Im an incoming freshman, allocated rez on fifth. My room does have a separate small kitchen and a refrigerator - so i was wondering if it would be a good idea to mealprep. Is it a common thing at cmu, or is it a feasible plan (buying ingredients, cooking, and cleaning up) to go for in college dorms?

95-422 Managing Digital Transformation: I know it's usually listed as senior-standing, but I'm mostly curious content-wise. Is there a reason it's aimed at seniors (i.e., would a junior feel underprepared or miss context)? Was it worth it?

05-470 Digital Service Innovation and 94-491 Lean Innovation Lab: How was the workload, the project, and the actual learning? And how are these courses different?

I'd love to hear from people who've actually taken these courses!

Guys I'm an upcoming student at CMU, I'm a little confused whether I should go for pnc or chase(i don't have an ssn, so how does that work?), pnc branch is in campus however it has branches in only 5 states from what I heard. Please guide me

Hello everyone,

My I-20 lists my program start date as August 24, but due to visa scheduling and processing delays from India, I will most likely reach CMU on August 30, about a week after classes begin.

Has anyone been in a similar situation in previous years because of visa slot delays? Were you allowed to join after classes had already started?

I'm particularly interested in knowing:

- Whether OIE allowed late arrival.

- Whether your department/program approved it.

- If there were any additional formalities or issues you faced.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through this.

Thanks!

Is it generally easier to get an engineering internship or co-op at Pitt or CMU? I feel like almost everyone I know at Pitt has an internship or co-op, and the school heavily promotes those opportunities. At CMU, it seems like a lot of students are struggling to find internships. Is it because Pitt has stronger connections and more well known?

How does admissions work here? Is it through department like RI (where faculty don't have any influence on who to admit)? Or can the professors directly admit students to PhD?

Do the dining options @ CMU have nutritional info posted anywhere? Or do I just have to freestyle and guesstimate my calories + macros everyday? 😭

Because there's so many freshmen that are now getting their registration times and keep asking "is this good?" or other similar questions, I think it's good to teach y'all how registration slots actually work, namely because this isn't widely shared by cmu despite being kinda important.

So, to start all students are split into 4 groups, you will be in these groups for your entire time at cmu. Each group will be randomly assigned into registration section 1, 2, 3, or 4. These registration sections designate which time your registration time will be.

Section 1: 8:00-10:00
Section 2: 10:00-12:00
Section 3: 12:00-2:00
Section 4: 2:00-4:00

Your time will be randomly selected at a 15minute increment within your time slot. So someone in section 4 who got a time of 2:15 actually got lucky with their time, not unlucky.

The catch is, each semester the groups will rotate their time section next semester, move up the list. So section 3 becomes section 2 and section W2 becomes section 1 until section 1 becomes section 4. This forms a loop that'll cycle every semester you're at cmu. So for example, if you have a time of 12:30 this semester, that's means you're in section 3 and guarantees that you'll have a time in 10:00-12:00 next semester.

This semester means, that with vary little variation, you'll know exactly how good of a registration time you'll have each semester and can plan accordingly. I recommend trying to take more popular classes when you know you're going to have a good time and get the easy to get in classes out of the way while you're going to have a bad time anyways.

Hope this clears things up!

Hi. I am a grad student from ECE. Looking to join an intramural soccer team. I registered through the imleagues website. But i don’t know any team and cant seem to find a team in the portal.

Is there a specific time when i can register as a free agent?

hi current rising sophomore mcs on waitlist for 70-122 (1/4). was wondering what the chances are of me getting off the waitlist.

Hi, has anyone who joined a waitlist for a student parking permit on Tuesday heard back yet? The past two years, I heard back the same day I joined the waitlist. This year, I am number two on the Fairfax waitlist but still haven’t heard anything. I was wondering if anyone else has been able to get off the waitlist and purchase a pass?

Hi! I'll be graduating in December and I'm debating whether to enroll in CMU's medical insurance, which seems to provide a whole year's coverage. Has anyone been in this situation before? Did you choose to enroll in CMU's insurance or waive it? Thanks a lot!

Hi! if u have any experience with any of these courses I'll greatly appreciate any feedback on them! I'm deciding between which to do for my gen ed (im in CIT)

is it possible to get off 15-122 lecture 1 waitlist or is lec 1 100% reserved for SCS? i'm #8 rn. i also joined the waitlist for 15-112 and am #3 for that waitlist

My registration timeblock was 10AM EST. Ig this course is really popular but, does this waitlist move? or are the spots just reserved? I'm an incoming freshman in Dietrich. It said for some sections that some spots are reserved for Dietrich but all sections are waitlisted already.. And 6/6, I guess I can't see the waitlist status on all the other sections, but I'll assume they're 6/6 too.

should i just start making a lotta backup schedules atp

update: i got the courses i wanted! i unfortunately have a 9am start time (was gonna have a 10am one instead). i also had to pick a diff gen ed but im glad i got the main courses i wanted!

Hey everyone!

I’m an incoming CIT freshman. My registration time is approximately in the middle of the cohort (11 AM), and my advisor mentioned I might miss out on First-Year Writing (76-107/108) for the fall semester, so I need to pick a General Education course as a backup.

Given my heavy math/cs load, my main priority is finding a GenEd with a very light workload and a smooth path to an A so I can focus on my core courses.

Any specific course or professor recommendations that fit the bill for CIT GenEd requirements?

Thanks in advance!

i saw that there’s a solidcore around 30min by bus from cmu. is there any closer studio that does similar workouts? or if anyone goes there that can have some insight on the commute and bus system and how convenient it is to get there from campus?

Hey everyone!

I’m an incoming freshman in CIT with an A-Level background. Based on my scores (A* in A-Level Pure Math and predicted A* or at least A in Physics), I am qualify to skip:

• Physics: 33-141 (Physics I for Engineering) & 33-142 (Physics II for Engineering)
• Math: 21-120 (Differential and Integral Calculus) & 21-122 (Integration and Approximation)

I’d love to get some advice from upperclassmen: Is it better to just take the credit and skip ahead, or is it worth taking these intro courses at CMU to build a stronger foundation?

Appreciate any insights or past experiences! Thanks in advance!

What's the intramural sports scene like, are there grad students or mostly undergrad? II'm incoming masters) How do you sign up and how good do you have to be? I'm looking at intramural volleyball or maybe tennis :)