Pitt scholarship

[Anonymous]

Many of child's friends applied to Pitt and got accepted with scholarships from 5K to 15K/year. My child is a national merit semifinalist from TJ, excellent ECs, done Regional level science fair, years of research with a univ professor. He just has admission from Arts & Science and Honors college but no information on aid yet. Should we followup with Pitt if he is being considered for scholarship or is the delay normal?

[Anonymous]

Two years ago merit notification arrived in portal 2-3 weeks after acceptance.

[Anonymous]

If this isn’t you, you’re not alone.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1308815.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this isn’t you, you’re not alone.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1308815.page

Interesting. Another person with 1580 SAT and no merit information. Mine has 1580 as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this isn’t you, you’re not alone.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1308815.page

If you check the end of the thread, I think that person finally got their merit award.

It’s possible that Pitt holds off on 1580s. I don’t think Pitt considers yield in admissions but they do consider yield in merit awards. (That’s sort of the whole point of merit, to increase yield.)

[Anonymous]

Same—my kid has a 36ACT and no merit yet from Pitt.

[Anonymous]

‘S late in the process to get merit. May come as kids who got merit early decline.

[Anonymous]

Pitt gives most of their money out to targeted applicants very early in the rolling admissions cycle, and continues to sweeten the pot sometimes until they get declined for other schools. Usually they will start to offer merit again in the late spring, typically March. Our DC was accepted a few years ago to business college in September with $20,000 merit. Honors college and consideration for Cathedral scholarship shortly after. Two additional merit awards of $5,000 each before child declined.

[Anonymous]

My kid with a 36 ACT got max merit. Applied in August, was accepted in September, got merit a couple of weeks later, then honors a couple of weeks after that.

I think they give out a lot of money early, then do additional rounds as early acceptances/merit recipients withdraw/decline in winter and spring.

[Anonymous]

Last year, older DC (4.0 UW/ 1580 SAT, ended up at an Ivy) was accepted to Pitt in September.

Withdrew application before the Honors College decisions came out (got in elsewhere ED). I had heard -- though who knows if it's true -- that contenders for Stamps scholarships are decided when they look at hoors college applications so they sometimes have to wait longer.

[Anonymous]

More money is given in the front end. This is kinda late but I am sure you will get something.

[Anonymous]

It seems clear that some people hear about merit before HC, and others hear about HC before merit.

[Anonymous]

I think applying early is key.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid with a 36 ACT got max merit. Applied in August, was accepted in September, got merit a couple of weeks later, then honors a couple of weeks after that.

I think they give out a lot of money early, then do additional rounds as early acceptances/merit recipients withdraw/decline in winter and spring.

What is max merit? How do you determine that figure?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid with a 36 ACT got max merit. Applied in August, was accepted in September, got merit a couple of weeks later, then honors a couple of weeks after that.

I think they give out a lot of money early, then do additional rounds as early acceptances/merit recipients withdraw/decline in winter and spring.

What is max merit? How do you determine that figure?

DP but I saw numbers elsewhere, I think 20k for Swanson, maybe 10k or 15k for Dietrich? I believe these are unofficial numbers but there are enough data points to believe they're pretty reliable.