Chance a URM???

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pittsburgh
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<p>Background: Rising Senior</p>

<p>Ethnicity: African-American/Nigerian
SoR: MD</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: UW: 3.07-3.1(pending exam results) W: 3.5ish(HUGE upward trend)
SAT: I'm expecting 1800+</p>

<p>ECs:
Model UN: 9/11/12
Track: 9/10/11/12
Tech Crew: 9
Black Student Alliance: 10/11/12
Muslim Student Alliance: 11/12
Rockettree club: 11
Golf club: 11
Sent children's books to Nigeria(I have an official letter of proof for this)
Economics for Leaderships camp at Cornell
World Bank Camp in Washington D.C</p>

<p>Hopefully over 200 hours (138 right now) by the time I apply</p>

<p>I also have a cousin attending a branch campus if that helps.</p>

<p>Major of intent: Something humanities related like History</p>

<p>So yea please chance me!!!</p>

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<p>I will have taken 9 honors and 5 AP classes by the time i graduate.</p>

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<p>C’mon guys 224 views and no replies?? Can’t you just help a brotha out??</p>

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<p>You will probably get accepted but without scholarships.</p>

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<p>I also attend a very competitive high school in MD</p>

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<p>The three top things Pitt looks for: Rigor of HS courses, GPA in HS, and your SAT/ACT score.</p>

<p>Your rigor is basically on par for Pitt (a good number of honors/AP)</p>

<p>Your GPA is low. 67% of admitted applicants last year had a GPA above 3.75, and 83% had a GPA above 3.5. By being at/below 3.5, you’re already in the bottom 17% of admitted students.</p>

<p>In the past, it seems like Pitt looks for at LEAST 600 in M+CR on the SAT. Last year, 63% of admitted applicants had above a 600 CR and 77% had above a 600 M. So if you can get into that pool, you should be okay.</p>

<p>Alumni/Relations enrolled/graduated from Pitt are not considered in your application.</p>

<p>Everything else (essay, letters, clubs) are “considered” which is one step away from not-considered (the steps are: very important, important, considered, not considered).</p>

<p>What does this mean for you:</p>

<p>Work as hard as you can to improve your GPA, as it is your worst factor in your application right now (ASSUMING you have above a 600 in M/CR on your SAT). If you can do that, I think you will be fine in getting in.</p>

<p>Source for data: <a href=“http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/CDS2010-11PittsburghCampus.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/CDS2010-11PittsburghCampus.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;