Merit Aid award letter from Pitt arrived today

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That is no aid.

what is wrong with you?

that is possibly a big enough difference to affect a family's decision.

My daughter got that much, she did not go. School is super expensive out of state. Three years ago 24k common with those stats.

Nova, Fordham, Syracuse, Villanova, Case Western, GWU, Pitt, NYU, American cheap with merit aid.

They were offered a very generous amount.

15k a year is not generous. I say pretty weak for those amazing stats. I like Pitt a lot, I did tour two years ago. Pretty much 10k merit says here is a token amount we don’t care if you come, 13-17 is normal merit offer if they are making a good offer, 17k-30k is they love you.

My oldest daughter pissed be off as one school wanted her. But she did not want to go. They gave her 25k a year off and assigned her a personal contact near our house, my wife and I got a steak dinner invitation to talk it over.

My younger daughter oddly Ohio state paid my other daughters airfare and hotel to visit.

Pitt did give us a free lunch and 10k a year. Like a kiss on the cheek at end of date.

Schools are getting cheap, free rides are over. Scam is merit money for OOS is only off tuition the dorms and meal plans are killers

[Anonymous]

With your DDs stats I am sure more good news is ahead. But what a great, affordable option. Know several kids at Pitt all OOS and all love it. Good for her (and you)!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is no aid.

what is wrong with you?

that is possibly a big enough difference to affect a family's decision.

My daughter got that much, she did not go. School is super expensive out of state. Three years ago 24k common with those stats.

Nova, Fordham, Syracuse, Villanova, Case Western, GWU, Pitt, NYU, American cheap with merit aid.

They were offered a very generous amount.

15k a year is not generous. I say pretty weak for those amazing stats. I like Pitt a lot, I did tour two years ago. Pretty much 10k merit says here is a token amount we don’t care if you come, 13-17 is normal merit offer if they are making a good offer, 17k-30k is they love you.

My oldest daughter pissed be off as one school wanted her. But she did not want to go. They gave her 25k a year off and assigned her a personal contact near our house, my wife and I got a steak dinner invitation to talk it over.

My younger daughter oddly Ohio state paid my other daughters airfare and hotel to visit.

Pitt did give us a free lunch and 10k a year. Like a kiss on the cheek at end of date.

Schools are getting cheap, free rides are over. Scam is merit money for OOS is only off tuition the dorms and meal plans are killers

Well, my two kids got free tuition from Pitt but didn't go. But this was a few years ago.

[Anonymous]

Wow. Way for several posters to rain on OP's parade. Didn't your parents teach you if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our child has a weighted gpa of 4.52 and a 35 on the ACT. Pitt was the rolling admission/safety school on their list, but we are a donut hole family, and this could turn out to be the school our child attends based on funding - the $15k makes this school affordable for us between 529 savings and cash

Is this a weighted GPA from MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child has a weighted gpa of 4.52 and a 35 on the ACT. Pitt was the rolling admission/safety school on their list, but we are a donut hole family, and this could turn out to be the school our child attends based on funding - the $15k makes this school affordable for us between 529 savings and cash

Is this a weighted GPA from MCPS?

Not PP, but two years ago my MCPS Blair magnet kid with a 4.8 weighted GPA, a 1600 SAT, and national recognition for a musical instrument got $20K from Pitt, and was not invited to the Honors College.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is no aid.

what is wrong with you?

that is possibly a big enough difference to affect a family's decision.

My daughter got that much, she did not go. School is super expensive out of state. Three years ago 24k common with those stats.

Nova, Fordham, Syracuse, Villanova, Case Western, GWU, Pitt, NYU, American cheap with merit aid.

I’m glad your kid had success.

It doesn’t change that this offer was a nice one and could make or break the choice for some, even if it didn’t for you. Congrats to OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Way for several posters to rain on OP's parade. Didn't your parents teach you if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything?

Seriously. And so naive.

My child attends a school with a merit aid offer that made his OOS public cost the same as in-state UVA. Nothing to sneeze at, and we are grateful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child has a weighted gpa of 4.52 and a 35 on the ACT. Pitt was the rolling admission/safety school on their list, but we are a donut hole family, and this could turn out to be the school our child attends based on funding - the $15k makes this school affordable for us between 529 savings and cash

Is this a weighted GPA from MCPS?

Not PP, but two years ago my MCPS Blair magnet kid with a 4.8 weighted GPA, a 1600 SAT, and national recognition for a musical instrument got $20K from Pitt, and was not invited to the Honors College.

I would have expected full tuition break.
I think with Covid merit aid will be less generous in the future.

[Anonymous]

What is OOS stand for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is OOS stand for?

Out of State

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is OOS stand for?

out of state.

"My son attends an OOS flagship" means something like he's at UW-Madison and we live in Virginia.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the explanation

what "Donut hole family" mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child has a weighted gpa of 4.52 and a 35 on the ACT. Pitt was the rolling admission/safety school on their list, but we are a donut hole family, and this could turn out to be the school our child attends based on funding - the $15k makes this school affordable for us between 529 savings and cash

Is this a weighted GPA from MCPS?

Not PP, but two years ago my MCPS Blair magnet kid with a 4.8 weighted GPA, a 1600 SAT, and national recognition for a musical instrument got $20K from Pitt, and was not invited to the Honors College.

I would have expected full tuition break.
I think with Covid merit aid will be less generous in the future.

Not anymore. Pitt announced last year that it plans to shift merit money to financial aid. But that was pre-Covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the explanation

what "Donut hole family" mean?

Upper Middle Class income families.
They are considered “rich” and expected by Private colleges to pay full tuition.
But most of the families saved enough for State colleges because high cost of living in cities.
I will say income of 150k-250k.