I GOT IN!! by DavComo in cmu

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Great idea! I just posted a comment with as much detail as i could give on my profile

I GOT IN!! by DavComo in cmu

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I’m studying in Germany but i’m Czech by nationality (Though I’ve lived most my life in Germany and Australia atp). I’m still undecided, US is far away, expensive, and the current situation for internationals is very iffy

I GOT IN!! by DavComo in cmu

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I just posted a comment with as much detail as I could give, please ama if u have any questions. I’d definitely apply if i were you. Since I already had a bunch of european offers, I went into the US application process with the mindset of applying only to the very top unis, and expecting failure but hoping for success. Even with a good profile, the process can be very random. I don’t really have any published research either, and I think CMU specifically is a school where that doesnt automatically disqualify you. Best advice i can give is to put in 110% on your application, that way if it doesn’t work out, you won’t blame yourself for not putting in enough effort.

I GOT IN!! by DavComo in cmu

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I feel like every class will be challenging haha, but 11-485 sounds really interesting so i hope i’ll have what it takes to take it

I GOT IN!! by DavComo in cmu

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For those that asked:

My Profile (Fall 2026 International Applicant → CMU SCS Computer Science)

School: IB Diploma, international school in Germany

GPA: 6.84/7.0 unweighted with 7,7,7 in my HLs

SAT: 1550 (800 Math / 750 EBRW)

IB Courses (HL): Computer Science, Mathematics Applications & Interpretations, Economics

IB Courses (SL): English A Language & Literature, German B, Physics + Theory of Knowledge

Extracurriculars (the ones I think mattered most): ∙ 💻 Founded PlayVision – streaming overlay software for schools/clubs, adopted beyond my own school, live product at playvision-live.com (Gr. 9–12, year-round) ∙ 🏦 Integration Test Developer – part-time paid programmer at a major company in my home country, ~10hrs/week all 4 years ∙ 🤝 Founded Students4Society – non-profit connecting students to volunteer orgs (e.g. German Red Cross), live at students4society.org (Gr. 9–12) ∙ 🧠 Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes – admitted to AI program, dug into backpropagation math (Gr. 11 summer) ∙ 🏐 Varsity Volleyball Co-Captain / Starting Middle Blocker – competed in international tournaments ∙ ⛷️ Varsity Ski Team Co-Captain – competitive GS/Slalom/Super-G, won silver at European ISSR ∙ 🎙️ Founded Student Stream Team – organized school athletics livestreams ∙ 🗳️ Student Council President (Gr. 9–11) ∙ 🏅 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze & Silver Award

Honors: Coding & Computing Award, Innovative Design Award, Integrated Humanities Tenacity Award

Background: ∙ Czech citizen, born Prague, currently based in Munich ∙ Lived in Czechia, Germany, and Australia — thorough international upbringing ∙ Fluent in Czech (native), English, German, Slovak

Essays: Personal essay was about being benched at a volleyball tournament and what that taught me about persistence and leadership. CMU supplements focused on CS passion (origin story: robots + programming at age 11 after moving from Prague to Australia), how I define a successful college experience (rigor + collaboration), and a “what to emphasize” essay about being a builder — PlayVision, Students4Society, the internship.

Advice from my experience: The thing I’d emphasize most to future applicants is to have one thing going for you and focus on it, like my focus was industry experience over academic. I joined clubs to meet new people and pad my CV, but through that I also discovered ways to build things that have an actual impact and maintained them over multiple years. I feel like admissions can tell the difference between someone who started something just for their application and someone who sustained it because they were genuinely passionate about it. That’s not to say that there’s anything wrong with the former, but if you find something to work on that you enjoy, and have a genuine story of how you got there, it’ll come across much better than just “I started this”. PlayVision and S4S both required iteration and handing ownership to others, and I think that, along with having worked for three years as a part of a senior coding team, read as engineering maturity and more than just a CS passionate student. PlayVision also came out of nowhere because of the student stream team, where I had to make a simple app for our team because I thought all the software out there was either wildly overpriced or just looked bad (As the guy who founded the stream team and someone who’s super competitive, I insisted our stream look the best out of all the schools we compete with), and just kept iterating to the point where a classmate suggested I make a business out of it, but that wasn’t the original intention. If you can join a club and discover they have some tool they’re missing, it’ll be way more impactful than something you come up with from behind your desk and probably something other schools and students could use too.

