Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, fcps kids won't be hearing from Pitt anytime soon. Due to an update to how they are organizing their transcripts, counselors will not be sending them out to colleges until October

Pitt doesn't require transcripts, they use STARS. They also don't require or review letters of recommendation. Once you complete STARS and pay the fee, your application is complete.

Do they have supplementals?

Anonymous wrote:Well, fcps kids won't be hearing from Pitt anytime soon. Due to an update to how they are organizing their transcripts, counselors will not be sending them out to colleges until October

Pitt doesn't require transcripts, they use STARS. They also don't require or review letters of recommendation. Once you complete STARS and pay the fee, your application is complete.

Anonymous wrote:Well, fcps kids won't be hearing from Pitt anytime soon. Due to an update to how they are organizing their transcripts, counselors will not be sending them out to colleges until October

What is the update? And Pitt doesn’t need the transcript.

Anonymous wrote:Well, fcps kids won't be hearing from Pitt anytime soon. Due to an update to how they are organizing their transcripts, counselors will not be sending them out to colleges until October

I don’t think they need an official transcript, they use the SRAR.

Well, fcps kids won't be hearing from Pitt anytime soon. Due to an update to how they are organizing their transcripts, counselors will not be sending them out to colleges until October

Is there a time of day that Pitt acceptances usually come out?

Here is the holiday bus info page.

https://www.pts.pitt.edu/mobility/shuttle-services/buses-home

^Correction: Amtrak to DC Union Station

Anonymous wrote:For those of you with kids attending Pitt, what’s the best public transportation option for getting home (train and bus are showing about 7-8 hours but not sure if usually ends up being longer).

There are special bookable buses for students at the holidays.

My Bethesda friend took Amtrak to MoCo (decades ago). It's not convenient but it worked back then.

It's an easy 4 hour-ish drive from MoCo. Parental one-day round-trip is common.

My DD heard back 9/14 after applying in late August in a previous cycle

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you with kids attending Pitt, what’s the best public transportation option for getting home (train and bus are showing about 7-8 hours but not sure if usually ends up being longer).

There are multiple companies offering a school break bus service to major cities. My kid is a freshman but we are planning to use that for Thanksgiving and winter breaks. Flights are not super expensive to DC if purchased in advance.

Is Richmond one of the cities? (Fingers crossed!)

Anonymous wrote:For those of you with kids attending Pitt, what’s the best public transportation option for getting home (train and bus are showing about 7-8 hours but not sure if usually ends up being longer).

There are multiple companies offering a school break bus service to major cities. My kid is a freshman but we are planning to use that for Thanksgiving and winter breaks. Flights are not super expensive to DC if purchased in advance.

Anonymous wrote:For those of you with kids attending Pitt, what’s the best public transportation option for getting home (train and bus are showing about 7-8 hours but not sure if usually ends up being longer).

I believe they usually run charter buses to the DMV for school breaks.

For those of you with kids attending Pitt, what’s the best public transportation option for getting home (train and bus are showing about 7-8 hours but not sure if usually ends up being longer).

It would be so nice to hear 9/15! I’m hopeful more of the early August submissions will hear this week. Fingers crossed!