Official Class of 2014 Pitt Decisions Thread

<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision:Accepted w/ full tuition [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: N/a
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 math II, 750 bio
[ *] GPA: 3.77 uw, 4.2 w
[ *] Rank: due to weird system #1
[ *] Other stats: Lots of AP and music and all that good stuff
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Awesome
[ *] Teacher Recs: even awesomer
[ *] Counselor Rec: decent, made me mad because my counselor doesn’t even talk to me but w/e
[ *] Hook (if any): nhs vp, research at OSU, grandpa went there?
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Ohio
[ *] School Type: Very competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity: Brownie
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors: I dunno. I’m a pretty fabulous guy[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:if I don’t get into brown pitt’s most definitely where I will be[ /b]</p>

<p>No SAT? Did you take the ACT?</p>

<p>nevin021s

From another post.</p>

<p>Ah. That makes more sense.</p>

<p>I work in the financial aid office at a school with a pharmacy program. While the last 4 years are considered the professional phase, the first 2 of those are still considered undergrad in a 6-year program. Students still get Pell, and we still give undergrad scholarships. Each school can have its own rules for undergrad scholarships, of course, and you would have to read Pitt’s rules … but I would be surprised if they limited the undergrad scholarships for pharm students to only 2 years.</p>

<p>The scholarship letter you receive from Pitt should spell out the number of semesters the scholarship covers.</p>

<p>This is a quote from the FAQ page of the Pitt Pharmacy school:
“Our program is at an undergraduate level for the first two years, and a graduate level for the last two years.”</p>

<p>[School</a> of Pharmacy- Admissions](<a href=“http://www.pharmacy.pitt.edu/programs/PharmD/FAQ/default.lasso]School”>http://www.pharmacy.pitt.edu/programs/PharmD/FAQ/default.lasso)</p>

<p>Got accepted for Civil Engineering 3 weeks ago…</p>

<p>OOS
3.4 uw 3.9 w
2120 best one sitting 750 math 670 cr 700 w
essay was good</p>

<p>what do you guys think about my chances for money?</p>

<p>Yes, QuietType, pharmd programs begin professional phase in year 3 of a 6-year program. But a student who does not have a prior bachelors degree may still be eligible for undergrad aid like Pell … and the school may still allow a student to use its undergrad scholarships for another 4 semesters. I searched the Pitt website but could not find a definitive answer. Guess we’ll have to wait for the first conditional pharmacy admit who receives a scholarship offer to report on the terms! :)</p>

<p>Kelsmom - That’s what my quote is saying - Pitt considers years three & four of the six years total to be undergraduate, not graduate. (even though those two years are done while the student is ostensibly in the graduate school of Pharmacy) Only the last two years of the six are billed and classified as “Graduate” school.</p>

<p>thats good news for pharm students</p>

<p>Oops, QT … guess I didn’t read that right the first time. Sorry!</p>

<p>KDLax37- your gpa is a bit low, but you have a good sat score so I say you have a decent shot at merit aid</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>ACT: 31, Essay: 10
GPA: 3.65
Rank: Doesn’t Rank, Top-Quarter</p>

<p>Essays: I thought it was pretty good, maybe not too spectacular
Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, I assume pretty good
Hook (if any): Jewish?</p>

<p>State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Mom and Dad are alumnus</p>

<p>Anybody know if I have a chance at honors/scholarships? (GPA might be low)</p>

<p>For a scholarship you need at least a 33 ACT and probably top 5% of your class</p>

<p>For FULL TUITION you need a 33/top 5%, you can get a $2,000/$10,000 scholarship with ACT 32/top 5% though it’s not guaranteed. 31 is on the edge, I’d say at that point GPA is very important.</p>

<p>D received full tuition with an ACT score of 32 and was in the top 3% of class.
We received notification November 2.</p>

<p>My son got Full Tuition with a 32 ACT 2250 SAT - His HS does not rank.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to Arts & Sciences and Honors College and received Full Tuition Honors Scholarship</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1350/2030 (650R, 700M, 680W)
SAT IIs: 740 Biology E, 700 Math II
GPA: 4.0 W
Rank: 11/865
Other stats: ACT:32 and taken/taking nearly all AP classes available.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: One of my better ones
Teacher Recs: I’m assuming it was good
Counselor Rec: Did not send one
Hook (if any): OOS?</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: TX
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male</p>

<p>General Comments:
Probably the only out of state school I want to go to and most likely will go to. Acceptance letter was postmarked October 6 and scholarship letter was postmarked November 23 (6 weeks apart!). Acceptance letter received two weeks after postmarked date and scholarship was received today. I thought I wouldn’t get this scholarship since most people got it within two weeks, had much better test scores and received it before they got the academic portfolio. So if you haven’t received a scholarship within two weeks, there’s still a chance for you. My SAT score doesn’t seem high enough to getme the scholarship, so, for ACT, I would think 32 is the minimum for full tuition.</p>

<p>Congrats! I would think it is because you are from Texas – the geographical diversity thing :)</p>