<p>We are from Boston. My daughter is a writer who has her heart set on attending PITT. She placed second in a MA state essay contest where 4,000 student essays were submitted and judged and she just finished a 300 page book. She has a 3.7 GPA at a very competitive High School and scored a 770 on the SAT writing. She is a member of the color guard, drama club and President of the Latin Club. I own a small business where my FAFSA doesn't take into account the debt incurred to stay in business - I can't take out any more loans. We need a full ride to attend PITT. What are the odds?</p>
<p>The full ride scholarship to Pitt is very competitive. Here is some information about it. You can also call the admissions office to get a better idea of what they are looking for.</p>
<p>[Frequently</a> Asked Questions | Chancellor’s Scholarship Application Website](<a href=“http://cscholar.honorscollege.pitt.edu/faq]Frequently”>http://cscholar.honorscollege.pitt.edu/faq)</p>
<p>Agreed with pamom59. I’d say look at outside scholarships to help supplement anything you might get from Pitt. If she is automatically UHC eligible, she may get full tuition. If you could find and outside scholarship for another $10k/year (or multiple ones that add up to such) that should essentially become a “full tuition” scholarship for you.</p>
<p>I agree with the other posters. The scholarships are extremely competitive for full tuition, room, and board.</p>
<p>Just an FYI for what it’s worth. My daughter scored 2360 on her SATs. (800 reading, 760 Math, 800 Writing) She had a 4.0 unweighted/4.3 weighted GPA. She scored all 5s and 1 4 on her AP exams. She was Valedictorian of her class and had many leadership extracurriculars. She received a full tuition scholarship from PITT and gladly turned down Ivy to accept, having fallen in love with PITT. She was invited to apply for the Chancellor’s, and was then even invited to interview. The competition was crazy fierce, and she did not get the Chancellors. There are a bunch of tippy top kids applying at PITT, and it is hard to get a Full Tuition Scholaraship, let alone the Full Ride Chancellors.</p>
<p>My daughter had very similar stats to CaliMom’s daughter, four years ago, and was offered full tuition and invited to apply for the Chancellor’s, which she did. She did not even get an interview. It was a different dean at that time.</p>