<p>Congrats to all who won full-tuition scholarships! I know that several people have already posted on another thread, but I thought it would be helpful if scholarship winners could post here and include why they thought they received the award. Also, are you in-state or OOS? Pitt doesn't spell out its requirements, and so any information is helpful.</p>
<p>My daughter won a full-tuition scholarship last year and is now a freshman at Pitt. She likes the school very much. If you have any questions about the first-year experience, just PM me.</p>
<p>So, if you recently received a letter from Pitt granting you a full-tuition scholarship or another amount, please post here!</p>
<p>does the scholarship letter come after the acceptance letter? I've received my acceptace letter couple days ago. it didn't say anything about scholarships.</p>
<p>I got the scholarship letter about two weeks after the acceptance letter.</p>
<p>I'm from New Mexico, and I'm willing to bet that my essay had a hand in my receiving of the award. It's definitely worth sending along the optional essay. I just used my common app one, which had already been through three or four rounds of revision, so it was pretty solid.</p>
<p>I also had fairly high tests scores and GPA.</p>
<p>Good luck to all!</p>
<p>LurkNessMonster, my greatest worry in relation to Pitt is that it doesn't have a very campusy campus (if you know what I mean)... I'm afraid I've fallen in love with the brick and ivy of my top schools and I don't know how I'd do in a more urban college environment. What does your daughter think of the campus?</p>
<p>Brick and ivy is nice too, but I think and urban campus never gets old, especially if you take advantage of it. There is always something new to discover.</p>
<p>lavaplatos - have you visited Pitt? We were pleasantly surprised at the real college campus feel Pitt has. It is in a very nice section of Pittsburgh - and Oakland has a real college town field. Carnegie Mellon is just down the road and there is a big park in between the two campuses. So we felt you really got the best of both worlds - a city to take advantage of all the sports, cultural, nightlife, etc. and a real campus and college town atmosphere. Good luck!</p>
<p>Yes, my daughter loves the Cathedral of Learning! And the sushi place on the lower level.</p>
<p>Lavaplatos, to answer your question, the college-selection process is all about discovering what you want (as I'm sure you know). I personally love brick-and-ivy campuses too. We visited about 18 schools, including some known for their beautiful grounds. I was blown away by them, but my daughter for some reason wasn't into the scenic factor. Near the end of the search, my daughter decided on "urban, but with green space." She loves that Pitt's campus is compact and it's relatively easy to get from one place to the other, while there are green lawns for playing frisbee. </p>
<p>On the other hand, what really made her eyes light up was when she saw Forbes Avenue, with its string of eateries including Panera Bread, Qdoba, Einstein Bros. Bagels, and places to get Japanese, Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, and Chinese food. You can use your Panther Card to pay. She didn't want to be tied to a college cafeteria, although Pitt's new food service is really good, and she's enjoying that too!</p>
<p>Here's a list of places you can eat using the Panther Card: Merchant</a> List</p>
<p>Visit the campus if you can, Lava and everyone, and see if Pitt meets your needs. Congrats again on the scholarship!</p>
<p>Hey guys, sorry if I'm hijacking the thread, but I would really appreciate it if those of you who won the full scholarships could post your stats. I've been looking at Pitt for a long time, hoping that I could get some merit money there. I'm only a junior by the way. In my case, merit money will probably be the deciding factor on what college I will attend, so I need all the info possible. Thanks.</p>
<p>Yes, I would like to know the same as hawkphoenix, but my D is senior and time is running out. There used to be a site where stats of Chancellors winners were posted, but either it is gone or I can't find it. TIA</p>
<p>My theory is that SATs of over 1450/1600 (or the ACT equivalent) will get you a full-tuition scholarship, but it would be helpful if current winners comment. And GA2012MOM, remember that Chancellor's winners are a very small subset of scholarships holders. I read last year that 400 or 500 students competed for 10 Chancellor's awards.</p>
<p>My d received the letter about guaranteed admission to the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (dependent upon graduating from Pitt with a 3.5 GPA, of course). She's planning to pursue medicine or teaching, so at the moment she isn't thinking about this kind of grad school, but who knows how her plans will change in the next 4 years?</p>
<p>I posted on the other thread about her being invited to apply for the Chancellor's Scholarship, but having the amount of her scholarship left blank on the original scholarship letter. She received a follow-up today - she's been awarded $10K annually :) . Her stats: 1480/2210; 3.8; school does not weight or rank. But, if it did, I'm pretty sure she'd only be in the top ten percent with a weighted GPA. She's taken a very challenging schedule, but she's not in top 5 percent territory. I was somewhat surprised to see the Chancellor's Scholarship application invitation for this reason.</p>
<p>Full tuition scholarship and guaranteed admission to the Grad School for Public and International Affairs.</p>
<p>KCarls
white male OOS (northern Virginia)
no legacy
private school; two graduates enrolled at Pitt last year.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.93 UW
Rank: 1/350 or so (based on GPA W)
Nat'l Merit Semifinalist (application for Finalist status pending)</p>
<p>SAT: 1530/2330
CR: 800 M: 730 W: 800</p>
<p>SAT II: Chemistry 790, US History 800, World History 800</p>
<p>8 APs
AP Chemistry 4
AP US History 5
AP World History 5
AP English Literature
AP European History
AP US Government
AP Calculus AB
AP German</p>
<p>Good essay/letters of reccomendation, and solid/dedicated extracurriculars. Good array of awards, but nothing like winning the nat'l science fair. No National Honor Society.</p>
<p>OK this has worried me. my SATs are 1210, and if i can retake the test in janurary and save all that money and have that test considered i really want to do that. Is this an option?</p>