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Turn Tartan Admitted Student Events
In the spring semester, we will offer various in-person and virtual events specifically designed for admitted students. Learn more about these events below, and pay attention to your email for an announcement when registration is open.
Visit Days
Turn Tartan Visit Days will be held throughout March and April, offering opportunities to explore campus facilities, meet current students and connect with your academic program and campus organizations. Below are highlights of some of these events.
- A student-led campus tour
- A presentation from your academic school or program*
- A student panel to hear about life on campus
- Lunch on campus
- An admitted student information session
- A financial aid presentation
- A resource fair to meet the offices across campus that will support you
*Please note that academic schools and programs do not have sessions on every Visit Day. Once available, be sure to check each day's schedule to determine the Visit Days in which your program of choice will be participating.
Virtual Events
Can’t make it to campus? There will be a variety of online Turn Tartan events for admitted students during the spring semester, including information sessions from academic departments and other campus partners, live virtual campus tours, chats with current Tartans and plenty of other ways to find out what it means to be a student at Carnegie Mellon.
- Turn Tartan Student Experience Webinars, hosted by Tartan Ambassadors on topics like housing, activities and clubs on campus, life in Pittsburgh, and student projects and research.
- Turn Tartan Academic Webinars, hosted by the academic schools and programs to share more about what to expect as a first-year student in their curriculum.
- Turn Tartan Campus Resource Webinars, hosted by offices across campus like Study Abroad and the Center for Professional & Career Development to introduce the teams, organizations and resources available to you as a Carnegie Mellon student.
- Turn Tartan Virtual Alumni Panel, featuring alumni from many of Carnegie Mellon's colleges and programs, who will share what life is like — and what opportunities await you — after graduating from Carnegie Mellon.
Check Back in the Spring!
Our admitted student programming will kick off just before April. Check this page around that time, and be sure to pay attention to your email for invitations to virtual and in-person admitted student events.
Admitted Student Events and Tours
This calendar is a resource for admitted students and families to find and register for admitted student events. On-campus events are color-coded red and virtual events are color-coded blue.
Check back closer to April for dates and further details!