anyone had experience in repairing Mac laptop near CMU? Mine had water poured over the keyboard and cannot boot anymore. Thanks!

International incoming student from the UK here. Wanted to ask what the social scene at CMU is like? Is Pittsburgh a good city? What is there to do around campus etc?

$31 is diabolical if anyone wants to get rid of theirs for cheaper happy to by 2 or more!

Does anyone know why the MSE lounge on wean 3 is sometimes closed? Its my favorite spot to study, but it's been closed the last few times I went.

Guys I'm having some issues dealing with stress and anxiety,I wanted to know if CAPS is helpful in some way and how can I get counseling from them, the reddit posts about them has been really negative, wanted to know if things have changed

Anyone selling LinkedIn premium subscriptions?Need urgently

I am a current ECE BS/MS student at CMU with a minor in CS. I am ~2 years out from graduation and was wondering about my PhD prospects outside of ECE and CS. I have a good GPA (+3.9) and have good research (1 poster and 1 project which may become a publication (although that is up in the air)). By the time I apply, I will probably have 1 or 2 more publications (I am taking ~27 units of research Junior Spring and planning on Full Time research in the Summer at a lab at CMU, so I think at least 1 publication should result). I have some awards and scholarships as well.

Should I be fine for getting in here? I am kind of concerned about it since if I don’t get into a decent PhD program and I don’t have a job lined up then I am kind of screwed. If that happens, what should I do?

Any advice on the admissions process?

Should I even go to CMU for a PhD since I heard it is somewhat looked down upon to get all your degrees from one place?

Anything helps!

Maybe birthing staff should be grateful for 12 weeks of leave, but faculty get a whole semester — ~15-16 weeks. (This is paltry in comparison to any other country of similar economic status as the U.S.) Luckily, CMU is asking for input on how to spend its extra $500M. Seems like a good opportunity to me. If you want to advocate for parity and equality, fill out the form!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgJGejHy5fvfpC0NsfTgLPIw-rWEXElV1L4ybELvFX_L59ug/viewform

I am former internationally ranked tennis player. I used to play in D2 and later professionally. I am looking to coach intermediate or advanced players. Feel free to message me or respond to the post if you are interested or know anyone who might be. Time to bring your tennis to next level. :)

Hi everyone,

I’m currently pursuing my MSBA at CMU Tepper and was recently placed on academic probation after Mini 1.

I’m quite worried about how this could affect the rest of my program, especially given how short the MSBA program is.

I wanted to hear from current students or alumni who have been through something similar.

• How difficult is it to return to good academic standing?
• How strictly are academic probation requirements enforced?
• Has anyone faced dismissal despite showing improvement?
• Does probation have any long-term implications for graduation, transcripts, or job opportunities?
• For MSBA alumni, how much do grades and QPA matter during recruiting?

I’d especially appreciate hearing about firsthand experiences, what happened in similar cases in the past, and any advice on navigating this situation.

Thanks in advance!

I'm a freshman, and I feel like I've been too focused on classes so far as I've spent most of my time studying and haven't really joined any clubs or met new people outside of the first few weeks, and I'm starting to regret it. I've recently been looking into more clubs and found quite a few I'm interested in, like ABTech, ScottyLabs, ASA, ARCC, and maybe sports. Do clubs typically recruit in the spring, or would I have to wait until next year? Any advice or insights are appreciated

Hi everyone! I'm a first-year MISM-BIDA student at CMU, currently preparing for Product Manager internship interviews. I'm looking for a mock interview buddy to practice behavioral questions, like leadership, teamwork, conflict, and problem-solving. We could do 30-minute sessions, take turns interviewing each other, and share feedback. Happy to practice regularly too!

Feel free to comment or DM me if you're interested! Would be better if we start tonight or on Monday morning!!!😊

I am applying to CMU ED (parents are forcing me to) and I am wondering how bad the rigor is at CMU because honestly the project focused learning sounds less stressful and more fun, but I heard that CMU has no social life outside of studying tho. Also for ece majors does it progressively get harder or are the intro classes like insanely hard to weed people out and then classes become easier.

Just realized that winter break is an extra week long this year, and now the first day of classes is on a Tuesday. Anyone know why that is?

Hi! I’m a first-year living in Morewood E-Tower, and I’m considering staying on campus over winter break this year. Cooking isn’t very convenient where I live, so I’d likely rely mostly on restaurants, takeout, or delivery.

For anyone who has stayed over a previous winter break:

• Were any campus dining locations open?
• Were restaurants in Oakland or Squirrel Hill generally open throughout the break?
• What did you do for meals on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day?
• Was it practical to get through the break without cooking regularly? Any specific restaurants you’d recommend?

I’d really appreciate any firsthand experiences or advice. Thanks!

Hey everyone!

I'm applying for Fall 2027 PhD at CMU. One thing I'm still trying to figure out is the difference between the three PhD programs: Machine Learning (MLD), Language and Information Technologies (LTI), and Computer Science (CSD).

My research is mostly around foundation models, RL/post-training, efficient fine-tuning, and LLM agents, so I've actually found professors whose work interests me in all three departments.

I know the obvious answer is to prioritize research fit with a potential advisor, and I completely agree with that. But I'm curious about a few other things:

• Competitiveness: Is there any meaningful difference in how selective these three programs are? I know they're all insanely competitive, but is MLD, for example, noticeably harder to get into than LTI or CSD?
• Career opportunities: Does graduating from one program versus another make any difference for research scientist positions in industry (frontier AI labs, etc.) or academic careers? Or is it basically all about your advisor and research output?
• Research flexibility: How easy is it to collaborate with or be advised by professors from other SCS departments once you're admitted? Are the program boundaries actually important in practice?

I'm considering applying to more than one of them, but the application fees add up, so I'm trying to figure out whether that's worth doing.

Would especially love to hear from current PhD students, alumni, or anyone familiar with these programs.

Thanks!

Hey everyone! Looking for a swim buddy to stay accountable, I usually swim on weekends or sometime when im free, but I'm down to practice drills or just small talk; I'm a new phd student here and I do think i'm pretty good at swimming, I know every stroke, I can teach you some basics. so if you're interested, feel free to drop a comment or DM me!

Hey guys, I'm applying for my driving license and it needs a clearance from a doctor,i have the SHIP insurance, how do i get a doctor to sign on the DL-180 form?Will that be chargeable even for SHIP enrolled students?

HELPPP !!
I’ve tried contacting Carnegie Mellon for the past 2 weeks about their application port and I still haven’t gotten a response. I’ve reached out to both CMU Architecture and General CMU operator and still no luck.

I plan on applying for their MS in Building Performance and Diagnostics but I see that there are no programs available on the SlideRoom application. Anyone experiencing the same thing?

I saw some workers spraying fertilizer today. Like it smells like literal sh1t? Can't they use something that has less smell?

I'm applying to CMU regular decision, and my portfolio is about halfway done. Before I start with anything else, should Architecture portfolios only have structures and other Architecture related things, or is it ok to have some regular art pieces? So far it's all 3d and 2d models.

I'm also a bit worried looking at some example undergrad application portfolios, because they actually look insane. Is the standard that high?