<p>SAT: 2400 800CR 800M 800W
SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 Math IIC, 800 Global History
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1/250
Other stats: 5's on every AP available
Subjective:
Essays: perfect
Teacher Recs: outstanding
Counselor Rec: superb
Hook (if any): triple legacy, recruited athlete, nobel laureate
Location/Person:
State or Country: Arkansas
School Type: Private
Ethnicity/Race: Eskimo
Gender: male
Other Factors: Elected mayor of a small town
General Comments: I'm so psyched to major in under water basket weaving!</p>
<p>Accepted: UHC and conditional Pharmacy Program. </p>
<p>SAT: 1400/ 680 CR 720 M 670 M
SAT IIs: NA
GPA: 4.0
Rank: top 10%
Other stats: 4 AP’s , 5 Honors classes, 10 Accelerated classes
Subjective:
Essays: okay
Teacher Recs: great AP World History Teacher, Acclerated Physics Teacher
Counselor Rec: NA
Hook (if any): Attended Pitt’s Explore RX Pharmacy Camp this past summer. 317 volunteer hours, 200 of which are in a Hospital, including a hospital pharmacy.
Location/Person: US
State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity/Race: European
Gender: male
Other Factors: Straight A’s. • Debate Team (9th grade)
• Spanish Club (9th and 10th grade)
• Ski Club (10th grade)
• National Spanish Honors Society (11th, and 12th grade)
• National English Honors Society (11th and 12th grade)
• Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honors Society (11th and 12th grade)
• National Honors Society (11th and 12th grade)
• Mu Alpha Theta National Mathematics Honors Society (11th and 12th grade)
• Future Business Leaders of America (11th and 12th grade)
• Distinguished Honor Roll (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade)
• Business Student of the Month - February 2010
• Principal’s Award Breakfast for excellence in academics (9th grade)
• Placed 1st in the region and 9th in the state of Pennsylvania for Healthcare Administration for Future Business Leaders of America, at the 2011 State Leadership Conference
• Certified in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel by the Microsoft Corporation
PR Officer for one of the Honor Societies too. </p>
<p>General Comments: Will probably attend Pitt. Waiting on merit scholarships still. Applied 6/24/2011</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted School of Arts and Sciences (Premed)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 32 (33 superscore)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730 Chemistry 750 Math 1
[<em>] GPA:98% W
[</em>] Rank: 60/570
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:
[</em>] Teacher Recs: “Stunning” letter from Latin teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Research done at Columbia Med School
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[</em>] School Type: Large Competitive Public High School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]**Other Factors:**Decent extra currics (student gov. etc.) General Comments: Pretty excited to finally be accepted to a college! Good luck to all of those still waiting for their decisions!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Science (Neuroscience/Linguistics) **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2250 (CR/780 W/790 M/680)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Didn’t even take them yet
[<em>] GPA: 3.5
[</em>] Rank: None
[<em>] Other stats: 3.9 college GPA
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Just a 500 word flash of personality
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Pretty great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Hook (if any): I’ve taken around 42 college credits separate from high school.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[<em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I applied late July, had everything in early, and visited. General Comments: Pitt isn’t my top choice, but I do love it, and would be happy to attend!</p>
<p>SAT: 1860 590CR 630M 640W
SAT IIs: none
GPA: 92.29 (all 3 years) All honors/AP
Rank: 23/504
Other stats: 3’s on APUSH, AP EURO, AP CHEM
Subjective:
Essays: wrote about peer pressure
Teacher Recs: 1 from high school Trig teacher/ a college professor, 1 from football coach
Counselor Rec: none
Hook (if any): first generation college student
Location/Person:
State or Country: Pennsylvania
School Type: Public
Ethnicity/Race: Caucasion
Gender: Male
Other Factors: Multi sport athlete / captain of football team
General Comments: Will be attending next fall (:</p>
<p>SAT: 1930 590CR 630M 710W
SAT IIs: None
GPA: 4.1 Weighted
Rank: 113/650
Other stats: None
Subjective:
Essays: I thought they were good but I did not receive the email saying they liked my essay
Teacher Recs: 1 from English teacher, 1 from Gifted teacher
Counselor Rec: None
Hook (if any): parents worked at Pitt for 18 years, brother went to Pitt
Location/Person: Lived in Pittsburgh for 18 years, moved to Georgia 3 months ago
State or Country: Georgia
School Type: Public and private
Ethnicity/Race: Asian
Gender: female
Other Factors: Athlete, debate, NJHS, art
General Comments: SOO EXCITED TO BE IN COLLEGE. Also excited to move back to Pittsburgh!!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!
