<p>thanks TomisMom I’m in the same boat. </p>
<p>The requirements on the website say 1400 SAT and 32 ACT</p>
<p>I have a 1450 SAT and 34 ACT, which one will look better?</p>
<p>@vikings3214
I would say a 34 ACT has a very slight edge over a 1450 SAT, but these scores are rock solid, so if I were you I would just submit both. </p>
<p>BTW, my son’s high school sends the transcript along with a letter explaining how the school computes the class rank, to ensure that students who go for a more rigorous curriculum don’t get unfairly penalized because of a couple of A-'s. In effect, they’re saying disregard the class rank 'cause you have no way of knowing what it really means 
If your school uses the same (lame) methodology, you may want to make sure that the colleges you apply to understand the situation. Also, I know that the essay is optional for Pitt, but you would be well advised to submit one; think of it as your chance to shine.</p>
<p>Could you share the topic for your son’s essay to Pitt. I’ve started mine and its a very unique topic, my almost obsessive love a sport. </p>
<p>And there’s no spot on the apps to put your EC’s, should I just attach a separate resume?</p>
<p>love “of” a sport.</p>
<p>I think the essay is mandatory if you’re trying for a scholarship.</p>
<p>Sorry to get off topic–can any of you tell me what a “statement of academic intent” is?</p>
<p>It’s listed on Pitt’s website as part of their supplemental information.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>We attached a sheet - a college resume listing all his ECs, volunteer work, jobs, awards etc</p>
<p>@vikings3214
My son’s essay was also about sport :)</p>
<p>Pitt’s scholarship page [University</a> of Pittsburgh: Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.oafa.pitt.edu/universityschlrs.aspx]University”>http://www.oafa.pitt.edu/universityschlrs.aspx) says</p>
<p>"University of Pittsburgh academic scholarships may range in value from $2000 per year to full tuition and room and board. "</p>
<p>I keep seeing people talking about “full tuition” scholarships. Are the scholarships everyone is talking about for 1450+ SAT students “full tuition” or “full ride” including R&B?</p>
<p>The full ride scholarships (tuition, room and board) are mostly Chancellor’s Scholarships. Many students who are offered other merit money are invited to apply for the Chancellor’s awards. It involves a fairly lengthy application and an interview process.</p>
<p>Most of the talk on here is full tuiton.</p>
<p>what that is sayiing is there scholarships range from 2000 per year to full rides. but the stats thing is usually full tuition, only rarely are full rides given.</p>
<p>10 to 12 Chancellor’s each year, I think.</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification. Do you know what the usual profile of a Chancellor’s award winner are? My son would be OOS, 35 ACT, 1490 SAT, top 2% of his class, should have outstanding letters of recommendation from teachers and potentially his summer employer, but ECs are not exceptional. (Not to say that “only” full tuition would not be great, of course, just wondering who gets the full ride.)</p>
<p>@MD Mom: Oh, if only a handful are given, that’s a definite longshot (for anyone!) and I assume they are going to be looking for the kids with the exceptional ECs, community service, etc and not just nice stats. :)</p>
<p>The Chancellor’s would be similar to getting the Jefferson at UVa, IMO. I have not seen stats although the kids who get them are top notch kids. I will not post my DD’s exact stats, but she was a NMS with a perfect GPA in a prep school and had great SAT scores, both SAT I and SAT II. She also had great EC’s. However, the week the application was due, she passed out, hit the kitchen floor face first, broke three teeth and her nose, so let’s just say she didn’t put her all into the application. We were also quite content with the full tuition offer, which was in hand at the time and the full ride was really not important. She was not invited to interview.</p>
<p>One of her rather cheeky friends was talking to Doc Stewart (late, great honors college dean) one day and said that Pitt should have given her a Chancellor’s. His response? “We do make some mistakes.” What a guy. So I asked my daughter whether she said that too. She did not have the nerve.</p>
<p>Anyway, the kids who get Chancelor’s are great students who have many options when it comes to college choice. Their scores and grades get the invite, but the essays and recommendations in the additional application get the interview. I think that Cutting Edge on this site is a scholarship winner.</p>
<p>I don’t think you can categorize what gets the full ride scholarship, but if your child is asked to apply, it’s worth it. Even though it’s a long shot, some kids get them. Why not yours?</p>
<p>Yes, I would agree the Chancellor students are on par with the Jefferson Scholars. They usually have top stats plus great EC’s. UVA lists their Jefferson Scholar winners and some of the stuff they have done is amazing. </p>
<p>Just be mindful that the application for Chancellors (if invited) requires a quick turn-around time, I think it was due within a two week time period.</p>
<p>The stats only kids, like me, get full tuition. Then the ones with 100’s of hours volunteering or doing mission trips or intense research get the full tuition :)</p>
<p>Pitt2014: I think you meant the full ride – covers everything :)</p>
<p>My DS: great stats but nothing stupendous with the EC’s but full tuition is nothing to sneeze at – we were very thankful for it :)</p>
<p>Yep, my mistake… didn’t check back in time to edit the post! The second “full tuition” should be full ride!</p>
<p>Chancellors is not really picked based on stats once you get to the interview stage, and, in fact, it is not really picked on stats once you get to the application stage.</p>
<p>You need a 1400-1450 ish to be invited to apply.</p>
<p>Then I would say 70-80% of the application is the three essays you write which determine if you get an interview. I would then say 80-90% of the decision is made on the basis of the impression you make at the interview. </p>
<p>They are looking for people that they want to talk with, go on retreats with, sit in seminars with, eat at picnics with, and have in their clubs for 4 years NOT people with amazing IVY league stats (though plenty of the CS i know do have those as well).</p>