I just got accepted into Pitt and was wondering about my scholarship odds. I have a 35 ACT and a 3.94 unweighted GPA. I’m also in the top decile of my class. I applied to Dietrich for cs and filled out the short answer questions.
I’m curious as well. My son stats are similar , applied to engineering. Would need a great merit award to attend…
Also curious. There are a couple of decisions threads, but I haven’t seen any that reported scholarships.
I have a friend who attends with full scholarship ride -33 ACT.
I’ve learned they start making scholarship decisions in the beginning of October and they roll those out as well.
For my son, the full tuition scholarship offer arrived not long after the admittance letter. The letter also noted that he could apply for the chancellor’s scholarship. Last year, the scholarship letter either did or didn’t note the chancellor’s option and if it didn’t then there wasn’t a chance for that particular full ride option. I don’t know if they will do it differently this year.
He had a 35 ACT, 2350 SAT and UW 4.0 and a bunch of college math classes under his belt. He was offered an interview for the chancellor’s scholarship and ultimately was offered the scholarship. They have a lot of very qualified people that apply, but I got the sense that stats alone won’t get you all the way.
He’s happily at Pitt this year.
There are going to be a lot of applicants with really high stats, especially in engineering.
Two years ago when my D applied, the letter she received with her scholarship notice indicated that about 600 students or 2% of applicants received full tuition.
I think there are about 10-15 Chancellor’s scholarships awarded a year.
PA students might also be invited to apply for Stamps Leadership scholarship or Nordenberg Leadership scholarship.
And I agree, stats alone will not be enough.
Does anyone know if they have ever offered the Chancellor’s Scholarship for a Communications Science Disorders student who wants to be a Speech Pathologist (also intends to get a Linguistics minor and ASL Certificate)? She has the stats and the passion, and may have what they are looking for, I just don’t know if her choice of major will affect a potential offer to interview.
@flashk You can look at previous Chancellor’s scholars
I was recently admitted with a 35 ACT and a 3.90 GPA and I was not eligible for the honors college and my letter did not mention anything about the scholarship committee so I’m assuming I’m getting no money. Not sure if the slight GPA gap will make a difference, but I have to say, I was really expecting to be eligible for UHC and scholarships. Good luck though, you never know!
35 ACT, 5.3 W/4.2 UW GPA (4.3 scale). Commended scholar, all 5’s on AP tests. Top 1% of class of 550. A letter came today describing the honors college but no acceptance yet. Hoping for that elusive merit award
Looking at the letters received last year, the first letter (mid-Oct) was an admittance letter that noted he was eligible to participate in the honors college.
The next two letters came a week later, with one being more info about the honors college and the other inviting him to apply to the medical guaranteed admissions program.
Then mid-November he received the full tuition scholarship letter and the chancellor’s scholarship nomination.
I don’t know if the timing will be similar this year or not. IIRC from reading the threads last year, the honors college admission didn’t necessarily go hand in hand with scholarship $, so don’t give up hope on that.
@mommdc
Thanks for the link. I found it fascinating, and a bit concerning that all the 2016 winners were undeclared. Also, there were 5 undeclared in 2015. I wonder if that is a fluke, meaning their majors just weren’t recorded, or if they truly were undeclared and the committee decided they were more interested in those who had not declared a major. I know that some people attempt to game the system by choosing a particular major while being considered for scholarship, which I’ve always found surprising. I would think the committee would be more inclined to offer a scholarship to a student who has some idea of their interests. Confusing!
The reason they are listed as undecided is because you do not declare your major until your Sophomore year at the University of Pittsburgh. These students most likely have some idea of interest in an area, but they would not list it on the website because they have not declared their major yet. The 2016 and 2015 freshmen do not have to declare yet since it is at the end of your Sophomore year.
@engineur
Is your 3.9 gpa weighted or unweighted? Wow if .04 in gpa made the difference!
94.35 GPA unweighted, 103.25 weighted (my school uses a 100 point scale) and 35 ACT, 1560 SAT, 1510 PSAT (NMSC semifinalist) and five 5’s on AP tests (with hopefully 6 more to come). My app’s going out within the week. Anyone think I could get that full ride?
Full ride (unless you are looking at urm scholarships) are just 10-15
chancellor scholars - which involves additional essays and if chosen, an interview. Stats might get you to full tuition but full ride is more involving ECs, intentions at Pitt…less predictable from the forum.
Yes, @pittgrad is right. The 2015 and 2016 Chancellor’s scholars would not have declared a major yet.
Unless they applied to a program that required a particular major to be indicated on the application. For example to be considered for the conditional admission to pharmacy school you would need to indicate pre-pharmacy on the application. Same with the medical GAP, you need to list pre-med or bioengineering on your application.
@TheDoctorPotter …you should spend some time digging through previous years threads. Those kid have some stellar ECs in addition to fantastic stats like yours. Sounds like you are off to a good start! Good luck!
Daughter applied from out of state last year. 35 ACT. 4.375/4.0 weighted/unweighted. Good ECs with leadership experience. NM Commended. 4 APs done, 4 signed up for in senior year. Only was offered $15000 yearly, not asked to compete for other scholarships. She went elsewhere. She was engineering.