<p>Hey guys, do you think I could receive merit aid with good but not great stats. I am out of state by the way.
SAT: 1410(720 CR+ 690 Math)
I am retaking the SAT one more time so I hope to pull above a 1450.
SAT II: US History: 750, Math 2: 750
GPA: 3.6 UW, 3.9-4.0 W
Very Rigorous Curriculum: 9 honors courses and 6 AP courses(Bio, English Lang and Lit, Macro, APUSH, Calc AB) throughout HS. Self Studied 2 others(APES and AP Micro). And we were only allowed to take AP's from JR year.
No official class rank but in top 10%
Average amount of EC's.
Very good essay
1 Teacher Rec and 1 Counselor Rec</p>
<p>How much merit aid do you think I could get?</p>
<p>Your weighted GPA is barely in the average for Pitt Acceptances and your SAT is just barely UHC eligible (1400 is the cutoff). So right now you just barely make it in to UHC.</p>
<p>Your more rigorous curriculum helps, but I’m not sure to what degree.</p>
<p>What are you planning on studying and what state are you from? What is your ethnicity? Are you male or female? A lot of these things also factor into aid.</p>
<p>I know a white girl (no hooks) with a 30 act and between 5th and 10th percent class rank at a large h.s. with relatively strong extracurricular activities who got a huge merit scholarship from Pitt last year.</p>
<p>to the OP, my guess is no merit aid unless you pull tests up. and desie1, i’m glad for your friend but what? my kid got no merit aid with a 33, and a similar and maybe slightly better class rank. only difference is his school was very small. i assume his EC’s were good enough. oh well… again, very happy for your friend and that has to be good news for this year’s applicants. </p>
<p>My older daughter graduated from Pitt, and I am hoping my younger daughter (HS senior) goes there, too.</p>
<p>I love Pitt. The only thing I didn’t like was the financial aid. Being a big school, its done entirely by the numbers - OOS, SAT/ACT= x, determines the scholarship…not room for negotiating anything. Her grades and outside the classroom involvement were extensive, so I wrote letter each year. Denied every time.</p>
<p>My son, on the other hand, goes is a senior at a private school and every year I challenged the aid package and they came back with more.</p>
<p>stemfamily, excellent point. and oh regarding aid, and i have posted this on other pitt threads too, we were very suprised to get close to $5000 in need based aid. we have a high enough EFC i assumed we would get no need based aid from pitt. so they are generous in that regard too if your family qualifes. </p>
<p>@adkdad You are confusing financial aid and merit scholarships also. Financial aid is NOT done entirely by the scores or residence. It is based on financial need. However, either one or both may be non-negotiable if that is the choice of the school.</p>
Ok so it is now March 15 and I haven’t heard back from Pitt regarding scholarships, which is kind of disconcerting considering I was nominated for the Chancellor’s Scholarship. I have excellent grades (4.47 GPA cumulative and weighted) and a 1540 SAT. I will be calling the school tomorrow but wondered if anyone else was in the same boat.
@GOrioles, Our Scholarship Committee has had to extend their meetings in order to accommodate the number of applicants requiring review. They are still meeting weekly and making decisions. If you are selected to receive any merit aid, you will be contacted shortly afterwards.