University of Pittsburgh Class of 2012 Decision Thread

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<p>Everyone is receiving these full tuition scholarships and such. I only got 10,000 a year and accepted into Honors College + Guaranteed Dental Program...</p>

<p>Here are some of my stats:</p>

<p>SAT 1400/2080
GPA: 4.0/4.0 (Unweighted) | 5.87/6.0 (Weighted)
Rank: Salutatorian (2/550)</p>

<p>Submitted Essay, portfolio, 3 recs</p>

<p>Coming from a large public high school with a competitive medical science magnet program</p>

<p>Typical ECs but extensive research and studies in 3 dental internships and 1 cardiology internship (over 2 years).</p>

<p>350+ Hours of volunteering at a hospital</p>

<p>Ack... would really love to attend Pitt, but with only 10,000 it's highly unlikely!</p>

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<p>I know the feeling. I really, really want to attend Pitt, but I'm getting worried. I got the same as you pretty much.</p>

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<p>What are your stats Chrys?</p>

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<p>wait, $10,000 / year... thats almost full tuition</p>

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<p>not if you are OOS 08, its 20k, so the 10k would be half (still imo, nothing to complain about)</p>

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<p>jon62690, how did you get a Guaranteed Dental Program???? I've never heard of a college that did that lol</p>

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<p>Well being OOS also adds costs in transportation, plus higher cost of living, room and board, plus OOS tuition. So really, I'd still have to spend around 20,000 a year (which is way too much even if my EFC says I can afford it).</p>

<p>As for the guaranteed dental program:
There are a LOT of universities and dental schools that have joint programs and affiliations that allow anywhere from 1-25 high school students to gain admission into dental school under an accelerated program (6/7 years) or a standard program (8 years). So it ultimately saves you from the pressure of applying to dental schools and may save you a year of college.</p>

<p>Link: University</a> of Pittsburgh: Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid</p>

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<p>Yeah, OOS messes things up.</p>

<p>My stats aren't quite as good as yours: 33 ACT, 4.0 unweighted, 4.2 weighted, 1390/2130 SAT, good essay, small rural school in NE Ohio.</p>

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<p>ohhh i get it</p>

<p>lol, I was thinking like free dental care or dentist visits lol</p>

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<p>Was finally accepted after they asked for my semester grades back in November.</p>

<p>ACT: 31
SAT: 1330/1990
GPA: 3.0 (unweighted) / 3.2 (weighted)
Rank: N/A</p>

<p>Essays: Yes
Teacher Recs: Yes
Counselor Rec: Yes</p>

<p>State or Country: NJ
School Type: large, very highly ranked, public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
Gender: Male
Major strengths/weaknesses: URM, ACT, EC's</p>

<p>I found out just one week after I sent in my semesters. Not bad...</p>

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<p>yay to everyone who got in :D cant wait to see you all this fall
im SOOO excited AH!</p>

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<p>Accepted back in January.</p>

<p>ACT:34
SAT 1450/2130
GPA: 4.0/4.0 school doesn't do weighted grades
Rank: 1/230 (**there are like ten people with 4.0's though, so were are all number 1)</p>

<p>Essays: one (got a letter back saying it was impressive and very creative... which was nice)
Teacher Recs: 2
Counselor Rec: yeah. </p>

<p>State: Oregon
School Type: medium, public, average--i hope =) ummmm 1100 students total
Ethnicity: First generation Chinese American
Gender: girlie
Major strengths: I have the best test scores at my school in the ACT by three points, two different research projects with graduate students at Oregon State University(550 hours total), 250+ hours community service</p>

<p>Got Honors Full Tuition Scholarship plus 4000 a year for engineering, automatic acceptance to any master's degree program, and will be interviewing for the Guarunteed Medical School Admission program</p>

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<p>Does anyone know how far away Forbes Honors Residence is from Market Central?</p>

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<p>Does anyone know what Pitt does for National Merit Finalists (selecting Pitt as school of choice) ? I got an email from the admissions office which referred to -3- scholarships... but it wasn't clear whether this meant JUST -3- individuals getting scholarships... or actually 3 scholarship programs... perhaps from which many NMF students might benefit. Just looking for a little more money. :)</p>

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<p>My D was a NMF last year. She was offered full tuition before she knew she was a finalist The scholarship was based on her GPA and SAT scores. Pitt did not give her any additional money for picking Pitt as her first choice school.</p>

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<p>i think they sponsor about 3-5 NMFs per year...</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:
SAT: 1930 ACT: 30
SAT IIs:
GPA: UW:-- W: 4.0
Rank: n/a
Subjective:
Essays: (did you submit?) yes
Teacher Recs: (did you submit?) yes
Counselor Rec: yes
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person: Southwest US
State or Country:
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: M
Other:
Honors: Yes
Financial aid? Scholarship $10,000
Attending? probably</p>

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<p>To those that were offered full tuition scholarship, is the mandatory fees included in the scholarship?</p>

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<p>^^^No, but the fees don't seem to be too expensive on their own (but they do add up). Still, they're not as high as the ones at some other state colleges. For example, the College of William and Mary has a $1,600 "general fee" that is tacked on in addition to tuition each semester, and there are other fees too. </p>

<p>The Pitt computer/network fee is $150; security and transportation fee is $90 (that allows you to ride all of Pittsburgh public transit for free); activity fee is $80, and the health fee is $65. These are all per semester.</p>

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<p>Is there a deadline that I have to reply to the school by if I got a scholarship? Do I have to respond by an earlier date than other applicants?</p>