在美國本科21-30位的學校裡，加州大學伯克利和加州大學洛杉磯這兩因為申請系統的原因，申請人數常年處在一個高位。排除這兩，申請人數最多的應該就是卡耐基梅隴大學！理由非常的簡單：計算機專業好！
一說到卡耐基梅隴大學，很多學生家長，甚至是留學從業人員的第一反應其實也是計算機專業！這學校的計算機專業確實強。而且，美國頂尖學校裡，為計算機專業單獨成立一個學院的，估計也只有這家了。
排除這個原因，卡耐基梅隴大學受中國學生家長歡迎的原因還有：商科也不差、地理位置好，以及對中國學生比較友好。
學校官網上給的信息不多，都是一些非常基礎的信息。
Admission consideration
At Carnegie Mellon, we select our first-year class from a large group of very qualified candidates. We don’t use a calculation to arrive at our admitted classes. Calculations can’t take into account all of the factors we like to consider when making admission decisions. No single grade, factor, score or activity will automatically gain or deny you admission to Carnegie Mellon. We treat every applicant as an individual, taking great care to make our admission decisions fair, thorough and sensitive. We’re interested in students who can be successful at Carnegie Mellon, while taking full advantage of all the university has to offer and enriching our campus community.
Academic and artistic potential
Our admission process is designed to select a highly talented, diverse undergraduate population with high aspirations who will succeed at Carnegie Mellon. If you’re applying to academic programs, your high school talent and/or potential will be a significant factor in our admission decision because it’s the most meaningful indication of your motivation and abilities. We pay close attention to your curriculum rigor, the grades you』ve earned an the work you』ve accomplished. We’re interested in seeing that you』ve challenged yourself within your secondary school environment. If you』ve applying to programs in the arts, your artistic performance will be either the main factor or a significant factor (depending on the program) in our admission decision.
Letters of recommendation
We closely review your secondary school counselor’s evaluation and your teacher’s recommendation. If you』ve applying as a first-year student, we require two letters of recommendation: one from a high school counselor and one from a teacher. While we』ll accept a third recommendation from a teacher or other recomender, we require our committees to consider only two recommendations in the decision-making process. If you’re applying as a transfer student, we require one letter of recommendation from either a faculty member/professor or an academic advisor. While we』ll accept twp additional recommendations, we require our committees to consider only one recommendation in the decision-making process.
Extracurricular activities
Your non-academic interests, including extracurricular accomplishments, part-time jobs, hobbies and community service also play a very important role in the admission process. We also consider leadership, motivation, passion and perseverance, community and volunteer service and other experiences when making admission decisions.
Our students make Carnegie Mellon an exciting campus. The positive qualities and diverse experiences you bring with you will enrich our community. By looking at this non-academic information, we develop a sense of your personality, motivation and social responsibility.
在申請中，卡耐基梅隴大學有3點非常需要注意：
1，託福或者雅思要求：
TOEFL/IELTS
We require the TOEFL or IELTS from all non-native English speaker. Carnegie Mellon requires a TOEFL scores of 102 or better on the IBT TOEFL or an IELTS score of 7.5 or better. Sub-scores are also carefully reviewed, with consideration given to those with sub-scores of 25 or higher on the TOELF or 7.5 or higher on the IELTS.
美國學校本科申請很少會明確說明自己的分數要求，例外有約翰斯霍普金斯大學，加州大學系列和卡耐基梅隴大學。總分要求102，對於目標前30的學生來說，難度不大；但是單項要求25就是一個坎了！因為，絕大部分中國學生口語都會被卡在23！
所以，我被問到最多的問題是：總分超了102，但是單項不到25，是否能錄取這個學校？
我的答覆一般是：我還沒遇到，或許你會成為第一個！
2，不同學院，錄取難度不同
本科分學院的學校，基本都有這個特點。而且卡耐基梅隴大學的學院分的還特別細，一般學校來說，最多分個文理學院、工程學院、商學院之類的。人家卡耐基梅隆的文理學院還拆分開了！
3，計算機學院可以轉進去
結合2和3，是不是可以發現新天地？而不用冒著巨大的風險一開始就申請計算機？