University of Pittsburgh Class of 2028 Official Discussion Thread

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Bit of a random aside, but the density of good hospitals in that area is crazy. I know bigger cities might have more hospitals somewhere, but Pittsburgh is not such a big city. However, it is the main hospital city for a pretty big chunk of territory, with people coming from quite a distance for certain things. And then so many of those hospitals are in that one part of the city . . . .

Anyway, you basically already said this, but I just wanted to note that I have heard before it is something other people looking at going into health professions have seen as a big plus about Pitt.

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Does that mean they are reviewing your app? How long was it from the time you received the ID to acceptance?

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My son’s timeline as following

8/19 submitted via Common App
8/21 Pitt downloaded his application
8/24 Received Pitt portal email
8/25 Pitt ID letter in Document Center
8/28 SRAR completed
8/29 To do item clear in portal
9/27 Button show up
9/28 Admitted letter in Document Center
10/3 Received personalized email

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Cute “poster” and stickers came in the mail today from Pitt. D accepted to Nursing a month ago. First and only acceptance so far, so it’s exciting. OOS and have not seen Pitt yet.

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Great nursing school. congrats!

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Son got into Swanson Bioengineering
All documents processed on 09/26
Accept/Decline Buttons appeared on 10/04
Letter posted on Doc center on 10/05

Pitt was his first application & admission, so we are all thrilled. It is a big relief!!

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No that just means there is no decision yet. Hang tight.

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Anyone’s kid got notification of merit award yet? I looked at last year’s chat and the earliest reported award was 10/7.

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Nothing yet. Should we “expect” merit for OOS Nursing?

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Not sure if merit awards depend on the student’s major but from what I read in the previous threads, larger merit awards are given to high stat OOS students than instate ones.

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Are emails sent to students as progress is made in their application review process, or do they need to just check on a regular basis? Thanks!

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We didn’t get any email while application status was pending. We only got email when admit letter is posted in documents center.

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Weird. I haven’t gotten a single email from Pitt, even though she got in 2 weeks ago. No special personalized video, either. I’m glad we knew to check the portal, but we feel so alone. :rofl:

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Pitt downloaded 9/25, we are still waiting for any email at all, including the portal email.

Our HS-provided college counselor says her information shows we are complete, but that the lack of a portal email is unusual by this point, so we are going to follow up to inquire with her help.

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Yeah seems weird. You will get a people soft id number via letter the document center once it’s complete.

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Something got lost somewhere. I am not 100% convinced S24 properly checked filters. We’ll see . . . .

Fortunately, our HS has a good relationship with Pitt, so they should be able to work it out.

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Same here. D got accepted on 9/15 based on the letter in the document center but never got any email from them. We just make it a point to check the portal once in awhile (more like everyday while waiting for merit lol).

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Congrats!! Just curious - what was the timing between Pitt confirming receipt of the application and notification of acceptance? Thanks!

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Thanks!
D applied through Pitt system on 9/9 and never received any email about the application. We checked the Pitt system on 9/14 and saw the accept/decline buttons. Then 24 hrs later, the acceptance letter appeared in the document center. No email communication whatsoever from Pitt even up to now.

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Wow Pitt must be listening because my daughter just got the video today!

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