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<p>True and, generally speaking, moving off campus will be cheaper than living in a dorm.</p>
<p>@Awesomeop Do you know if any robotics work is done at the Undergraduate Level at Pitt? Thanks!</p>
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A quick Google search says that we have an Automation and Robotics Lab (research I believe) through the Industrial Engineering Department (link: <a href=“http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/Industrial/Research/Automation_and_Robotics_Laboratory/”>http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/Industrial/Research/Automation_and_Robotics_Laboratory/</a>)</p>
<p>There is also a Robotics and Automation Society club registered at Pitt (search the SORC Organization directory for that).</p>
<p>I saw that webpage and I found it odd that it was under industrial engineering. Most other schools that do not have an independent robotics major have a robotics concentration under either Electrical or Mechanical engineering.</p>
<p>I was wondering if you had some personal interaction with students who pursued robotics.</p>
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<p>I mean, it hardly makes a difference. It could be the professor who is sponsoring the society is in industrial, or has experience in robotics, or an active interest. I wouldn’t let the fact that it’s in the industrial department bother you at all…</p>
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<p>Not at all. If you’re looking for something more Mech/EE though I would suggest joining the FSAE club which builds a racecar every year to compete in a huge international competition in Michigan.</p>
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<p>To be honest, no. If you have a very strong application they might try to get back to you within a few weeks, otherwise you unfortunately have to sit tight and wait until April to see when they mail you a decision. I will say that since you applied earlier in the cycle I imagine you would hear back much earlier, but as to how long that might be is unknown.</p>
<p>@ awesomeoppusum. My daughter was a decent candidate but hardly a very strong applicant. No chance at honors college or scholarship. No special status application. She was accepted 11 days after she applied. </p>
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<p>The sooner you apply the shorter your wait should be. Logically, because the admissions committee has less applications to look through before reaching yours.</p>
<p>With that said, some people have had to wait a few weeks to a month or more to hear back. Expect scholarships to taken even longer given that they only meet once a week.</p>
<p>Hard to believe this thread has dropped down so far! And hard to believe that my son’s first semester at Pitt is almost over.</p>
<p>Bump for all those new Pitt admits who have lots of questions.</p>
<p>AO, does Pitt have many scholarships for students majoring in computer science? I’m out of state and after room and board and federal aid, I’m probably looking at close to 28k a year. </p>
<p>Also, what do you think of honors college? Other than the whole “diversity thing”, is it really that advantageous? Are you forced to participate in certain activities? Are the Sutherland dorms far superior to the other dorms? Am I required to take honors courses? Would honors college give me a lot of scholarships that I would not receive otherwise?</p>
<p>Just some background on me:<br>
30 ACT (33 math, 31 english)
3.83 GPA (4.142 weighted)
Most extreme courseload available to me</p>
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<p>I don’t know if there are computer science-specific ones. If so they would have to come from that department which generally means it came from an alumnus who might put specific qualifications on it.</p>
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<p>I think the UHC is a great organization. They provide a bunch of opportunities (research, classes, clubs/groups, summer opportunities, etc.) that you can’t get otherwise (or as easily) without their support and help. It would be beneficial to any student to get to know the people in the UHC and ask them for their assistance whenever you may need it. </p>
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<p>Nope. No need to participate in anything you don’t want to.</p>
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<p>Yes in the sense that the community you will get in Sutherland is probably one of the best you can get as a freshman. In terms of physicality, the dorm is the only suite-style dorm available for freshmen. You also are surrounded by peers who are dedicated to their studies more so than the average student. When I was a freshman in the UHC dorms we never had to worry about locking our doors or leaving our stuff around because there was a great sense of community and trust which isn’t always around in the other dorms.</p>
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<p>They do host a variety of events to highlight opportunities available to students that you might not otherwise hear about (Brackenridge Fellowship, DAAD Fellowship, etc.) They’ll help you create a strong application which helps make you a competitive applicant when attempting to win these awards.</p>
<p>I received my acceptance in early November, and I was wondering when and if I would be receiving scholarship notification by now. Would they send a letter indicating I would receive no scholarship, or do I just wait and they don’t send anything, so I know I didn’t get a scholarship.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help</p>
<p>@ADaily, Our Scholarship Committee meets weekly and makes decisions on scholarships. If you have not heard yet, there is no reason to worry. Due to the competitiveness of the scholarships, some students go through two, sometimes three, reviews before a final decision is made. While some students find out about a scholarship quite early, possibly within three weeks of being admitted, many more do not find out until much later. Bottom line, those students selected to receive an award will find out no later than March 1st.</p>
<p>-A Pitt Admissions Staffer </p>
<p>How early should I apply next year in order to get a conditional acceptance to the Pharmacy school?</p>
<p>My daughter applied in August. My understanding is that once they have the 50 something students with the required stats, that’s it. So it is in your best interest to apply early.</p>
Hello! I know the essay questions on the Hail to Pitt app are not required but in your opinion are they absolutely required to increase my chance of getting in and getting scholarships??? What would be the disadvantages if I did not write them?? Have anyone be accepted with good scholarships without writing these essays?
@AwesomeOpossum :
- Is it possible to use imagination and provide a description of a generic Pitt freshman?
- What is weekend life like for an oos freshman?
- Is there a drastic difference in workload/intensity academically freshman yr vs 3rd?
- Is there a major that is considered “crème de la crème” over all others?
- How’s traffic into Pittsburgh coming from the east?
- won’t even try this - generic doesn’t exist. only thing I can attest to is school pride - lots of Pitt-wear around campus. my dd (soph) entire wardrobe consists of Pitt t-shirts and sweatshirts at this point.
- oos weekend life vs in-state is not much different - it isnt like the in-state kids go home in droves on weekends like other big publics might (eg rutgers suffers this, I know)
- depends on major - both of my kids are in engineering, the workload seems to actually be less difficult as you really are studying what you are interested in (vs. required courses that you might have no interest in) and you have adjusted to the demands/freedoms of college learning.
- traffic - depends on what you mean, traffic day to day if you are commuting? or traffic for drop offs? we are in NJ and travel rt 80 west mostly, traffic is easy, it’s only the last bit coming through the tunnel that is a bit more congested. Also, fwiw, Pitt offers buses home for holidays, stopping in other cities in PA, MD, NYC.
I would definitely do them. They add a level to your application that lets the committee (especially the scholarship one) see your personality, which numbers and resumes don’t do.
If you’re on the edge and the scholarship/admissions committee sees that you didn’t write an essay they will think you aren’t really that interested in Pitt and may deny you/not give you money. People have been awarded money without writing essays but that is generally for students who are VERY strong academically, have some sort of hook, and/or apply very early in the year.
- I think you can go over the rankings of various majors, but anything related to health sciences has a definate advantage, Pitt receives a ton of research funding from NIH (#6 nationally behind JHU, UW, UCSF…) and is surrounded by hospitals for shadowing/volunteer.