman and was wondering what gpa is considered “good” for students here? I’m trying to transfer so I need a good looking gpa but I keep scoring in the 80s on my quizzes and it’s stressing me out because Bs are a 3.0 gpa

I just finished my first midterm for concepts, just wondering what score I should be shooting for overall in the class? I know the average QPA is 3.0-3.3 but don't really know how to tell if I'm doing okay or not.

just trying to hem my jeans