@UniformMom …wow! When did she apply and what was her rank? I hope she is doing well where she is now…sounds like a great kid!
@carachel2 She applied early action. And it was actually her second choice school. Rank was 13/334. At her high school, being an honors student and a musician don’t mix, or her rank would have been higher. She ended up at a more local university with specific engineering specialties and a big marching band. She ended up with better than full tuition. She is definitely happy there. She did not think a coa of $30000 a year was worth it at Pitt. If she had gotten full tuition she would have attended.
Sorry. She applied in late September…other places she applied at the same time had early action.
Yes, merit in engineering is extremely competitive, since a majority of applicants will have very high stats.