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[quote=Anonymous]Double Pitt BA parent family here.  Our son applied OOS (not from MD) to Dietrich for Dec 1 deadline last year.  Top 10% of class, 3.9 UW, 6 APs, 2 IBs, 3 EC top leadership roles. 1430 SAT on only try.   Scholarship award was 5K/yr.  Admitted to Honors College & 5 Year GSPIA Master's program.

Deep in the guts of old Pitt web pages, after it was too late to help, I found a reference to scholarships beginning at 1450 SAT pre-pandemic.  That should be a goal.

Being realistic, and as a Pitt grad, I don't think being from rural MD will be a hook.  Pitt has plenty of applicants from economically stagnant parts of Pittsburgh, Western PA, and the whole state.  And probably more tools to help locals.

There are other threads I've weighed in on where I've said that even though I loved Pitt, it's not worth overpaying for vs. U of MD.   Pitt had an arguably better campus back in the day but I hear U of MD's collegetown is improving.  It also sounds like the student body stats are strengthening (true of Pitt also).

Have your son raise his score to 1450 if possible.  Have him apply early, and eloquently illustrate his hooks.

Pitt scholarships on here last year seemed to be $5K-$10K.  Big money seems to be another SAT tier/candidate tier up.[/quote]

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