PS Submit a Statement of Purpose. Prepare a concise one or two page essay that describes your primary areas of interest in research, your related experiences, and your objective in pursuing a graduate degree at Carnegie Mellon. Your essay should be specific in describing your interests and motivations. When describing your research interests, you should explain why you think they are important areas of study and why you are particularly well-suited to pursuing them. You should describe any relevant education, research, commercial, government, or teaching experience. If you are applying to more than one program, you may (but are not required to) submit a separate Statement of Purpose for each program. You must upload your Resume and Statement of Purpose in either PDF, MS Word, or text format. Include your name and User ID on the essay. CV Submit your current Resume. Outline your education, research experience, work experience, publications, scholarships awarded, prizes and honors received, society memberships, and any other extracurricular activities. Fee Early deadline, noon (12:00pm) EST December 1: If you submit your application and pay the fee by noon (12:00pm) EST December 1, the application fee is $75 for one program and $50 for each additional program. At 12:01pm EST on December 1, the application fee increases to $125 for one program and $75 for each additional program. The early deadline does not imply an early decision. You may continue to edit your application until the final deadline of noon (12:00pm) EST December 15. RL Submit three letters of recommendation. Recommenders should know you relatively well and be able to evaluate the quality of your previous work. At least two should be from faculty or recent employers. With the online application, letters will be requested and submitted electronically. Paper recommendations will not be accepted. Letters of recommendation are due by December 15. All deadlines are final. Letters received after this date may not be considered in the review of your application. Transcript We do not require mailed, hard versions of transcripts at the time of application. Do not mail your transcripts to the admissions office. If you are accepted to a program, you will be given instructions to then mail them. All electronic transcripts should be uploaded by the time you submit your application. If they are not uploaded by December 15, you will not have access to upload them and your application may not be considered. Since fall grades are not required, upload your electronic transcripts as early as possible. Note that electronic transcripts and test scores are not marked as received until you submit and pay your application. It may take several days or weeks to check the uploaded material, please allow time.