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Current student here. Speaking on the Culture of Stress: It exists and that's good and bad. CMU tends to attract students that work extremely hard. I was more laid-back in my undergrad, so seeing how hard people work has helped me a lot in terms of my productivity. That said, you don't have to buy into the culture either. I had 66 units in Fall 2017, which was tough. This semester, I'm at a nice 48. No one really cares. I still complain about my classes alongside everyone else. From what I've seen of students at Heinz, those with the highest stress levels are those that came in with no/limited quantitative experience. Imagine trying to learn Python, R, Stata, and SQL at the same time while trying to grasp grad-level statistics/data analytics.

There's around 20 people in the 2019 DA cohort and only 4 have had any previous experience in any kind of coding environment. So it's not a requirement. It's a pretty diverse group of people. One was a sports coach. A few straight from undergrad. A couple were from PeaceCorps. I think as long as you show an aptitude for analytical thinking (probably through the GRE), you won't have any issues.

Current CMU Heinz Data Analytics student. Most of my cohort have received scholarships from 30 - 100% of tuition. You are also able to negotiate your aid, depending on your circumstances. I got an additional 5% bump when I talked about other funding offers I received. If cost is a concern, Heinz might be a good place to think about. I was also accepted into the Chicago MSCAPP, but with almost no funding. Pittsburgh is also a lot cheaper than Chicago. Also I didn't do a video and was still accepted, so I'm sure you have a very good shot at getting a good funding offer.

Has anyone who applied by the 1/15 deadline still not heard back?