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CONGRATULATIONS!

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Now That You're In

Welcome to Carnegie Mellon University, where the best and brightest come to achieve! A place where you’ll fit in by standing out. A place where having the courage to push boundaries is not only encouraged, but expected. 

As you weigh the important decision of where you'll begin an exciting new chapter of your life, use this chart to help guide your next steps.

Get Started and Enroll

Keep an eye on your mail and emailNow through April
Plan a visitNow through April
Complete your enrollment reply formBy May 1, 2025
Submit your enrollment depositBy May 1, 2025
Register for coursesMid- to late-July
Move-in dayAug. 16, 2025
First-year orientationAug. 17 to 22, 2025
First-day of classesAug. 25, 2025
  

 

 
 

All Kinds of Possibilities

Join our community of passionate, curious thinkers who spend their time shaping a future to make life better for humankind. We know you'll do great things here, and we can't wait for you to get started.

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