<p>Hi, I'm a high school junior from a competitive MA school and I am SERIOUSLY considering UPitt. Here are some of my stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.52 avg out of 4.71 GPA cap (due to weird scaling)
PSAT: 183 (60 math, 60 reading, 83 writing)
SAT: (taking them in June)
SAT Subject Tests: (taking them in May)
Class Rank: Top 25-30% (school doesn't rank)</p>
<p>JR Year Courses: 5 honors classes, AP Chem, and gym
SR Year Courses: 2 honors classes, 3 AP classes, Statistics CPI, and gym (so GPA will probably go up)</p>
<p>EC: Varsity swim (3 years), club swim captain, volunteering</p>
<p>Other Achievements:
National French Exam Bronze Medalist (2012)
National French Exam Certificate (2013)
National Spanish Exam Certificate (2012)</p>
<p>My question is, assuming I get in, would I receive and merit awards or FA? I am Asian and I come from a middle-class family. If I receive FA, how much would I be likely to receive?</p>
<p>ALSO: If I do go here, what are my chances of getting into the nursing program? And would I have to pay extra for that?</p>
<p>yes, nursing school is more expensive than Dietrich Arts and Sciences and harder to get into. I second that you’re not likely to get merit aid. Merit is generally reserved for students in the top 5-10% of their classes. Pitt had so many applicants this year that students with better scores than yours got zip, and students who two years ago would have gotten full tuition got half that. You could most easily help yourself by studying your butt off for the SAT and scoring a 2300 something, but Pitt really likes that class rank score and you’re not likely to move that much so…</p>
<p>You might consider a local school of nursing if you intend to work in MA after you graduate. The hospitals in Boston, in particular, seem to work hard to hire their own nurses at the expense of outsiders. We found MA to be annoyingly parochial in this regard.</p>
<p>Hi!! I’m going to be a nursing major in the fall at Pitt! As far as the nursing school goes, the acceptance rate for my class was about 10% and the average SAT out of 1600 was 1350. I received a $10,000 merit scholarship. I has a 3.9 weighted GPA and a 2050 SAT and 32 ACT. Since everyone else on here is saying merit scholarships are so hard, I’m really surprised I got one. Anyway, I didn’t think my grades and scores were anything too stellar so don’t worry. You have a chance. Just make sure your SATs are good. Also, I would suggest taking the ACT if you can. It’s a little different from the SAT and I actually liked it better! Good luck!!! </p>
<p>^^^SAT/ACT really matters to Pitt admissions. I cannot speak to its importance to Nursing but have no reason to believe it’s different. OP doesn’t have outstanding projected SATs, but SAT is the easiest component of the application to improve come rising senior summer. OP’s GPA is nowhere near a 3.9 out of 4, liv, and this will make it difficult for OP to gain merit. Having good science and math grades might boost the app for admissions, but not sufficiently for merit. Nursing requires all kinds of people with all kinds of experience, but colleges of nursing require students who are strong academically if the students are going to survive the rigorous course load.</p>