Info on Pitt Chancellor's Scholarship

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have prior experience with this scholarship ? Can you be offered merit early and still invited to interview for this scholarship?

[Anonymous]

I went to Pitt in parent times. I knew a lot of Chancellor's Scholars. My kid applied to Pitt last year.

The invites to be interviewed now come out around February according to Pitt materials.

The Honors College application deadline is in the fall (so much earlier).

So the whole pool of interview candidates is only knowable once the Honors College deadline is past.

However, some of the strongest candidates apply to Pitt quite early (August/Sept). And financial/merit offers follow that on a weeks to couple month timeline.

The timing of interviews suggests that Pitt doesn't want to interview anyone who has ED'd elsewhere.

So, thinking about the patterns, I would say that future Chancellor scholar interviewees most likely have received a first round of merit aid awards already.

If you are wondering if your kid might be eligible, ask yourself if your kid would have a long shot capability to become a Rhodes Scholar, Marshall Scholar, Truman Scholar, prominent STEM researcher, academic, or politician. Regardless of actual outcomes, that's the vibe that is generally sought out. If you read the alumni magazine, you'll note some very impressive successes from grads who were "ordinary". So the Chancellor's Scholars need to project qualities around campus that make it clear why they were chosen.

In my time, the Chancellor's Scholars were quirkier but the candidates have undoubtedly strengthened along with the base population's SAT and GPA metrics.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone received an invite? My OOS kid *maybe* would score an invite - he got one for B/K, though I know that’s not as selective. Still hoping though.

[Anonymous]

What is B/K?

[Anonymous]

Banneker Key

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to Pitt in parent times. I knew a lot of Chancellor's Scholars. My kid applied to Pitt last year.

The invites to be interviewed now come out around February according to Pitt materials.

The Honors College application deadline is in the fall (so much earlier).

So the whole pool of interview candidates is only knowable once the Honors College deadline is past.

However, some of the strongest candidates apply to Pitt quite early (August/Sept). And financial/merit offers follow that on a weeks to couple month timeline.

The timing of interviews suggests that Pitt doesn't want to interview anyone who has ED'd elsewhere.

So, thinking about the patterns, I would say that future Chancellor scholar interviewees most likely have received a first round of merit aid awards already.

If you are wondering if your kid might be eligible, ask yourself if your kid would have a long shot capability to become a Rhodes Scholar, Marshall Scholar, Truman Scholar, prominent STEM researcher, academic, or politician. Regardless of actual outcomes, that's the vibe that is generally sought out. If you read the alumni magazine, you'll note some very impressive successes from grads who were "ordinary". So the Chancellor's Scholars need to project qualities around campus that make it clear why they were chosen.

In my time, the Chancellor's Scholars were quirkier but the candidates have undoubtedly strengthened along with the base population's SAT and GPA metrics.

PP of post above. Here is the Pitt.edu link.

https://admissions.pitt.edu/topic/scholarships/#:~:text=Selections%20for%20interviews%20are%20competitively,no%20later%20than%20November%2015.

"Interview notifications will be sent in early-February and interviews will take place throughout the month of March. Only those candidates invited to the on-campus interviews will be notified. Those participants in the Chancellor’s Scholarship interview process are notified of their final status no later than mid-April. Each year, approximately 15 members of the incoming class are recipients of this competitive scholarship."