Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 17:27     Subject: Re:Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
DD offered $40K! NOVA public with high stats.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 17:10     Subject: Re:Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
DC applied in early October. Received acceptance early November. Then a few weeks later received honors college acceptance and $10k / year merit. 1490 SAT, unweighted GPA around 3.75.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 16:32     Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC applied early September, received admission 10/3, got merit letter 10/23 and received the Honors Decision Letter 12/5.

I'm surprised DC learned about honors yesterday as others who seemed to apply around the same time seemed to learn about honors at least a couple weeks ago.


Mine got a merit letter weeks ago but still no word on honors.


Same here. My kid had strong stats but a not-so-strong essay (IMO), so I’ve been assuming merit is stats-driven and the honors college is essay-driven. But idk.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 16:19     Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Mine applied end of September-accepted end of October-HC acceptance week later and $ week after that.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 13:20     Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:DC applied early September, received admission 10/3, got merit letter 10/23 and received the Honors Decision Letter 12/5.

I'm surprised DC learned about honors yesterday as others who seemed to apply around the same time seemed to learn about honors at least a couple weeks ago.


Mine got a merit letter weeks ago but still no word on honors.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 13:15     Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
DC applied early September, received admission 10/3, got merit letter 10/23 and received the Honors Decision Letter 12/5.

I'm surprised DC learned about honors yesterday as others who seemed to apply around the same time seemed to learn about honors at least a couple weeks ago.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 11:12     Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked that kids with these stats would even consider Pitt OOS. These merit numbers are a joke. AIM higher!!!



Pitt is a solid target for kids with high stats. You never know how things will pan out with elite applications, and my DC prefers to UMD.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 10:32     Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Is anyone still waiting on merit? Accepted into engineering in mid October, accepted into honors college in early December. No merit yet though. 36 ACT so we thought he’d get something.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 07:05     Subject: Re:Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DD just got the letter. Merit is $20K total ($5K a year). She's in at the business school. 3.85 unweighted GPA, 4.6 weighted, TO. I'm pretty sure the low merit aid is due to TO.


Are you OOS?


Yes, MCPS
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 06:41     Subject: Re:Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:DD just got the letter. Merit is $20K total ($5K a year). She's in at the business school. 3.85 unweighted GPA, 4.6 weighted, TO. I'm pretty sure the low merit aid is due to TO.


Are you OOS?
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 22:52     Subject: Re:Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
DD just got the letter. Merit is $20K total ($5K a year). She's in at the business school. 3.85 unweighted GPA, 4.6 weighted, TO. I'm pretty sure the low merit aid is due to TO.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 21:10     Subject: Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
DD received 15k Dietrich. Honors college. MCPS, 35 ACT, 4.9W. Pitt was her only likely college. She is happy with admit and merit.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 20:34     Subject: Re:Pitt Has Started Sending Merit Award Notificatication
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OOS 4.3 (3.9 UW) 1450 SAT Honors acceptance to Dietrich school 2 week after acceptance. Month later 40K merit (10K year)

Happy to have solid back up pre med track.


Do you know if your child marked something on common app about being interested in honors college? My DD has almost exactly the same stats and hasn't received a merit offer. But I am not sure she checked an interest in honors college.


I should add that I am more interested in the merit than the honors college. I wouldn't expect my DD to get into honors if she didn't express an interest in it. But curious if merit is tied to applying for honors college.