College of Arts and Sciences: English Literature
University Honors College</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 730 CR 690 M 800 W
SAT IIs: 700 USH 700 Math II 730 Literature
GPA: 4.2653 W
Rank: School doesn’t rank
Other stats: None</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I wrote about my bookshelf, evidently they liked it because they sent me an e-mail saying it was one of the few that stood out
Teacher Recs: Two teachers I’ve known since freshman year, I’m assuming they were really good. One taught me English and is advising my independent study project this year, one taught me history and advised my independent study project last year
Counselor Rec: None
Hook (if any): I’ve taken a few college courses already and conduct my own research projects, other than that I really don’t know</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Other Factors: NJSP Semi-finalist, don’t know if that counts for anything
General Comments: Soooooo happy to be accepted! :)</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted College of Arts and Sciences: Mathematics [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: M 790 CR 800 W 760
[ *] SAT IIs: MII 800 Chem 760 others also high
[ *] GPA: 4.76 weighted, 4.0 unweighted
[ *] Rank: 2/819
[ *] Other stats: 5s on 7 APs (3 on French), many college courses (all As)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: I think good…
[ *] Teacher Recs: Also good, I think
[ *] Counselor Rec: Not included
[ *] Hook (if any): I’ve taken a ton of college math courses
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: CO
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: F</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Science (Pre-Information Science) </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1880 (CR/600 M/660 W/620)
SAT IIs: N/A
GPA: 97.5% (3.8/4.0)
Rank: 8 (top 10%)
Coursework: All accelerated, advanced and AP classes since freshman year…never received lower than 93% (UW) as a final grade in any subject</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Yes, about overcoming & learning from adversity
Teacher Recs: Didn’t see it but it was probably great
Counselor Rec: N/A
EC’s: Provided extensive activities resume that includes NHS, leadership roles (team captain, student coach), numerous sports awards & volunteer work
Hook (if any): Legacy</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Pennsylvania
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
General Comments: Pitt was top choice – 99% certain will attend August 27, 2012!
Applied early Sept; acceptance letter dated 10/12; received in mail 10/15</p>
<p>Accepted: Arts and sciences, pre-physical therapy!</p>
<p>SAT: 1980/ 690 CR 660 Math 630 Writing
SAT IIs: NA
GPA: 3.75 weighted
Rank: top 25%
Other stats: 6 APs, 3 honors, 1 accelerated
Subjective:
Essays: eh alright
Teacher Recs: shouldve been good
Counselor Rec: great!
Hook (if any): volunteering and shadowing hours for physical therapy
Location/Person: US
State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity/Race: white
Gender: female
Other Factors: mostly A’s and B’s in a bunch of APs
Choir for all four years
volunteering for physical therapy
environmental club</p>
<p>General Comments: applied 9/5/2011! I probably won’t be attending pittsburgh but its great to have my first acceptance!</p>
<p>SAT: n/a
SAT IIs: n/a
ACT: 33 superscored
GPA: 3.78uw/4.72w
Rank: top 10%
Essays: good I think, but didn’t get email about it like some
Teacher Recs: 2 teachers, counselor, and college professor
Hook (if any): assistantship in a university plant bio lab
State or Country: Ohio
School Type: public
Ethnicity/Race: white
Gender: f
Other Factors: national honor society, job at local pizza shop
General Comments: applied 10/10 and received letter today! it was dated 10/14.
waiting on financial aid but will probably attend Pitt!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted! School of Arts and Sciences(Physics and Astronomy)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 Math I, 770 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 3.79
[</em>] Rank:Top 11%, no clue what the number is
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Good I think. It was about coming out to my friends
[<em>] Teacher Recs: No clue
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I know for a fact that she didn’t submit it.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Uhh…black gay kid? idk
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Texas
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: No clue to be honest General Comments: Excited to get my first acceptance letter. Complete 9/29, letter dated 10/6. Whether I go or not is still a question.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (College of Arts and Sciences) Premed</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Didn’t submit, but 2230
[</em>] SAT IIs: Didn’t submit, but 760 Math II 730 Bio M
[<em>] GPA: 3.6 UW 4.43 W
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats: 11 APs, 5 tests taken, all 5s
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good. I got the e-mail saying that they liked it.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: None
[</em>] Counselor Rec: She said it was good
[<em>] Hook (if any): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Illinois
[<em>] School Type: Top ranked public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Lots of ECs- president of 1 club and leadership for two more; been dancing for 13 years General Comments: I got into UHC; I’m waiting on scholarship money!</p>
<p>EDIT: Just a thought: should we make a separate thread for general decisions? 'Cause this one says “Acceptance”</p>