<p>okay, so somehow im managing to maintain a 4.0 gpa throughout 9th-11th so far with a cumulative weighted avg of 95.35 where a 4.0 = 95-100. My ACT scores were 24 reading 24 english 24 math but 19 science leaving me with a composite of 23. I am part of SADD club (Students Against Destructive Decisions), in National Honor Society, will be part of Interact club, spanish club, chem club, National Athletic Honor Society next year as a senior. I will also be doing Habitat for Humanity in the summer while having a summer job. After my senior year I will have played 3 years of basketball, 2 years of track, and 1 year of football. My senior year is going to be rigorous with my schedule being AP Chem, AP European History, AP Literature, Trig, Anatomy, Spanish III, and a college level course offered by a community college (US History/Sociology). I have also completed a college level course at a community college in the summer of my sophmore year (Psychology 101). What would my chances of getting into Pitt? I am also an in-state resident of PA.</p>
<p>bump bump bump…</p>
<p>Your ACT scores are not very good. Although your GPA is perfect, with an ACT as low as yours, there is a very noticeable level of inconsistency. You need to ease up on your courses, and really work on getting your ACT up. Try taking the SAT, they are pretty equal tests, but some feel comfortable taking one rather than the other. </p>
<p>Also, Pitt is a private institution, meaning that in-state really plays no factor, from what I’ve heard.</p>
<p>Your GPA is very good, but that ACT score will kill you. You definetley should retake it or maybe try the SAT and try for a better score, if you can do that you have a very good chance of getting especially because you’re in-state.</p>
<p>BTW Pitt is a state university, not a private one.</p>
<p>Pitt is a state-related university, which is a private-public hybrid. It is not owned or administered by the state, and has private governance, although about 9% of its overall budget is subsidized by the state. In state-tuition is subsidized by the state and is therefore cheaper than OOS tuition. PSU, Temple and Lincoln are the only other schools in Pennsylvania with a similar set up (which is rare elsewhere in the country as well). That said, Pitt and these other schools are typically classified, and popularly regarded as, public universities.</p>
<p>BTW, Pitt was fully private until 1966.</p>
<p>really? my chances are that low? I saw that online it said the middle 50% of the students had a composite of 25-30, and that they look strongly at your critical reading section and math section and mine are both 24s. Would my chances be that slim because of a point difference in the two sections even with my high gpa and other factors?</p>
<p>btotheg… 71% of pitt students are in-state and 29% out of state. Im not arguing, but i was just doing the math and I figured being in-state would play a little bit of a factor</p>