PS Prepare a Statement of Purpose to upload.Tell us why you are interested in a Ph.D. in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon. If you have been involved in any kind of research, briefly describe the problem, approach, and results. Describe a problem you are interested in solving as a researcher, and if you have preliminary ideas, how you would go about solving it. Talk about your general interests in software engineering (beyond the problem above), and if you are interested in working with particular faculty, mention their names.If you have software engineering experience from an internship, co-op, capstone course, or an industry position, we invite you to concisely summarize that background, how it prepares you for graduate-level academic work, and how it motivates your research interests. Submit this information as a separate document in the Supplemental Information section under Experience (Research, Industry/Government). Note that this is completely optional--we encourage applications from all students with strong interests in software engineering, regardless of prior experience. 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. Include copies of any publications (in English only) that you may have. Fee Early deadline, noon (12 p.m.) EST November 30th,. If you submit your application and pay the required fee by noon (12 p.m.) EST November 30th, the application fee is $75 for one program and $50 for each additional program. At 12:01 p.m. EST on December 1st 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 p.m.) EST December 14th. 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 transcrips at the time of application. Do not mail your transcripts to the admissons office. If you are accepted to a program, you will be given instructions to mail them.All electronic transcripts should be uploaded by the time you submit your application. If they are not uploaded by December 15th, you will not have access to upload them and your applicain may not be considered. Since fall grades are not required, please upload your electronic transcrips as early as possible. Please note that electronic transcrips and test scores are not marked as received until you submit and pay your application fee. It may take several days or weeks to check the uploaded material, please allow time.