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Prospective Student Visits

The School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University welcomes undergraduate and graduate program prospective students to engage with us during the academic year while semester coursework is in session. In-person tours, remote information sessions, and online one-on-one appointments via Zoom are available on select weekdays during the fall and spring academic semesters. The prospective student experience is limited in the winter months and in the summer when the undergraduate and graduate programs are not in session.

We respectfully request that visitors do not enter the School of Architecture design studios or facilities outside of an official tour (register below). Please review CMU’s Visitor Protocol guidance prior to scheduling an on-campus visit. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to ensure the health and safety of our community.

We continue to encourage prospective students and families to connect with our community through our online visit opportunities that let you explore Carnegie Mellon’s campus and residence halls, chat with an admission counselor, sit in on an information session, and hear from current students. To complement these remote offerings, the university offers registration for campus visits including an On-Campus Information Session , an In-person Campus Tour , and an Outdoor Campus Walking Route .

During the tour you will be able to observe student and faculty collaboration as you visit the architecture design studios, Shop, and Digital Fabrication (dFAB) lab.

In-person visitation for Spring 2024 has begun. Tours are available on select weekdays in April and May.

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Spring '24 Undergraduate Open House

The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture invites undergraduate prospective students to attend an April Undergraduate Open House event. Events are hosted every Monday on April 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2024.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about the undergraduate program, speak with faculty and undergraduate students, and tour the design studios and facilities.

Undergraduate applicants offered admission to the School of Architecture and high school prospective students interested in studying architecture are welcome to attend these events.

Undergraduate Info Sessions

On select weekdays this spring, the School of Architecture will offer architecture undergraduate admission information sessions for prospective students in a live, remote format (via Zoom) with Q&A to engage with our students and faculty. Register for one of the one-hour sessions listed below:

Wednesday, April 10 | 8:00-9:00pm ET: Register

Wednesday, April 24 | 8:00-9:00pm ET: Register

Wednesday, May 8 | 8:00-9:00pm ET: Register

Sessions for admitted students only:

Wednesday, April 17 | 8:00-9:00pm ET: Register

Wednesday, May 1 8:00-9:00pm ET: Register

See more: April Undergraduate Admission Events

Admission Appointments

Prospective undergraduate and graduate students can schedule a weekday appointment to meet with Alexis McCune Secosky, Director of Recruitment & Enrollment, to discuss academic programs and application questions. All appointments are hosted remotely on Zoom.

Schedule Admission Appointment

Life in Pittsburgh

There’s a reason Pittsburgh keeps topping the “Most Livable Cities” lists . More accurately, a host of reasons: 90+ unique neighborhoods, glittering nightlife, world-class cultural institutions, gorgeous public parks—the list goes on. The Steel City may have shed its industrial grit, but it’s still tough at heart. Study architecture in a city on the move—one that will welcome you with open arms.

From optimizing the speed of a human-powered vehicle to transforming healthcare through big data, CMU students’ native intelligence floods everything they do. The Carnegie Mellon campus and state-of-the-art facilities are perfect for study and collaboration. For a break, we’re just steps away from miles of wooded hiking trails, and in the heart of one of the country’s most dynamic cities.

Plan a Visit

The School of Design is a special place and we welcome the opportunity to have you experience what makes us great. For general campus tours, the University offers limited tours for which you must register . For School of Design specific information sessions and tours, please see below.

Undergraduate Program Visits

We invite you to view our recorded Undergraduate Design Info Sessions throughout the year. For an informative and engaging Undergraduate Design Studio Tour, join us most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from noon to 1PM. The available dates for prospective students tour range from September 4, 2024, to April 9, 2025. 

Register for our Undergraduate Tour

Please fill out this brief form to register for a tour. Your confirmation will include the date, time, and location details. All tours begin in room 110 of Margaret Morrison Hall and are either conducted by a Design Admissions staff member or a current undergraduate Design student.

For more details and to register for our virtual information sessions, click here .

Graduate Program Visits

We host Visitors' Days for prospective graduate students two times a year, once in late October and again in late March. Visitors' Days are planned and scheduled according to the best opportunities for you to learn more about the work taking place here, and to interact with our core faculty and current students. To get started on planning your visit and to reserve your place, see the visitor information pages for the Master’s Programs and/or Doctoral Programs .

