when does Pitt stop offering merit aid?

[Anonymous]

My child is a freshman there now. Letter came 6 weeks after the initial acceptance. She, and several others I know in the honors college and attending, received $15k annually, provided that you maintain a 3.0 gpa. Brings tuition, room and board to approx. $35k this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like an awful way to run a merit program. What does that say about Pitt?

Just stop.

Pitt is an awesome college.

It's not like Liberty that gives students a lower than HS education that parents pay college rates for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman there now. Letter came 6 weeks after the initial acceptance. She, and several others I know in the honors college and attending, received $15k annually, provided that you maintain a 3.0 gpa. Brings tuition, room and board to approx. $35k this year.

Nice - congrats to your DC! I’m the OP and my DD finally submitted her app this afternoon.

[Anonymous]

Not sure why Rolling is such a bad thing. As a parent I think it's fantastic!

[Anonymous]

10 minutes after you started reading this thread …

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those whose students already have received acceptances: Is the merit offer part of the initial offer of admission, or does it come later? If later (early in 2022?), is there really a financial advantage to applying ASAP? (I certainly understand the emotional advantage!)

Later. They review merit on a rolling basis, startiingin early October. Two years ago, my August applicant got admitted mid September and a merit offer mid October. This was TJ, which has a lot of applicants. Most kids who were going to get a merit offer knew before Thanksgiving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman there now. Letter came 6 weeks after the initial acceptance. She, and several others I know in the honors college and attending, received $15k annually, provided that you maintain a 3.0 gpa. Brings tuition, room and board to approx. $35k this year.

I am new to this, and our family have budgeted for instate only, how’s 35k for Pitt a good deal compared with in state UMDCP, UVA, W&M ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman there now. Letter came 6 weeks after the initial acceptance. She, and several others I know in the honors college and attending, received $15k annually, provided that you maintain a 3.0 gpa. Brings tuition, room and board to approx. $35k this year.

I am new to this, and our family have budgeted for instate only, how’s 35k for Pitt a good deal compared with in state UMDCP, UVA, W&M ?

If science/engineering kid, go to UMD
If business or law school bound, go to UVa or WM
If med school bound Pitt is not a bad choice

it all depends on where you are, what major kid wants to do

no one-size-fits-all situation here

[Anonymous]

Some kids don’t want in-state best options or want an urban experience away from home.

[Anonymous]

What SAT/GPA required for the honors college with 15k merit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What SAT/GPA required for the honors college with 15k merit?

"Although we don’t have minimum SAT/ACT requirements, our average student has a 1450-1500 SAT and/or 32-33 ACT as well as a 3.80 unweighted GPA."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman there now. Letter came 6 weeks after the initial acceptance. She, and several others I know in the honors college and attending, received $15k annually, provided that you maintain a 3.0 gpa. Brings tuition, room and board to approx. $35k this year.

I am new to this, and our family have budgeted for instate only, how’s 35k for Pitt a good deal compared with in state UMDCP, UVA, W&M ?

William and Mary is about 40k a year in state, UVA is about 35. UMD is not quite 30 in state. Bringing an out of state school inline with instate options makes it a good deal especially if the kid either didn't get into or didn't like the instate options

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman there now. Letter came 6 weeks after the initial acceptance. She, and several others I know in the honors college and attending, received $15k annually, provided that you maintain a 3.0 gpa. Brings tuition, room and board to approx. $35k this year.

I am new to this, and our family have budgeted for instate only, how’s 35k for Pitt a good deal compared with in state UMDCP, UVA, W&M ?

It's too costly for us. UMD is about $27K this year, including room and board and books. But it's within striking distance if DD really, really, really wants to go to Pitt. She'll pay the difference, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman there now. Letter came 6 weeks after the initial acceptance. She, and several others I know in the honors college and attending, received $15k annually, provided that you maintain a 3.0 gpa. Brings tuition, room and board to approx. $35k this year.

How is your DD liking it? My kid hopes to go to Pitt Honors. App is not in yet. Will go today, I think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What SAT/GPA required for the honors college with 15k merit?

"Although we don’t have minimum SAT/ACT requirements, our average student has a 1450-1500 SAT and/or 32-33 ACT as well as a 3.80 unweighted GPA."

A general idea is nice to have, but definitely remember that there are no guarantees. My kid had stats like this and was waitlisted for Honors and offered no merit.