Anonymous
11/07/2025 17:09
Subject: Re:Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:My child got accepted almost 4 weeks ago and hasn’t received any merit. They received an email today saying admission decision , in the body of the email is the “personalized video” of admission into Pitt with their name and the school of engineering written across during a general Pitt video. Was wondering if anyone else received such an email after their acceptance?
DD also received one but had already received merit and offer to join the honors college. So it didn’t feel like new information.
Anonymous
11/07/2025 16:54
Subject: Re:Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
My child got accepted almost 4 weeks ago and hasn’t received any merit. They received an email today saying admission decision , in the body of the email is the “personalized video” of admission into Pitt with their name and the school of engineering written across during a general Pitt video. Was wondering if anyone else received such an email after their acceptance?
Anonymous
11/05/2025 21:07
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
$20K engineering honors
Anonymous
11/05/2025 20:27
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
CS, honor, $15k merit
Anonymous
10/31/2025 17:23
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
1500/4.9. Accepted into Business School + guaranteed acceptance into MBA (if attends undergrad) + $15K a year + Honors College.
Anonymous
10/31/2025 10:24
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
1500/4.4 OOS, accepted 2 weeks ago, $10K merit to Dietrich 1 week ago, honors college last night
Anonymous
10/31/2025 10:19
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
We got honors college notification yesterday, but no merit award info yet.
Anonymous
10/31/2025 10:14
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DD got $15k from Dietrich (neuroscience). 1st in class end of jr year/1530.
DS last year got $20k from Swanson. 3rd in class, 1540.
That does not seem like enough merit to lure away a candidate that strong from a higher ranked school.
Agree. Our Pitt tour experience was great, but the $15k merit doesn’t make it more affordable than UVA in state.
from our HS Pitt is for those who do not get into UVA or WM in state: the small merit is the bragging right of the parent to cover the fact they did not get in elsewhere. Auburn offers a lot of merit to VA students too, no one goes unless they do not get in uva or VT
Yes, that is what we see as well. Its a backup option. A good backup option, but still.
Anonymous
10/31/2025 10:01
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
I don’t think it is SAT based as mine has a 1540 and no notification yet.
Anonymous
10/31/2025 00:06
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
pitt is a med school feeder?
Anonymous
10/30/2025 21:37
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
DC heard about honors college tonight too! I do suspect that the merit is stat based. Maybe not just test scores because there are some TO posts on CC. 4.0uw, 1580 SAT and $15k for Dietrich
Anonymous
10/30/2025 21:35
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My child got email honors school acceptance today. No $$$$ email yet.
Honors program admit today.
Maybe 2-3 days ago merit award.
My guess is it is exclusively SAT/ACT linked.
SAT 1450. wondering about Merit for sure. love school but without Merit...have to wait for other to come in
Anonymous
10/30/2025 21:18
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My child got email honors school acceptance today. No $$$$ email yet.
Honors program admit today.
Maybe 2-3 days ago merit award.
My guess is it is exclusively SAT/ACT linked.
What was your DC’s SAT?
1480
Anonymous
10/30/2025 21:13
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My child got email honors school acceptance today. No $$$$ email yet.
Honors program admit today.
Maybe 2-3 days ago merit award.
My guess is it is exclusively SAT/ACT linked.
What was your DC’s SAT?
Anonymous
10/30/2025 21:10
Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My child got email honors school acceptance today. No $$$$ email yet.
Honors program admit today.
Maybe 2-3 days ago merit award.
My guess is it is exclusively SAT/ACT linked.
Daughter got her Honors acceptance tonight! Merit was last week. She applied test optional.