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Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pittsburgh
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<p>Pitt nursing hopeful</p>

<p>White Female, Ohio. Non-legacy.
Public, College Prep, Charter school (1st ranked in state)</p>

<p>GPA = 4.0 UW</p>

<p>ACT = 34
SAT = 2320
PSAT = 232</p>

<p>Extra-curriculars</p>

<p>1.Children’s Hospital Volunteer (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
2.Vineyard Dental & Vision Clinic – Patient Coordinator (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
3.Swim Team – Lane leader, AAA National Qualifier (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
4.Class Representative (10th, 11th, 12th)
5.Book Club (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
6.Suduko Club (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
7.Science Fair – 1st place finisher (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
8.School Newspaper – Staff Writer (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
9.Lifeguard (10th, 11th, 12th)
10.Piano (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
11.Early Childhood Development Leader (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
12.National Honor Society
13.National Merit Scholar
14.Student Ambassador (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
15.National Teenage Republicans Founder (10th, 11th, 12th)
16.Future Medical Professionals – Founder (10th, 11th, 12th)</p>

<p>Junior AP's</p>

<p>· AP Calculus
· AP British Literature
· U.S. Government
· AP Psychology
· AP Latin </p>

<p>Senior AP's
· AP Calculus/Statistics AB
· AP English
· AP Microeconomics & Macroeconomics
· AP Chemistry
· AP Latin II</p>

<p>Also applying to University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, and Case Western (All for nursing).</p>

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<p>pshhhhhhh.. do you even have to ask? of course you're in</p>

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<p>You have similar stats to my D who was accepted with a full tuition scholarship. She is also from Ohio. You have more EC than she did so you may even have a shot at the Chancellors which is a full ride. She also looked at Case, but found that Pitt has a better reputation than Case does for nursing. The best is U Penn. We didn't look at U Penn just because she didn't want to be too far from home. Don't know much about UVA's nursing program. Pitt also has great rankings as far as their grad programs go, too. Just apply early so the scholarship money is still available. Otherwise you may not get a full tuition. Good luck</p>

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<p>Although they tend to go to people from less-represented states, you definately have a shot at the Chancellor's Scholarship: <a href="http://www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/opportunities/chan-scholarship.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/opportunities/chan-scholarship.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Or at least a full scholarship:
<a href="http://www.pitt.edu/%7Eoafa/schlrs.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.pitt.edu/~oafa/schlrs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>You're looking at some great nursing schools. Pitt and Penn are two of the top in the country. Case and UVa, though not on the same level as the first two, are also excellent.</p>

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<p>As all have mentioned, your statistics speak for themselves. To be in the running for the "full ride" you need to be something very special beyond what the numbers tell. I'd be careful with listing all of your activities. At first glance it made me think how one could sufficiently commit to all of that and give them justice. On your application materials I might attempt to highlight some categories that show deep commitment and participation. You have accomplished a great deal but you need to present your profile in a thoughtful way or you may not get the credit that is due. Just a thought.</p>

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<p>Frankly, I'm in VA, and I've never heard too much about UVA nursing...</p>

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<p>wow. those stats just blew mine away.</p>

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<p>As bluejay said, there is more to getting a top scholarship than just having excellent numbers, but I was just saying that she would definitely be in the running for one.</p>