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On CampusReel, you can start your Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) tour wherever you’d like. If you’re touring Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in person with a traditional walking tour you’ll likely start at the admissions office. The school’s address is listed as Pittsburgh, PA so we recommend plugging that into your GPS. Before beginning a tour at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), make sure you check the weather and plan out your itinerary and accommodations appropriately. Pittsburgh weather can be unpredictable, so bring comfortable shoes in case it rains. Also, check what stops the tour includes to make sure you’ll see everything you’re interested in! The Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) website likely outlines important information for tour visitors.

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Pittsburgh is listed as Mid-Atlantic. You need to evaluate the area carefully to make sure this is an environment you want to go to college in. Some people love a town this size, and others don’t. Either way, it will affect your time at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).

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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), like all colleges and universities, has its pros and cons. At the end of the day, your goal with these tour videos is to try to decide if Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is the right school for you. After you’ve taken the time learn about the campus, Pittsburgh and overall experience, then you can consider taking your search one step further and visiting Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in person.

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Home of the traditionally forward-thinking.

This place is known for defining what’s next. But that visionary mindset stems from rich traditions that we’re proud to honor, continue and share.

Living the tradition

We take our rich traditions and reinvent them in unconventional ways — because that’s what this place was designed to do from day one.

Great Scots

No matter where you’re from, you’ll be proud to be a Tartan. Our founder’s Scottish heritage is woven into the fabric of our university in many ways: our beloved mascot (Scotty, the Scottish Terrier), our official Tartan colors, our Kiltie Band and one of the nation’s only bagpipe majors.

Paint Out Loud

Painting the Fence is a time-honored Carnegie Mellon tradition, but it comes with a strict set of rules: You have to do it between midnight and sunrise, in its entirety, using only paintbrushes. Want to make sure your message stays up? You’ll need to guard the Fence around the clock — which can be just as much fun as painting it.

Spring Carnival

Here, you’ll find plenty of ways to let loose and have fun — especially during our annual Spring Carnival, where you can see musical performances, ride a roller coaster, watch a talent show and meet with alumni.

The highlight of the event is the Booth and Buggy competitions, where Carnegie Mellon students team up to show off their creativity through multilevel structures and lightning-fast aerodynamic vehicles.

Structured creativity

In Booth, student organizations build elaborate one or two-story structures with a game all designed around the yearly Spring Carnival theme. Booths are displayed side by side along the midway parking lot for all Carnival-goers to enjoy.

Powered by brains and brawn

Buggy is the highlight of Spring Carnival. Part high-tech soapbox derby and part relay race, Buggy is uniquely Carnegie Mellon. Student teams compete in a five-person relay race through neighboring Schenley Park. Teams include pushers and a driver. The pushers propel their buggy through the uphill sections of the course, while the driver steers through the downhill portions of the course reaching speeds of 35 miles an hour!

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Undergraduate Requirements

How to apply, join our mailing list, scheduling your audition or interview.

Registration for audition and interview dates and appointment times will be available this fall through our Acceptd portal. We honor these appointments by invitation only following the pre-screening process on a first-come, first-serve basis, for Carnegie Mellon applicants only.

Students applying Early Decision for Design/Production will receive an update on the status of their pre-screening application by November 3. Early Decision Interviews will be held shortly after. A specific date will be released by mid-October.

The School of Drama will hold all invited interviews virtually for Fall 2024 admission. Design/Production interviews will occur on Fridays and Saturdays in January and February with specific dates posted in mid-December. Dramaturgy interviews will occur in February.

The School of Drama will offer EITHER virtual OR in-person auditions for Acting and Acting/Music Theater for Fall 2024 admission. Applicants who successfully pass the pre-screening application will receive an invitation to select whichever option (virtual or in-person) works best for them. In person auditions will be held in Pittsburgh, New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles in January and February. Specific schedules with availability will show within an invited applicant's Acceptd account.

» Visit our Acceptd site

Please note: We cannot accommodate walk-in auditions/interviews.

Tour and Visits

The School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University offers in-depth tours of the Purnell Center for the Arts for students and their families interested in learning more about the university and school. Pre-registration is required. Click here for more information.

Virtual Tour

A Virtual Tour of the School of Drama facilities is available here .

Financial Resources

Application fee waivers.

• I’ve received or am eligible to receive an ACT or SAT testing fee waiver.
• I’m enrolled in or am eligible to participate in the Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch program (FRPL).
• My annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
• I’m enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs such as Upward Bound).
• My family receives public assistance.
• I live in federally subsidized public housing, a foster home or am homeless.
• I’m a ward of the state or an orphan.
• I can provide a supporting statement from a school official, college access counselor, financial aid officer, or community leader.

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Preparing for your undergraduate audition or interview.

