<p>I am thinking about applying to University of Pittsburgh but I am not extremely interested in applying unless I am a decent candidate to receive a scholarship for full tuition (I can only send out so many apps-parents' rule, not mine). I scored a 1460 on the SAT (750 CR/710 Math) and a 34 on the ACT+Writing. I am not asking if I am a shoe in but do I have a decent shot for an out of state kid?</p>
<p>Also, what does Pitt's Honors College entail? I was kind of confused as to how far-reaching it is. Are there Honors dorms? Are there seperate Honors classes? etc.</p>
<p>My scores were significantly lower then yours (i think like a 2050 for all three sections) but was was 2 in my class at a school that Pitt admissions knows very well, it's virtually on campus actually. I had done extensive work with a sexuality education program through UPMC, and researched with a Pitt professor. </p>
<p>I submitted the optional essays, and teacher recommendations.</p>
<p>(all of my essays/recommendations were at least decent, they got me into top ten LACs)</p>
<p>they gave me no merit aid. </p>
<p>i'm not sure how they dole out merit aid though. my SAT scores may simply not have been high enough. </p>
<p>don't know much about the honors program, so i can't help you there. </p>
<p>Pitt is known to use merit scholarship to attract high stat OOS students. I say you have a good chance to get the full tuition scholarship at Pitt. Also if you intend to major in engineering, they have additional scholarships for engineering students (like $4000 per year).</p>
<p>We received something in the mail a few days ago saying that if my son applies to the Honor College (we are out-of-state), they will waive the application fee. His stats are not quite as good as yours, but they are close. There is a code they gave us that can't be used by other students, but if you give their admissions office a call, they may allow you to do it also. If the application is free, maybe your mom won't mind.</p>
<p>The best advice for scholarships - apply early! D was offered full tuition to Pitt, she applied end of October, was accepted 2 weeks later, and received the scholarship offer a week after that. I'm surprised by woohoo!'s reply, her stats were similar, and we are in-state. There is an honors dorm, Forbes. She is not attending Pitt, so I can't tell you about the honors classes.</p>
<p>I think the offer for the application fee waiver is based on PSAT scores. OP did not tell us those. ALso the fee waiver is contingent on filing the online application by early October (hence mamabear's experience). A question to consider (and I do not know the answer), would applying to Pitt under this early deadline and early "decision" bar a student from applying SCEA elsewhere?</p>
<p>D's PSAt's were not so great - 179, so no fee waiver for us, think we paid $45? app fee. It was just her safety and the only rolling admission she applied to, so she did it early. SAt's of 2060 and 4.0 UW GPA were probably what they based the scholarship on. Her ACT's were higher, but I don't believe we sent them to Pitt. She had attended a PA governor's school at Pitt the summer before; i don't know if that had any bearing on her app. I do remember hearing that some kids who applied later missed out on scholarships.</p>
<p>The OP sounds like a great scholarship chance. Go for it.</p>
<p>You have a very good chance for a full tuition scholarship. My son's best friend had very similar stats and got the full tuition scholarship/honors acceptance.</p>
<p>I don't know what the chances are for those who meet the criteria for the Chancellor's scholarship, but you are in the running. As others have said, apply early. Though I don't know the actual numbers, I have heard that this program is one that has some realistic chances unlike some of the very, very difficult full tuition scholarships that are out there.</p>
<p>You should check out Pitt's board on this site. There is lots of info regarding scholarships, honors etc.</p>
<p>There are honors classes as well as dorms. My son decided against the honors dorm and decided to go with SPACE (the engineering floors at the Towers). He wanted to be where the majority of freshmen will be living.</p>
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The Chancellor's is a full ride. I think that the OP has a decent shot at a full tuition scholarship, but there are not a lot of Chancellor's given out. I think it might be stretch. My D had slightly higher SATs. She applied early and received the full tuition offer for Honors. She did the Chancellor's ap (funny essay questions), but it was a fair amount of work with short turnaround. She did not receive the scholarship, but preferred another school (she really wanted to be in NYC).</p>
<p>LurkNessMonster may be answer questions about the Honors College as her D attends Pitt. And I agree that the PSAT score is linked to the fee waiver.</p>
<p>Thanks for clarifying the Chancellor's, Aron. It has been my observation that the chances of getting some nice amounts of merit money are higher at Pitt than at, say Penn State where sizable awards are truly few. I don't know the actual numbers, however, and that is something to investigate--how many awards at what level are given per year. That is an important piece of info since some very nice merit awards are very, very difficult to get, truly pie in the sky and should be treated as such. My feeling., and it is a feeling only, is that at Pitt, a student with Chancellor qualifying stats, would have a better chance at a good award than at many like schools.</p>
<p>I don't know the exact numbers but Pitt does seem to be generous to students with high scores and profiles to match. More than you expect do get full tuition. That's what attracted us. The full tuition...no dollar amount attached and this applies to both instate and out of state tuition. Tuition goes up, so does the merit award. The Chancellor's which although quite a few are invited to apply for, then some are then granted interviews, and finally I believe around 10-20 actually get the FULL ride. This last group is a unique bunch.</p>
<p>I can second what bluejay says. The full tuition covers increases in tuition whether you are in-state or out-of-state. It was a factor in the decision to accept Pitt's offer versus the other schools where the money amount was stated and eventually the tuition would be more than the scholarship amount.</p>