Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 22:03     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
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Anonymous wrote:Are there rules of thumb for who gets merit?


Top SAT scores. Women in engineering get the most. Computer science unlikely to get any.


Is "top" relative (i.e., determined by major)?


They’ve been giving less merit every year, so I don’t know what it is like this year. Most students are admitted to Dietrich, so they are technically undeclared even if they’ve indicated a preference.

In previous years, they didn’t start evaluating for merit until October.

There are students admitted to their honors college who don’t receive merit. You can certainly hope for it, but i wouldn’t expect it.


Same question about honors...are there GPA/score thresholds for the honors college?


No defined thresholds. Honors essay is really important. Honors students are generally going to contribute significantly to the university through both extracurriculars and research. My observations as a parent is that these students are very intellectual, rather than just being good at test prep.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 21:25     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are there rules of thumb for who gets merit?


Top SAT scores. Women in engineering get the most. Computer science unlikely to get any.


Is "top" relative (i.e., determined by major)?


They’ve been giving less merit every year, so I don’t know what it is like this year. Most students are admitted to Dietrich, so they are technically undeclared even if they’ve indicated a preference.

In previous years, they didn’t start evaluating for merit until October.

There are students admitted to their honors college who don’t receive merit. You can certainly hope for it, but i wouldn’t expect it.


Same question about honors...are there GPA/score thresholds for the honors college?
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 21:16     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are there rules of thumb for who gets merit?


Top SAT scores. Women in engineering get the most. Computer science unlikely to get any.


Is "top" relative (i.e., determined by major)?


The different schools have somewhat different SAT and GPA ranges, but I’d assume you’d need well over 75% to get something. My kid was at the 75% for SAT and grades (1480/4.5) and got nothing.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 21:14     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are there rules of thumb for who gets merit?


Top SAT scores. Women in engineering get the most. Computer science unlikely to get any.


Is "top" relative (i.e., determined by major)?


They’ve been giving less merit every year, so I don’t know what it is like this year. Most students are admitted to Dietrich, so they are technically undeclared even if they’ve indicated a preference.

In previous years, they didn’t start evaluating for merit until October.

There are students admitted to their honors college who don’t receive merit. You can certainly hope for it, but i wouldn’t expect it.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 21:08     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are there rules of thumb for who gets merit?


Top SAT scores. Women in engineering get the most. Computer science unlikely to get any.


Is "top" relative (i.e., determined by major)?
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 21:06     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Anonymous wrote:Are there rules of thumb for who gets merit?


Top SAT scores. Women in engineering get the most. Computer science unlikely to get any.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 21:04     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Not yet. Applying as pre-physical therapy.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 19:11     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Accepted last night into Business. 3.8 unweighted from public school. Test optional. Applied 8/15.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 13:07     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Are there rules of thumb for who gets merit?
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 12:54     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Has anybody gotten merit based scholarship at Pitt?


Got accepted but no mention of any scholarship


They don’t send them at the same time. Typically a merit offer might show up a few weeks after the acceptance.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 10:48     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Anonymous wrote:Has anybody gotten merit based scholarship at Pitt?


Got accepted but no mention of any scholarship
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 10:47     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Accepted last night into Engineering...Submitted app around 10th Sep...
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 10:32     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Has anybody gotten merit based scholarship at Pitt?
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 10:06     Subject: Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Finally just got the application in - fingers crossed. Arts and Sciences.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2024 09:48     Subject: Re:Anyone heard from Pitt yet?
Congratulations to all who have gotten acceptance already. That’s such a good feeling and it takes a LOT of pressure off this process. No matter what else happens this year, your kid has been accepted to a good school!