No later than March 1 for incoming first years.
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I forgot to add that I got the merit money after I committed to Pitt. Does anyone know if merit money can be used for non-tuition expenses such as books, meal memberships etc.?
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Is the PA scholars interviews done? my daughter got her acceptance long back but nothing about PA scholars. Does that mean she is not in running for it anymore?
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I have no idea how one knows where the process is for the PA Scholars applicants or Honors College. I think only admissions knows at this point.
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Update - Twin B got accepted on 12/22. I think the admissions office is closed from 12/23 -1/2.
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My son got accepted 12/21 for Computer Science!!! He didnât get to check until today - we went out of town for Christmas and he forgot his log in info LOL. We are very grateful!
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Applied 12/1, got accepted for Mathematics (first choice, so yay!!!) on 12/20, OOS. Waiting on any aid if possible! super excited as i really didnt know if id get in
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That was quick!! Way to go!! Good luck on the aid! My daughter is at Pitt and loves it.
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What is Pittâs reputation with respect to merit aid (weâre OOS)? My son has received some decent offers from similar public schools so far (Iowa, Minnesota, invited to apply for selective scholarships at Indiana) . . . just donât know what to expect from Pitt.
I believe OOS max merit aid is $20K? That also doesnât count the invite-only scholarships, which are extremely competitive. Anecdotally, it seems like amount of aid may vary by school/major since CS seems to get less. However, since this is based on my reading of CC threads, that could be a small sample bias.
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Has anyone who applied mid-October heard about merit aid? DD accepted, 36 ACT, 4.0 uw. Also applied for a TE scholarship. Havenât heard anything about merit.
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She should get her regular merit aid offer any day now. Check the document center as a letter will appear there before an email notification is sent. What college/major did she apply to? CS aid might be lagging behind.
Notice of TE will come later. Canât remember where I got the info but in my spreadsheet I have âHolistic no tests, end of Feb. No waitlist.â
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My D23 applied 10/14 to the School of Computing and Information. She got her acceptance in early December and notice of merit award (10k/yr) a bit later, 12/15 is in my notes.
So hang in there! I donât know if applying for TE changes the timeline at all though. There is a separate thread where people are posting their merit awards, generally including the time frame it took to hear back.
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Is your student a CS major?
My son was accepted to the Johnstown campus. If he appeals and asks to go to main campus, what are the chances they will let him âtransferâ?
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@MRichards74 My DD was accepted to engineering back in Oct. A week later she had her merit letter for $20k a year-total $80. Requires keeping a 3.1 GPA or higher.
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My DS applied to engineering on Nov 1, completed the SRAR the next day, and received the âmoving to review phaseâ email on Nov 17, and still no decision as of now (nothing under âto dosâ or âholdsâ on the portal either). I wonder how many other students with similar application time are still waiting for a decision?
That seems to be within the margin of my daughterâs path (CS.) Her application went to review the first week of November and she heard on Dec. 16th (exactly 6 weeks.) When you figure the office was closed last week, I donât think itâs unusual that he hasnât heard yet.
My daughter submitted on 10/21 and went to review on 10/27. And nothing (including no request for mid-year grades)
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Not sure⊠I know PSU does this where if someone gets admitted to a satellite campus that they can ask to be reconsidered for a different major. I think they are trying to fill their other campuses. For mine, she wouldnât go to a different campus.