3.2 gpa, 29 ACT, unique situation, select status app. Chances?

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<p>Hello</p>

<p>I applied yesterday to UPitt for Fall 2015 with a select status application that I was invited to fill out. I'd like to know more about my chances of getting in.</p>

<p>Basically, I go to a competitive high school in Massachusetts, and my gpa is 3.2 UW (my school doesn't do weighted gpa's). My ACT score was 29. UPItt is my dream school and I want to major in computer science. I have a disability (mild autism) and a stressful family situation with divorced parents who argue on the phone and are having a lot of stressful financial issues at the moment. I have some very impressive EC's and have worked hard to overcome challenges that I once had with my disability. Pretty much everything except GPA is in my favor.</p>

<p>I'm really hoping to get in. Do I have any chance?</p>

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<p>Wifi issues on computer. Didn’t mean to post this twice</p>

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<p>your essays, well written, will help. is there any chance you could improve your 29? It’s average for Pitt admissions, but your GPA is a bit low and much harder to improve significantly (altho, a combination of improvements is always a plus). </p>

<p>have you run the net price calculator? it isn’t as accurate for students with divorced parents, but it will give you an idea if your family can afford the OOS tuition. the npcs are not exact, esp. when there’s two households involved, and sometimes it’s hard to get one or the other parent to pony up the information because s/he doesn’t want the other parent to have that info and blahblahblah, but you need to get it nonetheless.</p>

<p>if Pitt is not for you financially or academically, have you considered MA state schools? They’ll be cheaper and more likely to accept an in-state student. There are CS programs in MA that will fit you as well as Pitt’s. </p>

<p>It’s important not to focus on one school. it suggests a certain arrogance, such as that you know that at none of the other 3000 schools will you find a better fit. Silly, right? Irrational, right? Try to make big decisions, such as choosing a college, based on the knowledge you can acquire, and when it comes to choosing colleges there are a lot of choices and a lot of knowledge to base your decision upon. Put aside your ego and choose rationally. There are lots of fine CS programs for you. To apply only to Pitt is stupid, to be frank.</p>

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<p>Your chances of getting in are very good, to my understanding. I am an incoming freshman for the fall 2014. My ACT composite was a 26. Assuming you are looking to receive merit aid from Pitt (I did not), you may want to try to increase your ACT score. Your essays, if they are well written, can really help you get accepted. With a 29 ACT, you probably won’t get any merit aid from Pitt because of how competitive it is.
Your answer? You have a good chance of getting in.
Will you get money? Probably not.
It is up to your parents and financial situation whether or not Pitt is a good place for you to be if you don’t get money. I would look at cheaper/in state schools as back ups. Yeah, Pitt is a good school. But if you aren’t able to aquire any scholarships, whether it be merit-aid, financial aid, or external scholarships, it may not be the best fit for you. </p>

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<p>@minocycline‌
I was wondering if it is quite common for students with a 25 or 26 on the ACT to be admitted to Pitt Main. And did you receive special status?</p>

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<p>According to last year’s data set, the 25th percentile for ACT composite scores was 26 and the 75th percentile was 31. </p>

<p>96% of Accepted students had a composite score of 24 or higher, but as you can tell by the 25th percentile mark, very few of those accepted were below the 26 composite mark.</p>

<p>data sheet: <a href=“http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/CDS_2013-2014Pittsburgh.pdf”>http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/CDS_2013-2014Pittsburgh.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@AwesomeOpossum‌ </p>

<p>Do you know if Pitt looks at the ACT Math and English and takes the composite score between those two? A lot of people are telling me they don’t really care about ACT Reading and Science.</p>

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<p>I don’t know the answer to that. Your best bet would be to contact admissions and ask.</p>

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<p>@jodebane‌
If you don’t mind, could you let me know when you receive an admission decision for Pitt? I applied soon after you did and I would just like to know when to expect a decision.</p>