<p>Hey everyone so i got accepted to pitt last week, yay! but i just realized, nowhere in the letter did it say i qualified for honors....does this mean i didn't?</p>
<p>my basic stats:</p>
<p>SAT: 1450/2140
ACT: n/a
GPA: 3.99 weighted 3.3-3.4 unweighted
Strength of Schedule: All AP's, IB's or Honors. Will graduate with 9+ APs. IB diploma candidate. most difficult courseload available. </p>
<p>i'm ranked in the top 25% but my school is ultra-competitive! </p>
<p>ahhh is my gpa costing me my chance at honors AND scholarship money???</p>
<p>Pitt has never specified exactly what stats will get you a scholarship offer. I believe SAT, GPA and class rank plays a big part in their decision. Also it seems they are recruiting OOS students so that may also be a factor. 1450 may be the minimum starting point but in no way does that guarantee a scholarship offer. You can search previous threads and there are students who had much higher SAT scores and great stats that didn't receive any scholarship $ from Pitt. </p>
<p>Last year, son received his acceptance to Honor college and Pitt at the same time. Then scholarship letter followed a few weeks after.</p>
<p>There are financial perks to being an honors student? I talked to the dean's office and the person had said that it's not really "special" being an honors student, aside from several more opportunities and the B.Phil degree (or something of the sort)</p>
<p>Unlike some other honors programs, there isn't alot of perks! The only one I can think of is the honors housing. Anyone think of something else?</p>
<p>The official requirements for Honors College acceptance are: 1400 SAT (or 32 composite ACT) and ranking within the top 5% of your high school graduating class. It's your class rank that's affecting your chance. I would recommend contacting the Honors College--sometimes they accept students who would be otherwise "underqualified" based on stats. Because you exceed the SAT requirement and your class rank isn't drastically low (especially given the fact that your high school is, as you put, ultra-competitive), I would say that you stand a chance at acceptance. Obviously you'll need to mention that your high school is ultra-competitive. You'll also need to convey yourself as an extremely motivated, intellectually curious student. Maybe even have a teacher or counselor write a letter on your behalf strictly for the purposes of admission to the Honors college, if possible. You still have a chance!</p>
<p>As far as scholarships go, there's no direct correlation between honors status and scholarship money. I had a 1470/2250 SAT and ranked within the top 5% of my high school graduating class and was not offered any scholarship money from Pitt. It really varies--depending on when you apply and also state residency. You can never be certain.</p>