<p>Just curious about it. When will U of Pitt start sending out the merit scholarship letters?</p>
<p>Looking at last year’s decisions thread it looks as though people began to hear back from the scholarship committee as early as Nov. 1st. I don’t think that is a date set in stone, but I think that scholarship letters may begin to arrive in mailboxes as early as late this week or early next week.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>No problem 
I will be sure to update the board if I receive a scholarship letter, and I hope that others will do the same.</p>
<p>Update: </p>
<p>My S just got the scholarship letter today and he was awarded Full Tuition Honors Scholarship and was asked to apply to the Chancellor’s Scholarship, which seems to be a far reach to me :-).</p>
<p>^ Congratulations on the full tuition award! Looks like your S is the first on the forum to hear back from the scholarship committee. When did his admissions letter arrive?</p>
<p>midwestDad2 wrote- " S just got the scholarship letter today and he was awarded Full Tuition Honors Scholarship and was asked to apply to the Chancellor’s Scholarship, which seems to be a far reach to me :-). "</p>
<p>Could you post you son’s stats either here or on the "Official Class of 2014 Pitt Decisions Thread " thread.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>The letter arrived today, Saturday, October 31, but the letter was dated on October 28. We are out of state. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>No I meant when did his first notification of admission to Pitt arrive, not the scholarship notification?</p>
<p>Smart.cookie: the first notification of admission was received on October 10, when he took his last SAT :-).</p>
<p>Do you mind sharing how LONG these essays are? Three seems like a lot to complete in 2 weeks, especially if you want them to be quality… I have 4 tests this week :S</p>
<p>That is why a lot of students don’t bother to apply for the chancellors as they are quite happy with the full tuition scholarship.</p>
<p>I think that’s foolish though, room and board and all that extra stuff can add up to 10k+ a year, if I’m not mistaken…</p>
<p>^Yeah. A double + full meal plan = around $9500-10000 per year, so the Chancellor’s scholarship would be worth up to $40000. That’s DEFINITELY worth trying for.</p>
<p>Yeah lol 3 essays for a chance at 40,000… or sit around for the chance to wonder “what if?” for the next 4+ years and while paying off loans</p>
<p>It depends upon the families’ financial situation plus some of the kids may be getting additional scholarships (engineering dept. plus outside scholarships) that will cover the majority of room & board. </p>
<p>Of course, I am in full agreement that it never hurts to apply :)</p>
<p>^ True, true.</p>
<p>What additional scholarships are available other than the full tuition and $10000 awards for OOS? Are there nursing departmental scholarships that stack onto the tuition awards?</p>
<p>Also, does UPitt deduct outside scholarships from the amount they give you, or are you allowed to keep outside awards and the full value of the money Pitt gives you?</p>
<p>Only need based aid takes into account outside scholarships, I believe. It won’t affect merit scholarships.</p>
<p>smart.cookie. You can keep all outside merit scholarship up to your tuition, room board, and some seemingly arbitrary number for estimated costs. For me I can keep up to $4904 in addition to my scholarship. You get the money in your bank account a few days after the term starts which is super nice.</p>
<p>Yes, everything stacks. Engineering offers scholarships but I don’t know if any other dept. does.</p>