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Carnegie Mellon University

Computer Science

RejectedPhDInternational (my highest degree is from USA)

Application Details

Institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Program
Computer Science
Degree Type
PhD
Degree's Country of Origin
International (my highest degree is from USA)
Decision
Rejected
Notification
on 15/02/2021 via E-mail
Undergrad GPA
0.00
GRE General
Not provided
GRE Verbal
Not provided
Analytical Writing
0.00
Notes
(ML Department). Background: MS CS from a top university for AI in the US. 1 first author publication in a top ML theory conference. Undergrad from a tier 1 engineering institute in India. Low undergraduate GPA (7.6/10), but that was in 5 years ago. Masters GPA 3.95. I had only heard that CMU metrics were weird, and now I have seen them. I had spoken with a professor who would have admitted me had I passed the first round. If this is their way of selecting candidates, is CMU even a dream school? I am sure MIT, Stanford have a more clear criteria of selecting candidates. CMU isn't so great in TCS anyway! P.S. By top I mean ranked within top 15 of US news and top 10 engineering schools in India.

Institution Statistics

Acceptance Rate

37.9%

Avg. Notification Date

February 14

This data is estimated based on applicant submissions at The GradCafe.

Timeline

  • Received notification of Rejection