CMU-Q Welcomes First Students of Class of 2025

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Published January 24th, 2021 - 10:22 GMT

CMU-Q Welcomes First Students of Class of 2025

31 students from 12 nations admitted to CMU-Q under Early Decision

Highlights

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, welcomed the first students of the Class of 2025 at a small, socially-distanced gathering at the CMU-Q campus.

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, welcomed the first students of the Class of 2025 at a small, socially-distanced gathering at the CMU-Q campus. The 31 students were admitted through CMU-Q’s Early Decision application. The regular application deadline is February 1, 2021.

Michael Trick, dean of CMU-Q, noted that last year’s Early Decision celebration was one of the last in-person events before the pandemic: “Students, you have spent your final year of high school studying in very unusual circumstances. I hope that soon, we can all turn the page on the pandemic and your university years will be full of friends, in-person classes, study groups and community celebrations.”

This year, 31 students from 18 high schools around Qatar were offered admission under Early Decision. Students are invited to apply for Early Decision after participating in a CMU-Q workshop for pre-college students, which offer a taste of CMU-Q’s undergraduate programs of biological sciences, business administration, computer science and information systems.

Background Information

Carnegie Mellon University Qatar

For more than a century, Carnegie Mellon University has challenged the curious and passionate to imagine and deliver work that matters. A private, top-ranked and global university, Carnegie Mellon sets its own course with programs that inspire creativity and collaboration.

In 2004, Carnegie Mellon and Qatar Foundation began a partnership to deliver select programs that will contribute to the long-term development of Qatar. Today, Carnegie Mellon Qatar offers undergraduate programs in biological sciences, business administration, computational biology, computer science, and information systems. Nearly 400 students from 38 countries call Carnegie Mellon Qatar home.