Pitt had 72,000 applications this year.

hahaha

Our college counselor suggested DC apply there and so did some other friends. We visited and DC didn't want to apply b/c an urban school wasn't their vibe. People said apply but it wouldn't have mattered b/c DC never would have attended. If my kid was looking at NYU, BU, etc, it would have been an immediate apply.

Anonymous wrote:Every single post has a commenter saying ‘Pitt has rolling admissions!’, ‘Don’t be sad about getting rejected from [higher ranked school], you could always have DC apply to Pitt!’

If I wanted my child to go to Pitt, they would already have applied, but I don’t so they didn’t. What is wrong with you?

Haaaa! I felt the exact same with my firstborn.

Anonymous wrote:What other schools have rolling admissions like that?

University of Arizona and University of Minnesota do as well. Solid engineering schools. Good in science too especially health sciences.

I know two strong kids who only got into satellite campuses

The rolling admissions counterpositions the school vs similar academic options. It's the best school with an applicant-friendly admissions scheme.

Plus it is unique in the city location, good environment, and limited greek life. If you are a nerdy high schooler in PA it is an extremely appealing option

A lot more wrong with you than the people trying to help you.

Anonymous wrote:It is weird how it became a safety school for the DCUM crowd. It is legitimately a very good school, but it's a bit sad that DCUM treats it as the fallback whereas a lot of in-state kids now get denied.

They’re not getting denied because of increasing OOS interest; they’re not competing for the same slots. Presumably there’s a lot more in-state interest, as well.

The reason it comes up so much is that it’s pretty much unique: big, city school with spirit and a good academic reputation and rolling admissions. Checks a lot of boxes for a lot of people.

My kid ended up being accepted into his ED school instead, but I was impressed by everything I learned about Pitt — happy students, great premed clinical opportunities, fun urban environment, solid academics. And the idea of being in the honors college in the Cathedral of Learning was enticing too! Was just a little too far away for my kid to put it higher on his list, but I hope my younger considers it too.

Anonymous wrote:It is weird how it became a safety school for the DCUM crowd. It is legitimately a very good school, but it's a bit sad that DCUM treats it as the fallback whereas a lot of in-state kids now get denied.

I totally agree with this. Pitt is a very good school.

Anonymous wrote:It is weird how it became a safety school for the DCUM crowd. It is legitimately a very good school, but it's a bit sad that DCUM treats it as the fallback whereas a lot of in-state kids now get denied.

Applications and yield numbers go up every year. I doubt someone could apply this late and get in. I live in the area and my daughter went there.

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Anonymous wrote:All the private school kids apply to Pitt as a safety. None accept the spot. I’m waiting for the day Pitt finally cracks and stops accepting them.

Last year Pitt got matriculants from GDS, Burke, Gonzaga, and SJC. They know the private school yield is low. But this is their model and it works for them.

Exactly. A number of great students do go, from private and public high schools. Lots of them with merit and in honors college. (And they seem happy there from what I’ve heard.) The model seems to work like Pitt wants it to.

It is weird how it became a safety school for the DCUM crowd. It is legitimately a very good school, but it's a bit sad that DCUM treats it as the fallback whereas a lot of in-state kids now get denied.

My kid didn’t even get into Pitt, so…

They are happy with a bunch of other good out-of-state public and in-state schools as well. Ranked 50-130 so obviously as good as community college for this DCM crowd. 🙄

Anonymous wrote:The thing is that I actively like Pitt a lot as a college option so I mention it out of genuine interest.

OP, you understand DCUM is just a collection of random strangers and not a custom college counselor for you, right?

+1 my kid isn’t choosing it, but I think it would have been great for her if others hadn’t worked out.