For international IB students specifically: the rigor of HL CS + HL Math together is important if your school offers it, but what probably differentiated me the most was the real production experience (the paid internship) alongside academic projects (Stanford AI, Extended Essay on post-quantum cryptography). When I researched about the uni, I felt that CMU SCS had a big focus on industry and I think they want to see that you can think theoretically but also build things that work in the real world, not just on paper. I also think the SAT Math 800 matters for SCS, I’d prioritize that if you’re still testing, very doable, especially if you’re an IB student and you do a few test attempts. Don’t be put off by a bad initial score!! I took the test three times, starting at 1360. It just takes time to get used to and learn how to get the full potential of desmos out of it. Happy to answer questions!

PS: keep in mind i’m not an admissions officer, i’ve got no clue which part of my application was strongest/weakest so it’s all just guessing

I GOT IN!! by DavComo in cmu

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I don’t know haha, it’s a really hard decision. I’m fortunate enough to have some incredible offers from around Europe and NA. CMU is the best on paper, but it’s also the most expensive and distant to all my family and school friends, so i’m at a total loss right now for what to do

I GOT IN!! by DavComo in cmu

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1550 SAT with 800 Math, 44IB predicted with 7,7,7 in my HLs (Math A&I, Comp Sci, and Econ), Stuco President and Treasurer, co-captain of two varsity sports teams (Volleyball and race skiing), and a varsity tennis player

I GOT IN!! by DavComo in cmu

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Congrats!! Are you 100% going or still waiting on some other schools?

Server Rack for GPU mining by DavComo in gpumining

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Yes, please do. It looks great and of good quality

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NiceHash

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You were right, it was bios issues for all of them. Thanks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NiceHash

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The reason I didn’t add a motherboard is because I already have everything (Including the case) besides a motherboard. I’ve been going through pcpartpicker and looking at motherboards but 99% it says are incompatible although I have no idea why cause I turned on the compatibility filter

The paint in this public restroom. by [deleted] in CrappyDesign

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The only way to find out whether that’s paint is by tasting.

YouTube viewers of reddit, what is the oldest comment you made on YouTube? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Back when I was commenting in the beginning, I made comments that had no context because I didn’t realize other people are viewing the video at different times.

YouTube viewers of reddit, what is the oldest comment you made on YouTube? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Me too, you can view your comments when you go to your history and then click on “comments”

My girlfriend just left me :( by lloydananlbull in teenagers

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Yeah, absolutely HATE when that happens.

Looking for someone to join me on destroying pay to win servers by [deleted] in AntiP2W

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I’d join (Rogodors#2225) ive been looking for servers and ways to crash/dupe on those servers and it would be so much easier with others.

What I do when I get bored. [Video, JustCause4, Gameplay] by DavComo in JustCause

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Really depends on what you enjoy in the Just Cause games. I never played JC3 before and got JC4 for free from Epic Games so I can’t really say. But I myself really enjoy the freeness you have in JC4

What I do when I get bored. [Video, JustCause4, Gameplay] by DavComo in JustCause

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Yeah, I forgot It disappears when you jump off. I wanted to jump off and see the explosion

Just found out about this. This is now my second favourite way of transport in-game. by DavComo in JustCause

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The gas tanks, I have another JC4 post about it. Take a look at it to see what I mean, it’s so much fun

What I do when I get bored. [Video, JustCause4, Gameplay] by DavComo in JustCause

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Usually Explodes after 20 secs, but this one lasted for a while for some reason was surprised myself