• Resume including any training and experience in theater, film, music and dance as well as academic achievements, work experience and community service.
• One (1) Classical (written before 1950) ; Classical monologues should be filmed in a “full body” shot which means the top of the head to the feet on the floor should be visible in the frame.
• Perform two, contrasting monologues. These can be the same as your pre-screening monologues or different.
• One classical monologue from a play written before 1950 with an emphasis on heightened language.
• One contemporary piece written after 1950.
• Each monologue should be 60-90 seconds in length.
• Each monologue should be within your natural age range (teens and 20s).
• Be sure to read the entire play the monologue is excerpted from so you are able to demonstrate an understanding of the character and situation.
• You may use hand props, but not costumes.
• Be prepared to perform a third monologue if asked.

Music Theater

• Monologues must be from a published play
• Monologues cannot be from musicals
• Each monologue file should be 60-90 seconds in length (this time limit includes the slate at the beginning of the piece and is strictly adhered to; please do not upload media files longer than 90 seconds)
• Two (2) contrasting monologues each 60-90 seconds in length (see below)
• One (1) Contemporary (written after 1950); Contemporary monologues should be filmed in a “close-up” shot which means the top of the head to the chest should be visible in the frame.
• One (1) Classical (written before 1950); Classical monologues should be filmed in a “full body” shot which means the top of the head to the feet on the floor should be visible in the frame.
• Students must sing to musical accompaniment, which could include live or pre-recorded accompaniment. No “a cappella” singing (meaning singing without music).
• Songs should be filmed in a ¾ shot which means the top of the head to the knees should be visible in the frame.
• One song should be written before 1970. This song can be either the uptempo or the ballad (student's choice).
• One song should be written after 1970 and contrast the style of the first.

Design / Production Technology & Management

• Use of color, line drawing, painting
• Drafting, mechanical drawing
• Photography, including photographs of your productions
• Models, costume pieces, masks
• Sculpture or installation art
• Sound cues or recordings containing original recordings or music (no more than five and no more than one minute in length each)
• Video or media files containing original work (no more than five and no more than two minutes in length each)
• Plots, ground plans, elevations and other production paperwork you may have produced for a show
• Paperwork developed for schedules, reports, budgets, estimates, etc.
• Photos of work both finished and in process
• Resumé or curriculum vitae
• A brief (less than 750 word) letter that addresses the question: "Why are you interested in studying dramaturgy, and what experience do you bring to the area of study?"
• Two (2) letters of recommendation from sources familiar with your research and writing skills. Please note letters of recommendation should be submitted with your Common Application.
• Two (2) samples of original argumentative writing that are approximately 1,000 words each. These writing samples should demonstrate your ability to use evidence to support a thesis: e.g., an analysis of a work of literature or art or of an event in history. You should feel free to submit work that was written for a recent high school- or college-level humanities course.
• There is no in-person interview required, but the School of Drama faculty may contact applicants via phone or email to obtain further information after January 18.

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Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry, belief, veteran status, or genetic information. Furthermore, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and is required not to discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or executive orders.

Inquiries concerning the application of and compliance with this statement should be directed to the Office for Institutional Equity and Title IX .

Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon University by calling 412-268-2000.

Diversity Fly-in Programs Make Campus Visits Accessible

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Fly-in Programs Make College Visits Free

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Fly-in programs give students from groups that are typically underrepresented on campus an opportunity to thoroughly explore top schools.

College diversity programs that pay for high-achieving high school seniors – who are usually low-income, first-generation or students of color – to visit campus, give teens who can't afford to travel out of state for a college tour the opportunity to try the college experience.

The programs, typically called "fly-in" or multicultural programs, are two- to three-day college tours for prospective or admitted students from underrepresented backgrounds. Some schools invite all students to apply but give preference to low-income students .

"We’re really taking a look at those low socioeconomic students, the students who wouldn’t traditionally have that opportunity to come onto campus," says Miguel Alvarez, senior assistant director of undergraduate admissions at Carnegie Mellon University, a private National University in Pennsylvania.

Colleges often cover all the transportation, food and housing costs for students during their visit. In most cases, parents who want to join their teen will have to pay their own way. One exception is Vanderbilt University. The Tennessee-based private national university pays for admitted students and one of their parents to fly out for a day, with the option of an overnight trip.

Fly-in programs give participants an opportunity to imagine life as a college freshman. Teens get an extensive look at student life, build connections and see if they can manage without having their parents nearby .

