<p>@AwesomeOpossum I have a question, what do you think made yout application stand out from others? Did you send a lot of supplemental information?</p>
<p>Sent from my M860 using CC App</p>
<p>Qualifications for the Pitt UHC’s affiliated merit scholarships are based on:
Primarily: SAT or ACT scores
Secondary: GPA
Tertiary: Class Rank
(Quite frankly, like many colleges and universities, Pitt is trying to “buy” higher admissions scores for ranking purposes.)</p>
<p>The engineering scholarships (at least in the OP’s freshman and sophmore years) were awarded to ALL admitted engineering students. I’m not sure what the protocol was this past year.</p>
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<p>I’m fairly certain this isn’t true. My advisor freshman year also happens to be the scholarships advisor for all of engineering (and I still talk to her/see her on ocassion)…not a lot of people are on the engineering scholarship list, according to her. Certainly not the ~800 students that would make up two admitted classes! Not sure where you got that info.</p>
<p>@melox93</p>
<p>I sent you a PM with lots of info in it. Let me know if that helps! :)</p>
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<p>That was directly from an associate director of admissions during a lengthy face-to-face discussion about scholarships in March of 2008. (The reason it’s so painfully remembered is because D1 chose not to go the engineering route!) The information about the followng year’s engineering scholarships was derived from discussions with students who were admitted to Pitt Engineering that year.</p>
<p>Well, isn’t true this year unfortunately! Ds got into UHC with 740cr/710m, 800 on Math II (SATII) got $10K merit but no $ from engineering. Maybe he’s the exception.</p>
<p>^^^^^Things have certainly changed at Pitt. In 2008, an SAT score of 1450 cr/m combined with an UW GPA of ~3.7 and a top 10% class ranking would have pretty much guaranteed you a full tuition scholarship. (OOS AND IS) Plus the $2K engineering scholarship!</p>
<p>QuiteType: those are exactly my son’s stats (we’re OOS) and he got the $10K. I can only blame myself for not having him earlier!</p>
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<p>I definitely feel like that wasn’t the case. I applied in 2008 (started fall 08) with stats much above what you mentioned, and I didn’t have a full tuition scholarship (though I did have that $2K from Engineering). I also remembered that my roommate who is also an engineer that started fall 08 did not recieve the $2K engineering scholarship that I had (though she did get some money from UHC). I don’t know why the Associate Dean said that everyone who came to Pitt Engineering got the $2K when I know people who didn’t… Weird.</p>
<p>Please take everything into consideration, not just the top two scores you see.
Black Male
New Jersey
Rising Senior</p>
<p>GPA:3.34
ACT:24
Rank in class:3
Top 8 percent
National Honor Society
Going to Apply Early
Honors Classes
(My SAT scores were bad, but those are history, and I also wasn’t prepared to take the test…those scores are history, and will not be brought up again)</p>
<p>Activities/Jobs/EC’s:
Varsity Baseball 9, 10, 11, 12 - Captain
Basketball Team- 9 - Captain
Reebok-Sales Associate 11, 12
Cashier- Eport’ LL - 9, 10, 11, 12
Assistant Coach- Eport’ LL- 10, 11, 12
Umpire- Eport’ LL-10, 11, 12
Cultural Club- 9, 10, 11, 12
Senior Spirit- Community Service- 10,11
Shadowed an Accountant- Neewark YMCA- 9, 10, 11, 12
Liberty Baptist Church Soup Kitchen- Community Service- 9, 10, 11, 12
Math Club- 11, 12
Gentlemen’s Awareness Club- 11,12
Delta Teen Club Member- 10, 11, 12
Knights of Columbus Scholarship Award Winner
Spelling Bee Winner-9
National Society for High School Students- 10, 11, 12</p>
<p>If it helps any I am from a depressed urban city, maybe one of the worst in America. I will be the first of the second generation kids in my family attending college. I have a cousin at the university of pittsburgh who has made a huge impact at the school. I will be applying early to all of the schools after my first marking period grades, which usually come out around the first week in november, which will also be an amazing boost in my gpa if I can achieve a 95 average.</p>
<p>I will mention my city, my circumstances, my cousin, and much more in my essay to try and win the admissions team over with emotional appeal.</p>
<p>And btw, i was at University of Pitt Saturday and they mentioned that the average gpa for the incoming class was only a 3.5/3.6–hard to believe, but who am i to argue?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>If anyone would like to respond/give advice to @908kiddo, you can hop over to his thread at: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pittsburgh/1170479-what-my-chances-getting-into-pitt.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pittsburgh/1170479-what-my-chances-getting-into-pitt.html</a></p>
<p>I should probably make it clear that <em>this</em> thread is not really a “chancing” thread, and if you want advice of that nature, your best bet is to make your own thread that you can control (and also get email notifications any time someone responds!). </p>
<p>On that note, keep the questions coming if you have 'em!</p>
<p>Hey AO, thanks for taking the time to do this.</p>
<p>I’m an incoming freshman from Florida so I am bit concerned about the weather at Pitt.
