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Discuss “Applicants on the rise”

Dorm rooms in the Donner Dungeon, Schatz blocks, and the chance to meet Condom Man are becoming more valuable commodities as competition for admittance to Carnegie Mellon grows steadily.

On February 17, the University announced that applications are up 20 percent from last school year, with nearly 19,000 applicants competing for 1360 spots in next year’s incoming class.

According to a February 1 report by the Office of Admission, every school in Carnegie Mellon saw an increase in applicants this year. The Tepper School of Business experienced the largest application increase, up 28 percent from last year, followed closely by the Mellon College of Science with a 24 percent increase.

In addition, applications to the Information Systems...

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Comment 1. Joe
Feb 28, 2006 at 11:27 AM

that's really neat

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