What about University of Pittsburgh?

[Anonymous]

Good popular safety/back up school for DMV

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

it’s not entirely safe. You can get mugged and raped there, just like any city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

According to several PPs, a lot of merit aid for OOS students has recently dried up.

[Anonymous]

The Professors in Engineering had terrible thick accents. Was very challenging to understand what was being said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

it’s not entirely safe. You can get mugged and raped there, just like any city.

Just like in any rural or suburban place, for that matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

According to several PPs, a lot of merit aid for OOS students has recently dried up.

+1 the DMV merit has switched to financial aid for in-state students. Pitt is still great for premed and other pre-health people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

According to several PPs, a lot of merit aid for OOS students has recently dried up.

+1 the DMV merit has switched to financial aid for in-state students. Pitt is still great for premed and other pre-health people.

My 2021 DMV HS grad is at Pitt with $15k merit per year. My understanding is last year's grads got $20k merit. It hasn't all dried up, there's still LOTS available

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

According to several PPs, a lot of merit aid for OOS students has recently dried up.

+1 the DMV merit has switched to financial aid for in-state students. Pitt is still great for premed and other pre-health people.

My 2021 DMV HS grad is at Pitt with $15k merit per year. My understanding is last year's grads got $20k merit. It hasn't all dried up, there's still LOTS available

Would you mind sharing stats and major?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

According to several PPs, a lot of merit aid for OOS students has recently dried up.

+1 the DMV merit has switched to financial aid for in-state students. Pitt is still great for premed and other pre-health people.

My 2021 DMV HS grad is at Pitt with $15k merit per year. My understanding is last year's grads got $20k merit. It hasn't all dried up, there's still LOTS available

I only heard $20K for female engineering students and a few Dietrich students with skyhigh stats. A few got $10K and most got none.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

According to several PPs, a lot of merit aid for OOS students has recently dried up.

+1 the DMV merit has switched to financial aid for in-state students. Pitt is still great for premed and other pre-health people.

My 2021 DMV HS grad is at Pitt with $15k merit per year. My understanding is last year's grads got $20k merit. It hasn't all dried up, there's still LOTS available

Would you mind sharing stats and major?

Went in undecided. Strong Humanities kid, 35 ACT, 4.6 wgpa, Strong ECs. She loves being there

[Anonymous]

Quick question for Pitt parents. If kid submitted SRAR and was accepted, do they need to still submit transcript now or only final if accepting the offer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Quick question for Pitt parents. If kid submitted SRAR and was accepted, do they need to still submit transcript now or only final if accepting the offer?

Only final if committing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

According to several PPs, a lot of merit aid for OOS students has recently dried up.

+1 the DMV merit has switched to financial aid for in-state students. Pitt is still great for premed and other pre-health people.

My 2021 DMV HS grad is at Pitt with $15k merit per year. My understanding is last year's grads got $20k merit. It hasn't all dried up, there's still LOTS available

I only heard $20K for female engineering students and a few Dietrich students with skyhigh stats. A few got $10K and most got none.

What stats do you need to receive Merit aid for a male UMC, non URM, engineering or CS major?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone NOT get into Pitt?

For yield reasons, they end up accepting most everyone above 1300/1600.

Pitt flips the approach to admissions on its head. They accept a very high percentage of qualified students with the full knowledge that only a minority will end up attending. But with a higher acceptance rate, they actually end up with a freshman class with higher stats than if they had a lower acceptance rate and pushed away potential applicants who had good stats. In other words, they get better students applying on average than they might otherwise.

Smart and humane. More colleges should do this. With USNews having dropped yield, there's not much to lose. So grateful to schools like this for welcoming students there.

Please share with us your plan to have Stanford reduce yield.

There’s nothing magical about Pitt, it’s a very fine school.

But it has comparative advantages other schools can’t duplicate:

- State flagship is very expensive even in-state for a public school.

- Located in a safe big city with many pro sports and cultural attractions.

- Lots of merit aid for out of state students.

- Next door to a premier engineering and arts school, there are a ton of college kids around.

- Within a 5 hour drive of a much wealthier metro area (that’s us).

According to several PPs, a lot of merit aid for OOS students has recently dried up.

+1 the DMV merit has switched to financial aid for in-state students. Pitt is still great for premed and other pre-health people.

My 2021 DMV HS grad is at Pitt with $15k merit per year. My understanding is last year's grads got $20k merit. It hasn't all dried up, there's still LOTS available

I only heard $20K for female engineering students and a few Dietrich students with skyhigh stats. A few got $10K and most got none.

What stats do you need to receive Merit aid for a male UMC, non URM, engineering or CS major?

I didn’t hear of any CS merit last year. They don’t give everyone merit. They just use it for very top stats/building the class they want.