@MomTwentySeven Our EFC is higher than the cost of OOS tuition and room & board, so the only money would come through merit. I will have only 1 in college next year - I have two younger ones as well, but will have two in college only 1 year down the road.
@MomTwentySeven oops saw you tagged me by mistake after I responded! Good luck with this process - it’s a bit stressful but will be worth it! Pitt is a great school. We loved it when we visited last summer.
@MomTwentySeven, we are instate and have an EFC a bit higher than yours, and have a state grant, and subsidized and unsubsidized loan, no work study. So there might be a max EFC for work study. My D does have a campus job.
But no, there is no other aid, unless the EFC is very low, or you are awarded merit.
Don’t stress too much about whether your sat scores are good enough for an award. I believe the process is holistic and looks at an applicant as a whole and not just as an SAT score. I didn’t meet the “cut-off” of 1490 but still got 5K per year to total 20K in merit based awards. My strengths were not in my scores but were in my back story (short answers) and the rigor of my coursework. If pitt thinks you are a strong enough candidate then they will award you. They look at more than your sat scores
btw look for a fairly large yellow envelope in the mail 
So have all chancellor’s scholarship finalists been notified? Because I have not heard gotten a yes or no so I’m a little concerned
@shooting4stars No, after a bit of activity more than a week ago, it has been no news for most of us for a while now. Just sort of…crickets…
My son got the thanks but no thanks chancellor letter yesterday
Sorry to hear that. Seems like it was a real longshot . Still happy that she was considered!
@perch1024 What does the Chancellor’s portal have as status now? Does it still list ‘Being Reviewed’ or something else?
@Dolemite good question. I will have my son check tonight
Interestingly, he can’t log back in??
So I guess if you can still log into the Chancellor’s portal you haven’t been eliminated yet.
D has an interview and can still log onto her portal. Under status it says “being reviewed.”
Just got the yellow envelope in the mail today and got Cathedral Scholarship of $10K/yr, and I didn’t get my application completed until January 23rd. Looks like there is still a chance for merit awards.
Hi, I see that scholarship includes extra curricular activities, but my daughter said there was no place to include that information. Did she miss something or do people just work in mentions of extracirriculars in the short answer? She has 1490 SAT, 4.6 weighted, 3 APs with scores of 4- 2 more APs, the rest are honors and 1 dual admissions college class.
Thanks, Laura
Does anyone know if full-tuition scholarships between school of arts & sciences and Engineering are transferable? Do you need to pay difference in tuition (since tuition for Engineering is larger)?
@OHToCollege, It would be best to contact our office and talk through your options, I believe it depends on the scholarship: 412-624-7488.
Best,
A Pitt Admissions Staffer
My D got an email for finalist interview for Chancellor’s Scholarship so they are still sending out invites.
@Dolemite was she able to log back into the portal before receiving the invite? I haven’t heard back yet which is making me anxious