Other Opportunities

Self-Initiated Visits

If there is a high school near you where you believe a personal contact would be beneficial, please contact the Office of Admission and we can begin the initial dialogue with the appropriate person within the school’s guidance/college counseling office.  Self-initiated visits are an optional step for you to take.  However, if you would like to take this step, we might be able to make new contacts and attend fairs to which we are not invited at the present time.

Phone Calls

Throughout the year, you will receive lists of student names, addresses, phone numbers and high schools either directly from the Office of Admission, or from the CMAC Chairperson in your area.  The lists will be of inquiries, applicants or enrollees.  If you are interested you may contact these students to assess their needs and offer assistance.

Applicant Student Calls

Once a student has applied, his or her seriousness for studying at Carnegie Mellon has now been solidified.  The task of convincing the student to further investigate Carnegie Mellon should not be too difficult.  What is much more important is learning what are the specific needs of the student and working through the Office of Admission to try and address those needs.

Admitted Student Calls

The goal here is to contact the student as soon as possible after he/she has been admitted to build on the excitement of the acceptance letter.  Your primary goal here is to congratulate the student.

Enrolling Student Calls

These can be done any time after May 15.  A student who has enrolled might not have very many questions, however she/he may want to know such things as whom should she/he contact about orientation or rooming with a high school friend.  Enrolling student calls can also be in conjunction with an area reception your CMAC area may be sponsoring for enrolling students.