CMU MSCF CMU MSCF Application Discussion

[PatrickSong]

Check your application portal. It's there already

 

[tuanl]

I got rejected. Completely unexpected...speechless. Not sure if the fact that I let them know I got admitted to the phd program and need to make decision leads to this result. sad;(

 

[tuanl]

Congrats to everyone who got admitted! May I know if any of you received the scholarship as well?

To those who got rejected (especially after the interview stage): don't be discouraged or heart-broken, as there is always next year (no application fee, which is nice...). Everything would be fine at the end...

 

[Yiren Chai]

There is a WeChat group for admitted students. Feel free to let me know your WeChat ID if you would like to be added.

 

[Eduardo Aguilar]

Anyone else has been interviewed for the 2nd round?

 

[yashyadav]

I too haven't got any interview invite from them for 2nd round.....!

 

[Avinash Shrivastava]

Hi Guys,
So this year CMU has this essay question:

Why are you interested in this specific functional area? Give one example of a skill you have developed in your past professional or academic experience that will directly contribute to your success in your post-MSCF career path. (350-word max)

I was wondering:
1. Do we need to explicitly mention a skill or just demonstrate it by the work that you've done ?
2. Regarding the "why interested in this area" part, this can be pretty long(like an SOP), so how strict should we be in terms of word limit? Can it go to 370 or not even 351?

Can you guys help, please?
Thanks in advance.

 

[mhy]

1) Mention a skill explicitly and also back it up by how your professional and academic experience contribute to it
2) Stick to 350 max.

 

[somya harjai]

Hi Avinash , I cannot see any such essays on the "Written Essays" tab. Can you please tell me where in the application you found these questions.

 

[Lily L]

It seems from the tracker that people are starting to get interview for CMU MSCF. Did anyone else get an invite?

 

[tradertanny]

No, I am still waiting

 

[Onegin]

Let’s give it a bit more time? Also, I check the tracker obsessively.

 

[tradertanny]

@Onegin
same here

 

[Kefan Xiong]

Let’s give it a bit more time? Also, I check the tracker obsessively.

The first thing I get up, the last thing I go to sleep

 

[Trilok Kumar Yadav]

I guess if it hasn't come yet, it won't come now. People have been getting invites from 1 week of jan itself. I also did not receive it.

 

[Lily L]

I guess if it hasn't come yet, it won't come now. People have been getting invites from 1 week of jan itself. I also did not receive it.

too early to say.. last year they sent interviews 10 days before the release date

 

[tradertanny]

too early to say.. last year they sent interviews 10 days before the release date

is it?

 

[Lily L]

is it?

attended their webinar on Wednesday. they are still reviewing

 

[tradertanny]

attended their webinar on Wednesday. they are still reviewing

thanks for the valuable information

 

[Trilok Kumar Yadav]

too early to say.. last year they sent interviews 10 days before the release date

This gives me hope :D . I thought my chances are gone now.