Accepted students for the fall 2014 semester came together for Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s annual Marhaba Tartans last week. The event is designed to give future students a glimpse into the individual programs and introduce them to faculty, current students and alumni.
The event has become an important annual tradition for the university to connect incoming students and families with the CMU-Q community.
During the reception current students guided families throughout the Carnegie Mellon Qatar building offering advice on how to navigate life as a student. This was followed by a networking dinner providing future students with the opportunity to interact with their peers.
In addition, a panel of current students and alumni offered personal insights into their Carnegie Mellon experience as they answered questions. The panel included Amna Al Mazroei, business administration graduate and business process improvement analyst at Msheireb Properties; Mohammed Al Haddad. information systems graduate and site assurance analyst at Qatar Shell; Aya Gaballa, a biological sciences student; and Fahim Dalvi, a computer science student.
Ilker Baybars, dean of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, congratulated the students: “You are a highly sought after, select group of students and you have been chosen because of your accomplishments. At Carnegie Mellon University the bar is high and you will be challenged to achieve your full potential.”.
This year, applications from Qatari nationals increased, and the university received applications from students representing 58 nationalities.
Maryam Al Naemi, an applicant from this year’s pool said: “I heard about Carnegie Mellon Qatar through the Summer College Preview Program, which I participated in two years ago. Since then, I have been interested in applying to the university.”
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