I want to get a better feel for what kind of clothing suits Pitt weather.</p>
<p>Could you describe what type of clothing students would usually wear during the school year?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>My daughter wears layers, but she tends to not get cold. She wears a quilted jacket most of the winter. Pitt is north of were we live, but not as much north as you are moving. Make sure you have some gloves, a hat, and a scarf along with your coat.</p>
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<p>Excellent question! My roommate for the past two years is actually from Miami, so I’ve got a good inkling of the quick&easy for what you want to pack and bring. (I’m also from south of Pittsburgh, to the point where my wardrobe changed a bit too).</p>
<p>As a warning, Pittsburgh weather is very moody. We had 70-degree weather days in February, and I’ve seen snow in mid-October. But, on the whole, it’s warm-ish until about Thanksgiving/Winter break, and then freezing until about March. So, clothes:</p>
<p>Fall semester: In the beginning, when you move in, it will be HOT and humid. From August until mid-September, it’ll be high 80s or so. From September onward it’ll start cooling down (although how quickly really depends, my freshman year we had snow in October, my sophomore year, I didn’t wear a jacket until January…). I’d say up to Thanksgiving or Winter Break (depending when you go home), you’ll definitely want to have cold-weather clothes with you. Invest in layers like @MDMom suggested, get a few fleece/pullovers/sweaters that you can put on over short-sleeved shirts. Also <em>definitely</em> buy a winter coat as soon as possible. I mean a coat that will definitely keep you warm in cold/sub-zero temperatures (parka/peacoat/heavy jacket). You’ll also definitely want a scarf, some good gloves, and a hat depending on how cold your head/ears can get.</p>
<p>Also invest in some good winter shoes (rubber soles = your friends). Pitt is sometimes great about salting the sidewalks and sometimes terrible. A few times last year I had to slush (literally) though a lot of snow and standing water to get to class because the snow was not melting fast enough.</p>
<p>You’ll want a good (strong) umbrella too. (And/or a raincoat or a coat you can wear in the rain). My guess is you’re male, but if not then almost every girl I know also invests in rubber galoshes. Standing water in Pittsburgh = gross, and your shoes will definitely get wet otherwise.</p>
<p>Also bring at least one/two nice outfits with you. (Like at least one suit and one business casual outfit). There are quite a few dances and other formal events throughout the year that these are good for. And if you ever go downtown for a cultural event (i.e. opera, play, symphony, etc.) you’re expected to dress up. (Also very helpful for career fairs when searching for internships).</p>
<p>Spring Semester: Wet, Cold, Windy. Be prepared with layers (especially ones you can take off easily, sometimes the buildings are kept pretty hot when it’s cold outside) and a good jacket like I mentioned. Depending on the year, it may get warm again by the end of the semester, to the point where you might be able to wear shorts, but like I said, it all depends on Pittsburgh.</p>
<p>My general clothing consists mostly of jeans, tees, and sweaters/pullovers. Along with a good jacket and proper shoes, that’s the basics of a Pittsburgh wardobe.</p>
<p>As an observer, I would add that Pitt students wear more Pitt gear than any other school I have ever seen. Pitt sweatshirts, t-shirts. jackets, sweatpants, pajama pants…you get the idea.</p>
<p>^^^^^^^Well, by my scientific observations (eyeball - Mark II w/corrective lenses & laundry - Water and Detergent usage), the PSU daughter has WAY more Lion gear than the Pitt daughter has Panther gear. (I do think that the Pitt kid gets a lot more free t-shirts than the PSU kid!) I’d also say by casual observations around both campuses, PSU kids in general wear more school stuff than the Pitt kids do.</p>
<p>lol QuietType. </p>
<p>I made my daughter a T-shirt quilt the fall she headed off to college. After two years, she has enough Pitt shirts to make another quilt. Hence my observation.</p>
<p>Haha @MDMom, I totally have enough free t-shirts to make a quilt too…that’s an awesome idea.</p>
<p>I’d also add that Pitt students wear a LOT of Pitt Sports clothes: Steelers, Penguins, Pirates (to a degree). Pittsburgh loves it’s sports!</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^Oh God, yes!!! If you add Pitt regalia and Steeler/Penguin/Pirate gear together, Pitt(sburgh) wins the clothing battle hands down - no other school (or region) comes close.</p>
<p>Ds is in a suite in sutherland - do you know if the baths are within the suite and become the responsibility of the students or in the hall?</p>