<p>On behalf of the Admissions Committee, thank you for submitting a personal essay with your application for admission.</p>
<p>The Admissions Committee at the University of Pittsburgh reviews thousands of application essays each year. We come across a myriad of essays that are good; however, only a select few truly stand out among the rest. Your essay stood out and we want to thank you for your well-written work. </p>
<p>You will be hearing from the Admissions Committee shortly with regard to a decision on your application if you have not, already. In the meantime, should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to respond to this e-mail.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Brooke Simpson</p>
<p>Admissions Coordinator</p>
<p>Anything I should take from this other than they liked my essay? If that was the only reason to send it, then i dont see why they would....also i will be admitted once they finish reviewing my app so im not worried about that, its just how much $$ ill get from Pitt.</p>
<p>Maybe i'm looking to deep into it, but this seems like kind of a pointless email to send hahaha</p>
<p>haha? I think a lot of applicants would be happy to have received a letter like that…perhaps indicating they will be considered for scholarship or honors college…</p>
<p>my son applied to Pitt in July and his application was complete by the end of Sept. He received a similar email to yours from the admissions committee in early Oct. but his was the following:</p>
<p>On behalf of the Admissions Committee, thank you for submitting a personal essay with your application for admission. </p>
<p>Being faced with challenges, struggles, and adversity unfortunately is a part of life. True character is displayed in how well one deals with these hardships. The Admissions Committee at the University of Pittsburgh reads thousands of essays each year, and your essay resonated with us. Your perseverance and determination are to be admired. We thank you for sharing your experiences with us. </p>
<p>You will be hearing from the Admissions Committee shortly with regard to a decision on your application if you have not, already. In the meantime, should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to respond to this e-mail. </p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Brooke Simpson</p>
<p>Admissions Coordinator</p>
<p>We are not sure if he should feel optimistic about his chances or not. Does Pitt send a version of this email to all applicants that send in an essay or just some of the applicants?</p>
<p>I am new to CC. I have five kids but my son is the oldest and this college app stuff has been kind of overwhelming for both of us.</p>
<p>My daughter didn’t get an e-mail about her essay, but that was three years ago. And she did get a scholarship. Vikings, you have a good shot at a full-tuition scholarship. What are you thinking of studying?</p>
<p>Think it is something new as DS didn’t get an email but that was a few years ago. He did get a t-shirt from the Honors College and assorted stickers/decals via the mail.</p>
<p>hopefully I can get the full tuition, otherwise I’ll probably have to go to my instate engineering school, Purdue. Of course this isnt bad since Purdue is awesome at engineering, just not so much at bioE.</p>
<p>Sometimes, they scribble a few lines on the admit letter- they hope the personal touch will encourage you to enroll at their school. I see your letter in the same way- they did like your essay, they have not made final decisions yet, but they are trying to keep up your enthusiasm for that school. I highly doubt they send the letter to many kids and I expect it does have several versions of wording.</p>
<p>I didn’t mean to hijack vikings thread with my own question. I probably should have started my own thread but like I said, I am new at this college app. game. </p>
<p>My son wouldn’t be considered for any scholarship money or honors college or anything like that. His gpa is 3.2 unweighted and 3.7 weighted with about 15 honors courses, no APs. His SATs are only 1220 Math/Reading and his ACT was only 24. He is a varsity football player and does have a lot of solid ECs though. So we are just hoping that he will have a chance to get into Pitt. We viewed it as a reach for him so were hopeful when he received the email from the admissions committee. Thanks to all who have indicated that this might be a good thing that he received the email. I didn’t particularly think his essay was that strong but he wrote it himself (no help or input from mom or dad) with only a college friend proofreading it for him and he was confident that it represented him in a “real” way. I have read so many essays on these boards lately that seem so much better than his lol. Again, this is why the email from adcomm at Pitt was puzzling.</p>
<p>“I have read so many essays on these boards lately that seem so much better than his lol.” Not really.<br>
High school kids here are chancing each other- without even having been accepted to any school yet. They read each other’s essays- with no real concept of what an adcom wants to see. Your son may have done just the right thing- written something meaningful- and written it well. And, same for the OP.</p>
<p>My DD received a similiar e-mail to those shown above and then received her acceptance letter a few days later; this past Saturday. She now will wait on the scholarship letter. Anyone know how long it takes the scholarship committee to review the application once she’s been accepted?</p>
<p>“On behalf of the Admissions Committee, thank you for submitting a personal essay with your application for admission.
The University of Pittsburgh holds both tradition and history in high esteem. We value your family and loved ones being part of our family over the years. And we appreciate your desire to follow in their footsteps. The Admissions Committee felt that your essay spoke well about the lasting effects Pitt has had on you and your relatives. Thank you for sharing your history with us.<br>
You will be hearing from the Admissions Committee shortly with regard to a decision on your application if you have not, already. In the meantime, should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to respond to this e-mail. Hail to Pitt!”</p>
<p>My daughter received version 1 of the ‘essay’ eMail from Pitt on October 7. She just received her acceptance letter by mail to Swanson today (was also dated October 7). She filed in early September and her HS info was sent at the end of October. So, it was a pretty quick turnaround once all the info was in house!</p>
<p>Has anyone received any updated info about this email, or has anyone who received the email been accepted or rejected? The reason I’m asking is that my daughter received a similar email today and we’re trying to figure out what to make of it, especially since Pitt’s one of her top choices. I would say it would be horrible of the school to send out an email like this and then reject the applicant. However, if she were to be accepted, I do think this personal touch is extremely impressive and could cause her to pick Pitt over another school. Any info would be greatly appreciated it. </p>
<p>BTW - Motherto5 - I’m surprised that you would say Pitt is a reach for your son. I believe schools looks at the weighted GPA and a 3.7 weighted GPA (with 15 honors courses) is very good (assuming it is out of a 4.5 max) and a 1220 SAT is also good and would seem to make Pitt a target school and not a reach. Although the ACT score is low, I would expect Pitt to ignore that since the SAT is so much better. I may be wrong about this, but that’s what it seems like to me.</p>
<p>My D received a very personalized email last Thursday (10/14), and received her acceptance today (10/19). If you read through this thread, the people who received this type of email, eventually were accepted, within a week or so.</p>