<p>I guess I eat my words, looks kinda hilarious that I say “need 33” at the top of the page and there’s 3 32s with fabulous stats! Congrats everyone! :)</p>
<p>Not to detract from this student’s accomplishments, but I think being from Texas helped. Also, DonnaMom’s son, who had the 32 ACT, also had a 2250 SAT. Not too shabby! :)</p>
<p>Studying these boards and trying to predict Pitt’s behavior on scholarship giving, sometimes I feel like a Kremlinologist from the days of the Cold War!</p>
<p>Yup, it depends on what they are looking for each year :(</p>
<p>After the email that I got from OAFA about how competetive scholarships were this year I was not expecting Full Tuition. Was very pleasantly surprised when we got it!!</p>
<p>Working on Chancellor’s essays now. Should be in the mail by the weekend. Fingers and toes crossed.</p>
<p>OK so interesting news from my college counselor:
She called the head of OAFA and asked about their procedure for scholarship awards this year. He told her that they review scholarship applications in order of decreasing SAT scores (or ACT scores). How does that even make sense? The people who have received scholarships have not followed the trend of decreasing SAT/ACT scores, and how could you possibly determine an order like this in a rolling admissions pool? </p>
<p>IMO this really doesn’t make much sense at all. I’m quite frankly sick of being given the run around. It seems like every time I call or email them it’s a different answer, depending on who you are. Not to mention the fact that everyone who is a pharmacy major has not received scholarship news… coincidence? I think not… </p>
<p>Sorry about the rant, but I just think this is all a little ridiculous.</p>
<p>Yup, I am not surprised. I still believe they award the majority of the scholarships to those who apply early. Pitt has never given specific details about the process so they can change the rules whenever they want to. I am sure the office gets tons of calls everyday so you are at the mercy of whoever picks up the phone.</p>
<p>DonnaMom, you said your son has a 2250 SAT. How does that break down, Critical Reading and Math?</p>
<p>Son was accepted yesterday - 33 ACT and 3.7 gpa. The acceptance letter acknowledged that he was pre-pharm, but no mention of it being conditional guarantee … so he either applied too late or gpa was considered too low. We will have to find out how many students who are not conditional & apply from Pitt are actually accepted into the pharm program after 2 years.</p>
<p>I honestly think- although I could be quite wrong- that the ACT standards are slightly lower for scholarships than the SAT. For example, a 33 ACT is the equivalent to a 1450 on the SAT… and yet pinknpreppy has heard no mention of scholarships yet while several with 33s and even 32s have. Since over 90% of applicants submit an SAT while only over 30% submit the ACT, it might make sense that their scholarships are slightly (only slightly, but enough to make a difference in some students’ cases) more competitive with only an SAT score. They’re only trying to boost their numbers. It’s not fair, but it’s a possibility. Like I said, I could be quite wrong, but that’s my theory.
Regardless, this whole process sends a message to future successful applicants that maybe taking both the ACT and SAT can’t hurt.</p>
<p>Lurkness - breakdown is as follows…</p>
<p>SAT: 740M 750CR 750W
SAT IIs: Chem: 800 BioM: 700 Math 2: 730 </p>
<p>Maybe OAFA has a minimum SAT for the “first” round then after a second date they start evealuating again? Before we got our letter I had emailed OAFA they said this: "All students who have completed the application for admission by January 15th are automatically reviewed for merit-based awards. The merit-based scholarship process at Pitt is very competitive. As a result, it is common for students to be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee more than once before a final decision is made. While it is true that some students learn of their scholarship award shortly after being admitted, many others do no learn about their scholarship eligibility until much later. If a student is going to be awarded a merit-based scholarship, he/she will be notified, in writing, no later than late-February.</p>
<p>Scholarships are awarded based upon a variety of criteria: high school grades, class rank, high school curriculum, SAT/ACT scores, extracurricular activities, personal essays, and leadership characteristics. The volume of applications to the University of Pittsburgh has resulted in an extremely competitive scholarship process. This year, for example, a recipient of one of our lesser scholarships has an average SAT score of 1460 (math and critical reading only), an average grade point of 4.19, and a class rank in the top 5% in a curriculum dominated by AP/IB/Honors courses. "</p>
<p>mondaysun, I did submit my ACT scores too. I got a 32 in September. It just doesn’t make sense to me at all. I have a feeling that I am honestly going to get nothing.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, DonnaMom. Your son’s 1490 CR/M puts him well in range for the scholarship he received, even without considering his ACT. Pinknpreppy, your SAT was 1450, right?</p>
<p>Don’t lose hope pinknpreppy! Are you going for full tuition or would you be satisfied with with one of the $10,000 scholarships too?</p>
<p>LurkNess: Yeah, my SAT was 1450… but I also have a 32 ACT, which is what others have gotten scholarships with this year.
mondaysun: At this point, even 10k would be better than nothing. I do understand that just because I have stats that are in line with those who have gotten scholarships doesn’t necessarily mean I won’t get one. It would just be dissppointing to end up with nothing, being as I did apply so early for this exact reason (after reading last year’s thread).</p>
<p>You’re definitely in the zone for full tuition! Best of luck!</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] School (Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Nursing, etc.): Arts and Sciences-Info Science
[</em>] SAT: 740 CR 690 M 680 W–2110
[<em>] SAT IIs:
[</em>] GPA: 3.123(ahh the downfall)
[<em>] Rank: 53/125
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought it was really good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I know one was really glowing and I’m pretty sure the other was above average.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I think it was probably good, he’s a really nice guy.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Extreme upward trend in my GPA? 2.5 as a freshman and a 3.95 first quarter senior year.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:PA
[</em>] School Type:Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:I’m a girl
[/ul]**Other Factors:**I was asked to send my first quarter grades and I think they sealed the deal.
**General Comments:**YESSS!</p>
<p>I am really really really nervous about my scholarship chances now. I received my acceptance into the honors college around 2-3ish weeks ago, and with each passing day, I feel my chances of obtaining a scholarship slipping away.</p>
<p>SAT M+CR - 1420 (could be my downfall and the reason I won’t receive anything)
GPA - 4.0 UW
Rank - 7/771
Extracurriculars: Very Good
Recommendations: Very Good (although I realize recommendations and extracurriculars definitely have less impact than my pure numbers, which is kinda unfortunate)</p>
<p>I know the feeling nottoocrazy. Except for me its been nearly 2 months since I was accepted 
Just hang in there… if what OAFA told my mom is true, then there’s a big round of reviews coming up. Let’s just cross our fingers for early Christmas presents from Pitt :)</p>
<p>Because everyone else is stressing about scholarship consideration, I will too.
From what I’ve read - no one on CC who has been accepted to the 6-year pharm program has received scholarships. Does this mean that scholarship is not awarded to people admitted into this program, or does it simply just take longer for scholarship information to arrive for pre-pharm prospective students?</p>
<p>innocentkid: Last year, some of the very first scholarship recipients were pharmacy majors. This year it appears that we’re all being held until later in the process. I seem to think it’s going to be within the next few weeks.</p>