Anonymous
01/29/2026 18:07
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anybody received Pitt merit recently? What are your stats? Wondering why we have not heard on the scholarship with very high SAT and good GPA
It might be based on order of application (among other things). When did you apply?
Mid October. Got admitted to Honors early December but no scholarship yet
Anonymous
01/29/2026 17:49
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has anybody gotten any Pitt merit scholarship since December? My child with very high SAT and NMSF has not heard on merit scholarship yet
Yes. Applied in late October, admitted and then honors letter in December, 20k merit (Swanson) earlier this month.
Was the merit mentioned in the admission letter or was it in a separate document which came later
Separate, came a bit over a month later.
(Each piece was separate: admissions, honors, merit.)
What is the gpa and SAT?. Mine has 1580 and nothing on merit yet. Wierd
It’s not that weird. They give out a lot of merit early. Kids who apply with high stats in August/September get quick admissions and merit offers. Then the offers slow down through the later fall/winter. I’m guessing that a kid with a 1580 SAT will eventually get merit. But as others have said, the key to early, certain merit at Pitt is applying early.
Or is it because we submitted FAFSA without them asking for it and they saw no need
FWIW, we also submitted fafsa without asking for aid. Have no need but they have DC the $15k scholarship.
Anonymous
01/29/2026 17:40
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Anybody received Pitt merit recently? What are your stats? Wondering why we have not heard on the scholarship with very high SAT and good GPA
It might be based on order of application (among other things). When did you apply?
Anonymous
01/29/2026 17:33
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anybody received Pitt merit recently? What are your stats? Wondering why we have not heard on the scholarship with very high SAT and good GPA
Anonymous
01/22/2026 22:19
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Surprised our kid got big merit tonight!! We had pretty much given up on merit as it sounded like others got merit a while ago and we thought our child wasn’t getting anything. Applied in late September, accepted in late October, got in honors college in mid-December. Merit in late January. OOS Engineering. High stats. Yay!
Anonymous
01/19/2026 09:56
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:You don’t need to submit FAFSA to be eligible for merit at Pitt.
Last year, merit typically came before Honors College, as that was separate app.
This year, no separate app for honors College, so some (all?) kids found out about honors when they got acceptance.
In both cases (had kids applying last year and this), max merit ($20k engineering last yr; $15k A&S) came 2-3 weeks after admission. But these kids applied early Sept. Pitt has pot of $$$ and they start giving it out in Sept. when it’s gone, it’s gone.
Great school. Good luck to everyone.
This year it was acceptance, then merit, then honors college, each about 2-3 weeks apart. My kid was in the earliest wave for all of them.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 08:11
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has anybody gotten any Pitt merit scholarship since December? My child with very high SAT and NMSF has not heard on merit scholarship yet
Yes. Applied in late October, admitted and then honors letter in December, 20k merit (Swanson) earlier this month.
Was the merit mentioned in the admission letter or was it in a separate document which came later
Separate, came a bit over a month later.
(Each piece was separate: admissions, honors, merit.)
What is the gpa and SAT?. Mine has 1580 and nothing on merit yet. Wierd
It’s not that weird. They give out a lot of merit early. Kids who apply with high stats in August/September get quick admissions and merit offers. Then the offers slow down through the later fall/winter. I’m guessing that a kid with a 1580 SAT will eventually get merit. But as others have said, the key to early, certain merit at Pitt is applying early.
Or is it because we submitted FAFSA without them asking for it and they saw no need
Not this reason. When our oldest was applying, I attended a school FAFSA meeting where they said everyone gets something, always complete the FAFSA. So I did. We got nothing, and kid still got $15k per year from PITT. 35 ACT, 4.8 WGPA, Dietrich
Anonymous
01/19/2026 08:07
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has anybody gotten any Pitt merit scholarship since December? My child with very high SAT and NMSF has not heard on merit scholarship yet
Yes. Applied in late October, admitted and then honors letter in December, 20k merit (Swanson) earlier this month.
Was the merit mentioned in the admission letter or was it in a separate document which came later
Separate, came a bit over a month later.
(Each piece was separate: admissions, honors, merit.)
What is the gpa and SAT?. Mine has 1580 and nothing on merit yet. Wierd
It’s not that weird. They give out a lot of merit early. Kids who apply with high stats in August/September get quick admissions and merit offers. Then the offers slow down through the later fall/winter. I’m guessing that a kid with a 1580 SAT will eventually get merit. But as others have said, the key to early, certain merit at Pitt is applying early.
Or is it because we submitted FAFSA without them asking for it and they saw no need
No. We submitted FAFSA showing no need, and my kid got 15k. Applied mid-October.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 08:03
Subject: Pitt scholarship
You don’t need to submit FAFSA to be eligible for merit at Pitt.
