Dear _____________ Summer is officially here and whether you’re at the beach, the mountains or the pool—during your ‘free’ time—it’s important to continue thinking about the college search. This e-newsletter will offer some helpful tips to ease you into the search and application process. Carnegie Mellon is a unique top-25 private research university offering majors, minors and extracurricular activities spanning from the arts to technology. Consider a visit to our campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. to get a true sense of Carnegie Mellon and the rich traditions that make up our community. Read on to learn more about our university and the proud city of Pittsburgh. Sincerely, Carnegie Mellon Undergraduate Admission Office     Take a Road Trip! The traditional summer college road trip is helpful for many students and families who are starting the college search. Campus visits should help you decide what colleges might be a good fit, both academically and socially. Be sure to do your research before your road trip, and when you visit Carnegie Mellon attend an information session or interview with an admission counselor. The best way to get a feel for a college is to experience the campus! Read more >> Hear why our students chose Carnegie Mellon >>       A Star’s Trek Carnegie Mellon alumnus, Zachary Quinto credits his acting foundation to Carnegie Mellon’s Drama school. “Carnegie Mellon has given me a foundation to be able to sort of digest anything that gets thrown at me.” This summer’s blockbuster Star Trek is not Quinto’s first exposure to the limelight. You may know him best as “Sylar” in NBC’s hit series Heroes… Read story >> Watch “Training Spock” >> Other famous alumni >> The City of Steel Pittsburgh is more then sports and steel. Rated twice as ‘the most livable city in America’ by Rand McNally, Pittsburgh is proud to take the lead in green practices and healthcare. As host to the G-20 this fall, this city will showcase all it has to offer… Read story >> Hear what Carnegie Mellon students like about Pittsburgh >>   Carnegie Mellon Prof Receives Presidential AwardProfessor Krzystof Matyjaszewski received the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award on June 22nd for his development of an environmentally low-impact form of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATPT) – a widely used method for the preparation of functional polymers. This is the second time a Carnegie Mellon University professor has received this award since its inception in 1996… Read story>> The Gates Center Bill Gates will be returning to Carnegie Mellon for his third visit this year to dedicate the Gates Center for Computer Science – the School of Computer Science’s new home. The Gates Center is a state-of-the-art building that will house new classrooms, graduate and faculty offices, conference rooms, labs and open project space… Read story >> More on the Gates Center >>         Get Connected   What’s Happening     Connect with Carnegie Mellon via our social networking sites. Between blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and iTunes U, you can follow Carnegie Mellon happenings without leaving the comfort of home! Blogs >> Twitter >> Facebook >> iTunes U >> You Tube >>   Application Deadlines Plan ahead! The Common Application is now available (as of July 1). And check out Carnegie Mellon's application deadlines >> Counselors on the Road View the schedule to see when our admission counselors will be in a town near you! Read more >> Classes Start Monday, August 24th starts the fall semester. Visit Carnegie Mellon while students are on campus to get a ‘real’ feel of campus life! And in case you missed it, the Ellen Show was here – an example of the types of things that might happen while you’re a student at Carnegie Mellon!     Quick Links   Carnegie Mellon   •   Undergraduate Admission   •   Apply Now   •   Blogs     Carnegie Mellon University is a leader in sustainability and resource conservation. Please consider the environment before printing this message. Contact us: undergraduate-admission@andrew.cmu.edu Copyright © 2009 Carnegie Mellon University. All rights reserved.