Prospective college students who attend these programs get an explanation of the admissions process that will be beneficial even if they don't apply to the school they visit, experts say. Admitted students get the opportunity to make sure the college meets their needs and expectations before they enroll. And the programs can give both groups of students enough support to ease the transition to college.

Participants meet admissions and financial aid counselors, sleep in a dorm room with a student host, attend classes, chat with current students who come from similar backgrounds, talk to professors, eat in the dining halls and possibly get a peek at the surrounding community.

"It was a lot easier knowing that I had some sort of connection and establishment to the place where I was going to, so I didn't have to worry about how everything was ultimately going to work together," says Praise Hall, a 19-year-old freshman at Bowdoin College.

The Minnesota native, who attended fly-in programs at three liberal arts colleges, said the programs helped her narrow her college list and made it easier to move away from home since the campus, community and people felt familiar when she arrived.

Depending on the school, students may be able to set up individual appointments with financial aid officers and do admissions interviews. The programs are structured but may offer varying degrees of flexibility or free time.

To prepare for a fly-in program, college admissions officials encourage students to research the schools they want to visit, prepare questions for every phase of the program and take detailed notes.

"Be comfortable being uncomfortable; everything about this is different," says E. Whitney Soule, dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin College, a private liberal arts college in Maine. "You're staying with people you don't know, you're traveling alone to get here – just embrace that this is an entirely new experience and really ask questions."

Most programs for prospective students occur in September or October to give students time to visit before they submit applications. But there are exceptions: Carnegie Mellon offers its first program in November. Programs for admitted students are likely to occur in April before enrollment deposits are due.

Finding programs will take some work. Fly-in programs that host students before they apply to college are usually offered at private National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges .

College Greenlight, an online search platform that connects first-generation and underrepresented students with scholarships, counselors and colleges, publishes a list of colleges and universities that offer the programs every spring. The organization is a former contributor to the U.S. News Scholarship Search Insider blog.

Many schools that have fly-in programs will have information on their website, but some programs are invite only. Applications for programs for prospective students typically open in the summer.

The table below includes a list of the top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges and National Universities that offer fly-in programs to prospective college students, had information about their programs online or responded to a U.S. News request for details.

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Fly-in programs are competitive. Schools may receive around 900 applications for 100 slots. Prospective students will likely have to fill out an application, write an essay, provide a letter of recommendation and submit a transcript that includes their junior year grades and ACT or SAT test scores.

Prospective students may be asked a couple of questions about their household income and estimated need for financial aid, so schools can determine if the student is low-income.

Prospective students who are accepted into fly-in programs are likely, but not guaranteed, admission into the college if they apply.

"The colleges are flying them there because they think they are great candidates, but don't take that for granted. Don't do something stupid while you're there that would blow your chances," says Jonathan April, general manager at College Greenlight.

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Suri Cruise, 18, reveals the college she will be attending — and it will be bittersweet for mom Katie

 suri will graduate from high school this month.

Forget New York or Los Angeles, Suri Cruise will be heading to the Midwest for college, attending the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University. 

The private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was established in 1900 and sits in the city formerly known as the Gateway to the West. 'Suri made the revelation in a TikTok video, seen by Daily Mail,  which was posted by a friend and showed her group of friend's wearing their chosen college's sweatshirts. 

Suri wore the red sweater with the words "Carnegie Mellon" emblazoned across the chest, and a big smile on her face. 

It is thought Suri will study at the School of Arta, and specifically inside the Design department, which offers a variety of subjects and is suitable for students with interests ranging from graphic designers, illustrators, animators, fashion designers, and artists, all housed under one department. 

The teen is expected to graduate from LaGuardia High School in June; LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, often referred to simply as LaGuardia or "LaG", specializes in teaching visual arts and performing arts, and past alum include Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicki Minaj and The Summer I Turned Pretty 's Lola Tung. 

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The decision to move to Pittsburgh  will be a bittersweet one for mom  Katie Holmes,  though, with the Dawson's Creek alum having raised Suri as a single mother in New York City following her divorce from Tom Cruise. 

The Hollywood star is  very close with her daughter , and it was reported she helped her with the application process to various colleges. 

The mother and daughter duo are often pictured out and about enjoying New York City together, and Katie was recently joined by her parents,  Martin and Kathleen, to cheer on Suri as she starred in a performance of Head Over Heels  in New York in early May, with the teen taking on the role of Philoclea in the stage show. 

The playbill also revealed that Suri appears to no longer be going by her birth name  of Suri Cruise professionally. Instead, she has adopted her mom's middle name and was listed as Suri Noelle.

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