Pitt decisions

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what kind of merit they are giving now. My DD got in two years ago and got $25K/year merit. ACT of 29

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what kind of merit they are giving now. My DD got in two years ago and got $25K/year merit. ACT of 29

This is wonderful!

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Anonymous wrote:I haven't read about one rejection. Is this considered a back-up school? Why does everyone get in? My DD is a junior and I love the city of Pittsburgh and curious about the college. She is not a high stat student but solid B student with lots of EC's.

It is very popular because (1) it is a good school academically, (2) nice sized city and good school spirit, (3) rolling admissions so you can have a solid acceptance early, and (4) relatively reasonable out of state cost and it gives merit aid. The have a good honors college and give a decent number of full scholarships for really strong students. The acceptance rate has gone down a bit but still over 50%. Clearly there are rejections, most people don’t talk about them here.

they do reject people, the admissions rate is below 50% now, but nobody is going to talk about their kid getting rejected unless it's a very selective school (Ivy-tier, UVA, etc.)

My DD applied to Pitt but I do not think she'll do well there. She has a 3.3 uw from a Bethesda public school; low rigor and a 1240 superscored SAT. A lot of community service but no other impressive ECs. I think it's a great school but not for her. I feel bad saying this but hoping for a rejection.

PP here. DD received notification today that they need to see mid-year grades. Do you think this is for admission to the main campus or a satellite campus? Should she reach out to her AO?

Only way to find out is to ask. As a point of reference, my daughter had a 33 ACT (~1450 SAT equivalent) on one try with no prep, a 3.8 unweighted GPA, 9 APs from a middle of the road MCPS and she has found Pitt to be VERY challenging academically. She’s in the biology program and it’s very difficult. It probably varies based on the major. I definitely wouldn’t do a satellite campus.

This is my concern. My DD is not a strong student; had low rigor classes; no APs but wanted to apply to Pitt becuase her Dad went there and she likes the campus. I was sure they would out right reject her because of her poor stats but instead are asking for mid-year grades. I do not think she will be succussful there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious what kind of merit they are giving now. My DD got in two years ago and got $25K/year merit. ACT of 29

This fall, my DC was offered $10/yr of merit and had an ACT score of 36.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what kind of merit they are giving now. My DD got in two years ago and got $25K/year merit. ACT of 29

This fall, my DC was offered $10/yr of merit and had an ACT score of 36.

My kid 2 years ago had an ACT of 33 and got no merit. I find it hard to believe that a 29 got 25K a year.

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Anonymous wrote:Dietrich A&S
Acceptance email 11/04
Applied 10/13
Email that app moved to review phase 10/17

Update: merit award posted 11/13/22
5k/yr (OOS)—so Pitt will probably be scratched off the list
(1480 SAT, top 5% of class, solid/typical but not wow ECs)

My son got in a few weeks ago but has not seen anything about merit...looks like you heard about merit quickly? Does not hearing quickly mean he is likely not getting any or just that some kids take longer? He's high stats so I expected some merit (or maybe they wait to see if high stats kids pull out for ED admission elsewhere?)

Just checked the portal and there was a letter we had no idea was there. $15k/year, which is great for us.

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Anonymous wrote:Dietrich A&S
Acceptance email 11/04
Applied 10/13
Email that app moved to review phase 10/17

Update: merit award posted 11/13/22
5k/yr (OOS)—so Pitt will probably be scratched off the list
(1480 SAT, top 5% of class, solid/typical but not wow ECs)

My son got in a few weeks ago but has not seen anything about merit...looks like you heard about merit quickly? Does not hearing quickly mean he is likely not getting any or just that some kids take longer? He's high stats so I expected some merit (or maybe they wait to see if high stats kids pull out for ED admission elsewhere?)

Just checked the portal and there was a letter we had no idea was there. $15k/year, which is great for us.

Congratulations. What is the student's major?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dietrich A&S
Acceptance email 11/04
Applied 10/13
Email that app moved to review phase 10/17

Update: merit award posted 11/13/22
5k/yr (OOS)—so Pitt will probably be scratched off the list
(1480 SAT, top 5% of class, solid/typical but not wow ECs)

My son got in a few weeks ago but has not seen anything about merit...looks like you heard about merit quickly? Does not hearing quickly mean he is likely not getting any or just that some kids take longer? He's high stats so I expected some merit (or maybe they wait to see if high stats kids pull out for ED admission elsewhere?)

depend on the major, don't expect much if it is CS

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Anonymous wrote:Dietrich A&S
Acceptance email 11/04
Applied 10/13
Email that app moved to review phase 10/17

Update: merit award posted 11/13/22
5k/yr (OOS)—so Pitt will probably be scratched off the list
(1480 SAT, top 5% of class, solid/typical but not wow ECs)

My son got in a few weeks ago but has not seen anything about merit...looks like you heard about merit quickly? Does not hearing quickly mean he is likely not getting any or just that some kids take longer? He's high stats so I expected some merit (or maybe they wait to see if high stats kids pull out for ED admission elsewhere?)

Just checked the portal and there was a letter we had no idea was there. $15k/year, which is great for us.

Congratulations. What is the student's major?

Probably political science/econ

[Anonymous]

DD just got into PITT - EA. Also offered guaranteed acceptance to their MS in Speech Language Pathology program, should she chose this major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD just got into PITT - EA. Also offered guaranteed acceptance to their MS in Speech Language Pathology program, should she chose this major.

Congrats! When did she apply and go into review? My DD is going stir crazy waiting!

[Anonymous]

I am the PP.. Correction- Rolling admission, not EA

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Anonymous wrote:DD just got into PITT - EA. Also offered guaranteed acceptance to their MS in Speech Language Pathology program, should she chose this major.

Congrats! When did she apply and go into review? My DD is going stir crazy waiting!

Best of luck to your DD! It’s a great school. Actually, she applied the last week or two of October. I cannot remember the exact date. She follows her applications so I don’t know when her application went to ‘review’

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Anonymous wrote:DD just got into PITT - EA. Also offered guaranteed acceptance to their MS in Speech Language Pathology program, should she chose this major.

Congrats! When did she apply and go into review? My DD is going stir crazy waiting!

Best of luck to your DD! It’s a great school. Actually, she applied the last week or two of October. I cannot remember the exact date. She follows her applications so I don’t know when her application went to ‘review’

Thanks! I appreciate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid got a letter that they need to see mid-year grades. Has a 1230 SAT and low rigor with a 3.5 gpa. I was hoping she'd go to a smaller school. I am surprised they did not outright reject her.

Is she an athlete? That score and GPA seem low for Pitt unless she’s from a low-performing high school.