<p>I actually have cross-registered twice to CMU for graduate courses. The form is pretty simple- you have to be enrolled in a minimum number of credits at Pitt (12 for undergrad) before you can add classes via cross-registration. You simply go online to the Cross-registration website (<a href=“http://www.registrar.pitt.edu/cross_registration.html”>http://www.registrar.pitt.edu/cross_registration.html</a>) and fill out the form. Print it out and have it signed by the appropriate people (your advisor and someone in your department) before turning it in to Thackeray.</p>
<p>I know before they had some strict rules about cross-registering: you can only do 1 class per term (max), only a certain number of credits can be transferred back to count towards your graduation requirements, the class you are requesting cannot already exist at Pitt, etc. I would talk to your advisor and make sure that the class you want is one that can only be obtained through cross-registration.</p>
<p>And to cross-register is free (i.e. you still only pay your normal tuition to Pitt) but the grade DOES transfer back to your transcript.</p>
<p>What is best depends on your criteria, but my son would also like to know what the differentiating characteristics of these dorms are beyond things like location and layout that he can get from the Internet.</p>
<p>Depends on the classes you’re taking. If you’re in more of the UHC classes freshman year (Physics, Calc, Engineering, Chem) I’d recommend Sutherland over Forbes because more of your classmates will be in those classes (UHC Physics and Chem are open to all students and are not “engineer-only” classes). However, if you’re in regular engineering classes or in UHC Engineering only, I would probably recommend Forbes so that you are with more classmates.</p>
<p>Both dorms are great LLC (Living/Learning Communities) and will have a great mix of people. I personally found it easier to be living with my classmates so that studying could be more impromptu/last longer than having to travel somewhere else to meet up for group homework/study session.</p>
<p>I’d highly recommend either Forbes or Sutherland over Nordy. The rooms in Nordy, while new/nice, are very small which makes studying or hanging out in there hard. Plus you will be with a larger general population of students compared to ones who are going to be working/studying a bit more.</p>
<p>Opossum: I sent you a message last week about my daughter but never received any response. Also, beyond what was in my message I’m wondering about supplementing her application. She was admitted last month and invited into the UHC (School of Arts and Science) but the Prestige Application that she initially submitted didn’t include her activities, EC, etc. Her acceptance letter said that the Scholarship Committee would at some point in the future review her application for merit scholarships. Do you think she should supplement her application with her resume? Thanks. </p>
<p>Ah! I am so sorry I never responded to the message. For some reason I don’t get email notifications about them and I frequently forget to check where they are because this new web format is awful.</p>
<p>Yes, she should absolutely submit EC information. Did she do the essay and submit 1-2 LoRs? Anything to make her more well-rounded will be really helpful for scholarship decisions, especially from the UHC when they decide whom to invite for Chancellor’s Applications.</p>
<p>@AwesomeOpossum
Do you think that ACT scores of a 30 in English and 26 in Math are high enough to receive admission to Pitt’s School of Arts and Sciences? (Just the regular Main Campus college, not Honors). Those scores would be with a 4.0 weighted GPA and a total of 5 AP classes and 2 CHS classes, most of them being taken in the senior year. I’m just curious to see where I stand.</p>
<p>According to data from last year, 52% of accepted students had an ACT English of 30+ and 50% had an ACT math from 24-29. </p>
<p>What is your composite score for the ACT? If you are around 26+ I think you should be ok. 96% of accepted students last year had a composite of 24+, although I think the average was closer to 26-27.</p>
<p>Your combination of a decent ACT score with a good GPA and a good mix of rigorous classes (5 APs) should be, in my opinion, good enough for admittance into A&S at Pitt.</p>
<p>@AwesomeOpossum
Thanks for the input!
I know that Pitt superscores so they would take my best scores from each ACT section to get a new composite score, right? If so, I’d have a 30 E, 26 M, 24 S, and 22 R. That would be a composite score of 26. Does that seem high enough? Also, isn’t it true that Pitt only reviews the English, Math, and Writing sections of the ACT?</p>
<p>Yes they superscore across sections. I don’t know where the 26 falls in that range, but like I said, 96% of students had a composite of 24+, 56% of which were between 24 and 29. So being at 26 puts you in the middle of that 50% or roughly in the bottom 33% of the accepted students.</p>
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<p>Yes. And they don’t even look at the individual writing scores for ACT (it wasn’t reported last year, just Math and English).</p>
<p>@AwesomeOpossum
Okay thanks. I’m just confused about one thing. If they don’t review the Reading and Science parts of the ACT at all, how can they report the composite in their Common Data Set? Or do they consider the composite score, along with the English, Math, and Writing?</p>
<p>Also, there was someone who recently applied to Pitt’s main campus (A&S) with a 30 E, 30 M, and 30 W on the ACT with a 3.99 weighted GPA. They have about 6 AP classes, so a pretty rigorous curriculum. They were requested for updated test scores. Their only downfall was a 22 in Reading and 23 in Science. I’m trying to figure out why someone with good enough scores in the sections that Pitt reviews (English, Math, Writing) would get requested for new scores. Could it somehow be because of the Reading and Science?</p>
<p>They look at your overall composite and then individually look at your Math and English to see how well you do in those particular sections (sort of like looking at the overall SAT/2400 but then only focusing on the Math and CR sections individually).</p>
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<p>I can’t begin to tell you what made them say that. It could have been that they were applying for Engineering or a Science major and the low ACT in Science threw them off. It could have been that they had a rigorous curriculum with APs all in the humanities but are applying into SSOE or Nursing that made them confused. </p>
<p>@AwesomeOpossum
So is it that they only use the English, Math, and Writing scores for admission purposes? And that they just see the Composite, Science and Reading scores with the application but don’t consider them for admission?
The person I was referring to was applying to A&S with a major in Psychology. They had 2 AP English courses, 1 AP Calculus course, AP Biology, AP Government, and Pitt’s CHS Statistics course.</p>
<p>If you know 100% that you are going to Pitt and you are not ~dependent~ on any scholarship money then no, there is no reason to wait on putting in your deposit (note it won’t affect your scholarship chances either way). However, just because you have put down a deposit doesn’t mean that they will no longer pay attention to your grades or how you perform in school. You still need to maintain a similar GPA/etc. to what you had when you applied.</p>
<p>I’m going to be a freshman engineering student in the UHC. I’ve decided to live in Forbes. I want to live in a single apartment-style suite sophomore and junior year…what are my best options and how likely is it that I can do this?</p>
<p>The only single apartment style rooms on campus are in Forbes-Craig (upperclassmen honors housing) and Ruskin Hall. Both locations only have a FEW selections of a 1-br apartment dorm. Your chances of getting either are essentially slim-to-none.</p>
<p>But wwsjl23, you can decide to move-off campus soph yr if you don’t get that kind of on-campus housing option (it’s by lottery so it’s luck of the draw on what you could get soph yr.)</p>