<p>My parents have agreed to let me go to Pitt and pay for it, despite the out of state tuition and receiving only a $3000 grant. However, I feel a little guilty since it's quite a chunk of change. What are your guys tips and for making Pitt more affordable and is there the chance of me getting more financial aid/scholarship money after the May 1 deadline?</p>
<p>Also, who else is athletic training/Pre-physical therapy?</p>
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<p>1- Be really involved in your campus politics (i.e. RSA- Resident Student Association) your freshman year, because
2- It will help your chances of being an RA for sophomore year </p>
<p>If you can become an RA, room & board are provided by Pitt (so that saves you almost $8k a year). </p>
<p>It’s unlikely that you will get more financial aid.</p>
<p>3- Apply to work in a research lab (depending on major). You can find some labs in the pre-med/sciences that need workers and will be paid about $7-$10/hr for work. Over the course of a month, if you work 10-15 hours a week, that’s almost $500, or $4000 in a year.</p>
<p>4- Apply for an off-campus job. Lots of kids do it to help pay for college, you wouldn’t be the first.</p>
<p>You can also cut some costs by moving off campus after a year or two on campus. By sharing an apartment, your room costs will be much less than a dorm, and you can also buy wisely and save on food.</p>
<p>You could also try to manage your coursework so that you graduate early.</p>
<p>^To add to above suggestion, if you go home for summer, you could take a summer course(s) at your local in state university especially for Gen Ed requirements. This may reduce the time you need at Pitt. Even if you don’t go home due to a job, it is possible. - my kid is taking an online course at his state university while in staying at Pitt this summer.</p>
<p>Apply for on-campus jobs too!
Working 10hrs/week isn’t a lot and probably will help your study skills (because hours and hours of freetime actually makes it harder to keep motivation up, in my experience). </p>
<p>Once you can log into my.pitt.edu , check out the futurelinks link on the bottom right. That’s where all on-campus jobs are posted as well as some internships, summer jobs and real jobs for grads.</p>