Last year, merit typically came before Honors College, as that was separate app.
This year, no separate app for honors College, so some (all?) kids found out about honors when they got acceptance.
In both cases (had kids applying last year and this), max merit ($20k engineering last yr; $15k A&S) came 2-3 weeks after admission. But these kids applied early Sept. Pitt has pot of $$$ and they start giving it out in Sept. when it’s gone, it’s gone.
Great school. Good luck to everyone.
Last year, merit typically came before Honors College, as that was separate app.
This year, no separate app for honors College, so some (all?) kids found out about honors when they got acceptance.
In both cases (had kids applying last year and this), max merit ($20k engineering last yr; $15k A&S) came 2-3 weeks after admission. But these kids applied early Sept. Pitt has pot of $$$ and they start giving it out in Sept. when it’s gone, it’s gone.
Great school. Good luck to everyone.
Anonymous
01/18/2026 23:53
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Another TJ student getting into Pitt. Such a waste.
You are ignorant of the many scientific contributions made by Pitt.
Anonymous
01/18/2026 23:36
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Another TJ student getting into Pitt. Such a waste.
Anonymous
01/18/2026 23:29
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has anybody gotten any Pitt merit scholarship since December? My child with very high SAT and NMSF has not heard on merit scholarship yet
Yes. Applied in late October, admitted and then honors letter in December, 20k merit (Swanson) earlier this month.
Was the merit mentioned in the admission letter or was it in a separate document which came later
Separate, came a bit over a month later.
(Each piece was separate: admissions, honors, merit.)
What is the gpa and SAT?. Mine has 1580 and nothing on merit yet. Wierd
It’s not that weird. They give out a lot of merit early. Kids who apply with high stats in August/September get quick admissions and merit offers. Then the offers slow down through the later fall/winter. I’m guessing that a kid with a 1580 SAT will eventually get merit. But as others have said, the key to early, certain merit at Pitt is applying early.
Or is it because we submitted FAFSA without them asking for it and they saw no need
Nah. We didn’t submit FAFSA, and my kid got 15k. Applied August.
Anonymous
01/18/2026 23:20
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has anybody gotten any Pitt merit scholarship since December? My child with very high SAT and NMSF has not heard on merit scholarship yet
Yes. Applied in late October, admitted and then honors letter in December, 20k merit (Swanson) earlier this month.
Was the merit mentioned in the admission letter or was it in a separate document which came later
Separate, came a bit over a month later.
(Each piece was separate: admissions, honors, merit.)
What is the gpa and SAT?. Mine has 1580 and nothing on merit yet. Wierd
It’s not that weird. They give out a lot of merit early. Kids who apply with high stats in August/September get quick admissions and merit offers. Then the offers slow down through the later fall/winter. I’m guessing that a kid with a 1580 SAT will eventually get merit. But as others have said, the key to early, certain merit at Pitt is applying early.
Or is it because we submitted FAFSA without them asking for it and they saw no need
DP. My kid with 1450 got $15k with no FAFSA submitted at all. But they applied in early October.
Anonymous
01/18/2026 22:50
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has anybody gotten any Pitt merit scholarship since December? My child with very high SAT and NMSF has not heard on merit scholarship yet
Yes. Applied in late October, admitted and then honors letter in December, 20k merit (Swanson) earlier this month.
Was the merit mentioned in the admission letter or was it in a separate document which came later
Separate, came a bit over a month later.
(Each piece was separate: admissions, honors, merit.)
What is the gpa and SAT?. Mine has 1580 and nothing on merit yet. Wierd
1540 SAT, 4.0/4.95 MCPS
Hope your kid hears back soon!
Anonymous
01/18/2026 22:20
Subject: Pitt scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has anybody gotten any Pitt merit scholarship since December? My child with very high SAT and NMSF has not heard on merit scholarship yet
Yes. Applied in late October, admitted and then honors letter in December, 20k merit (Swanson) earlier this month.
Was the merit mentioned in the admission letter or was it in a separate document which came later
Separate, came a bit over a month later.
(Each piece was separate: admissions, honors, merit.)
What is the gpa and SAT?. Mine has 1580 and nothing on merit yet. Wierd
It’s not that weird. They give out a lot of merit early. Kids who apply with high stats in August/September get quick admissions and merit offers. Then the offers slow down through the later fall/winter. I’m guessing that a kid with a 1580 SAT will eventually get merit. But as others have said, the key to early, certain merit at Pitt is applying early.
Or is it because we submitted FAFSA without them asking for it and they saw no need