<pre><code> I am currently completely stressing out about getting admitted to pitt! I sent in my application on september 30th complete with SAT (1400), activities resume, three letters of recommendation, great essay, etc. The problem is my transcript. I requested it over a month ago sometime in the first or second week of september and my school has still not sent it to pitt. I ask the guidance dept. a couple of weeks ago and they said they'd get to it and it wouldn't affect my chances of admission. BUt because of rolling admission, won't it affect my chances? Now I am so worried that all my hard work to get my application in early will be totally useless because my school will have sent my transcript late canceling that early application! What should I do? Will this keep me from being admitted? I have a weighted gpa of 3.99 if that helps?
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<p>Also, I had an interview with an admissions officer at pitt when i visited recently and she said that i was essentially in but that they really needed the "official" transcript to make the decision (though she had a transcript that was from the school but "unofficial.")</p>
<p>It's still pretty early, so I wouldn't worry...yet. And your scores are good (assuming the 1400 is for CR and M), so you're not borderline in any way. But it's important that you keep bugging the person at your high school who's supposed to be sending the transcript. On one hand, this is a task the school routinely has to do, so you can probably assume that it will get done. But on the other hand, mistakes do happen, and you don't want to be the one who falls through the cracks. So be a pest, in a nice way, every couple of days until your transcript is sent.</p>
<p>I would strongly second what LurkNess said. One thing you can do, however, is to offer to mail the transcript yourself - just ask for your transcript in a sealed school district envelope and put your own postage on. It's sometimes a hassle to mail things out from a high school and the guidance office has to wait for a minimum number to be sent out, etc, etc.</p>
<p>My D went through the same thing last year - the problem was the HS guidance office did not have the transcripts ready - the gpa calculator and class rank were not done so we had to wait until mid October - everything else was in. She heard 2 - 3 weeks later that she was accepted. Your stats are very good so as LurkNess indicated you should be accepted. I would check with your HS to see why the transcripts have not been sent. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Here's an idea: Print out this article, "More-Affordable Colleges on Student, Parent Minds," highlight the parts that sound scariest, and take it to the guidance office. Just be sincere and say, "I'm really worried because state schools are very popular this year, and rolling admissions means first come, first served. When can you send out my transcript?" Or write a note and leave it with the article for the counselor. I'm sure you're not the only student in the same situation. </p>
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While application figures won't be available until next year, recruiters at the state's public colleges report unusually high turnouts at college fairs and campus open houses this month. Amid turbulence in the stock market, which coincided with the start of the college selection process, students are peppering admissions officers with questions about financial aid and loans.</p>
<p>"This year is going to be all about economics," said Tom Parker, dean of admission and financial aid at Amherst College.
<p>My daughter's counselor learned to take rolling admissions seriously after a very qualified student who applied toward the end of the admissions cycle was denied from our in-state public. She was shocked by that, and the kid's family was furious. After, the school insisted that kids applying to rolling-admissions schools had their requests in early. My daughter's Pitt application was complete in mid-November, and that was plenty of time. But that was two years ago. Best of luck!</p>