Anonymous wrote:Pitt is over hyped in these circles

Disagree. Fantastic school - especially after the massive donation from Dietrich ($125 million to college of arts and sciences). If anything, DCUM underrates it as an easy early acceptance.

It hits the sweet spot for many students, re: size, urban with green space and D1 football (hard to find good football in a city school), amazing for pre-med/pre-health, psychology, philosophy (ranked globally), and English. Huge rare languages department. Many small classes - better student-teacher ratio than most publics. And lots of opportunities for internships in the city during the school year. And the students are happy, not depressed/bitter/overstressed from a hyper competitive peer group.

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Anonymous wrote:Class of 24, received $5K/yr for Dietrich, matriculated elsewhere.

Found an old webpage from before the pandemic. Suggests SATs should be 1450. Our DC was 1430, exactly at the score line to be NM Commended.

My DS got the same package with a 1400. He got much more money other places including private schools and UMD.

My kid got 10k/year to Dietrich TO. I don't think test scores matter that much if an applicant is strong overall.

Anonymous wrote:Class of 24, received $5K/yr for Dietrich, matriculated elsewhere.

Found an old webpage from before the pandemic. Suggests SATs should be 1450. Our DC was 1430, exactly at the score line to be NM Commended.

My DS got the same package with a 1400. He got much more money other places including private schools and UMD.

Pitt is over hyped in these circles

Anonymous wrote:Last year our daughter received 10K per year OOS for CS. 1520, 4.0 UW, highest rigor. 4s and 5s on APs including BC calc.

Just fyi…Pitt doesn’t look at AP scores at all for admission…they don’t transfer over from the common app.

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Anonymous wrote:He received 40K FROM PITT but didn't go. Are you dumb?

PP said over 4 years- that leaves 43k a year for the parents to cover

In my view that’s pretty terrible but typical of state schools.
If you want good merit, go private.

Rumor is they are more generous the earlier you apply.

DS got a letter last night with 15k/year merit. Comp Sci major, 4.8 weighted, 1530. He applied on Labor Day.

Are essays part of the consideration for merit?

Last year our daughter received 10K per year OOS for CS. 1520, 4.0 UW, highest rigor. 4s and 5s on APs including BC calc.

Class of 24, received $5K/yr for Dietrich, matriculated elsewhere.

Found an old webpage from before the pandemic. Suggests SATs should be 1450. Our DC was 1430, exactly at the score line to be NM Commended.

My OOS DC just was offered $15k/year. 4.0UW/high rigor. 1490 SAT, very good ECs especially for major but no national awards. If they eventually get into the honors program it will be a top choice.

My OOS kid was offered 10k/year last year. 4.0 uw, high rigor, TO, excellent ECs/leadership. Went somewhere else.

In state with similar stats and still nothing.

‘26 DS got $15k a year for CS. 4.4w, 1550 Sat. Don’t go but a nice offer from Pitt.

My dmv child just received an offer of $80k total (so $20k per year). So they can be quite generous.