UPitt Official Class of 2020 Decisions *Stats Only*

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Choose one:

[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]

[ b]Date applied: **

[ b]Date decision postmarked/received:**

[ b]Which school/major at UPitt:**

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown):
Highest SAT critical reading and math:
ACT (breakdown):
Highest ACT english and math:
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Did you send optional LORs?
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Did you send optional resume?

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

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Decision: Accepted

**Date applied: ** Late October 2015

Date decision postmarked/received: November 11, 2015

Which school/major at UPitt: Dietrich (Pre-Pharm/Conditional Acceptance)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
Highest SAT critical reading and math: N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 Composite
Highest ACT english and math: 34
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5), Lang (3), World (3), APHG (4), Chem (didn’t take),
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, PE (yeah…lol), Latin 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w Honor

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): varsity sport (captain), president of two clubs
Job/Work Experience: lifeguard during the summer
Volunteer/Community Service: hospital and church nursery
Summer Activities: some camps, nothing special
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9
Did you send optional LORs? No
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Did you send optional resume? Yes

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): MO
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: semi-large public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol

Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied: APPLY EARLY!!!
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Excited about Pitt, but will probably only attend if I get good merit aid. I’m nervous since I did not apply as early as others and therefore may not get merit aid. So, APPLY EARLY!

@sanjayravi16 here you go!

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Decision: Accepted

**Date applied: Oct 23 **

Date decision postmarked/received: Nov 9/Nov 19

Which school/major at UPitt: Business/Marketing

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send (1720)
Highest SAT critical reading and math: N/A
ACT (breakdown): 27 composite
Highest ACT english and math:
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Gov
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Anthro, Honors Chem, AP Stat, English IV, Business Law
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Lacrosse, Golf (Varsity Captain),
Job/Work Experience: Freelance Designer/Marketer, Ice Cream Scooper (June 2014-August 2015), Entrepreneur (started multiple businesses)
Volunteer/Community Service: Founded an organization the helps charities in need
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7, when I reread them they seem a bit condescending
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Interview: N/A
Did you send optional resume? Yes

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Semi-Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Don’t sweat it. If I can get in, you can get in.

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Decision: Accepted

**Date applied: ** October 25th

Date decision postmarked/received: November 18th

Which school/major at UPitt: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics-Economics Major

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
Highest SAT critical reading and math: N/A
ACT (breakdown): 29 Composite
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0 School does not report Unweighted): 3.59
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): Will send when scheduling classes around April/May
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, 2 Dual Enrollment Business classes from local community college, Honors Latin V, Honors Chamber Orchestra, English IV College Composition (equivalent to a College Freshman Expository Writing Class, and offered by local community college; also Dual Enrollment), Peer Leadership
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Multiple Latin Awards received throughout high school, Latin Honors Society, Regional Award for Young Musician’s Festival in nearby town.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Cello (part of a string trio outside of school)
Job/Work Experience: Youth Soccer Referee, and Youth Basketball Coach
Volunteer/Community Service:Volunteer in Hospital, Tutor in both Cello and various academic fields. Also took part in volunteer events held by Rotary International through high school’s Interact Club.
Summer Activities: Coaching Summer Basketball and taking video footage for marketing purposes for the camp.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10
Did you send optional LORs? Yes
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10
Did you send optional resume? Yes

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian/Asian (born in America though)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >80,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First/Second Generation student

Reflection
Strengths: Personally, my progression throughout high school showed that I worked hard constantly and never slacked. I was also able to overcome multiple obstacles in order to get this far. For those who are like me, never lose hope since everyone has a chance at greatness no matter what. Just keep working hard at your goals, and nothing will be impossible.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: APPLY EARLY!!!
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Like 9 other schools, so I’m not done yet, but Pitt is my top school, and was my first acceptance!
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I can’t wait to attend this great University! To others hoping to get in, apply early, and submit all materials/forms/documents on the same day for a greater chance. And as I said before, never give up. Everyone has a chance of achieving greatness. Even though I struggled through high school, I always worked hard at any rigorous or challenging course I took. Additionally, applicants, make sure that you have taken a multitude of AP, Honors, and Advanced courses in order to show that you can handle even more rigorous coursework once you get into colleges. I assume that many schools like seeing this in students.

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Choose one:

[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

Date applied: Eary October
Date decision postmarked/received: oct 21

Which school/major at UPitt: CAS, Urban Studies

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): didnt take
Highest SAT critical reading and math:
ACT (breakdown): 35; 36 english 36 reading 35 math 34 science 10 essay
Highest ACT english and math: 36, 35
SAT II (place score in parentheses): none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school only reports weighted (4.07)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/500
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 eng lang, 4 apush, 3 physics 1
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, Ap psych, AP Eng lit, AP Gov, adv calc, world conflicts
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ap scholar, ntl merit commended

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Mock Trial (captain 4 yrs), Yearbook photographer, newspaper columnist, summer orientation leader, quizbowl

Job/Work Experience: worked a summer at a civil legal aid group, worked 2 summers at a national historic landmark
Volunteer/Community Service: orientation
Summer Activities: see jobs
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 pitt essays were decent; was funny/myself
Did you send optional LORs? idk what this is so no!
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): ap english and apush teachers, probably pretty solid, did well in the classes and they both like me (8/10)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): doesnt know me too well (2400 students in my school) but probably fine (7/10)
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): none
Did you send optional resume? no

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? yes
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: ~130k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): go to a school well respected by a lot of colleges?

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

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Decision: Accepted

**Date applied: ** Late October

Date decision postmarked/received: December 8th

Which school/major at UPitt: Detrich School of Arts and Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (CR: 700 M: 780 W: 760)
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II (place score in parentheses): did not submit, 690 Math I, 690 Lit, 680 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): did not submit Statistics 5, US History 5
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus, AP English Literature, AP Spanish, Honors Anatomy and Physiology, Art II, Film Study
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): did not submit (4 years varsity soccer, 3 years JV track and field, Student Government secretary grades 11 and 12, Interact VP grade 11, Math Honor Society VP grade 12, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society)
Job/Work Experience: Summer internship for graphic design company, babysitting
Volunteer/Community Service: 4 years of spending a full week repairing homes in Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Project)
Summer Activities: snowboard camp, Pittsburgh Project
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, I spent a lot of time, and there was clearly a lot of passion. My English teacher tore apart my first draft and helped me rebuild it into what he called “outstanding” and he’s the hardest English teacher I’ve had, so I value his opinion infinitely.
Did you send optional LORs? Yes
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t get to read
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t get to read
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): n/a
Did you send optional resume? No. UPitt honestly saw none of my extracurriculars, work experience, volunteerism, etc.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Very high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, test scores, test scores
Weaknesses: I didn’t submit a resume, so they saw no ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: High test scores
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Tufts (top choice), Brown, Columbia, Boston College, Brandeis, Boston University, University of Vermont
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I’m still waiting to see if I got into the honors program and to see what kind of scholarships I get.

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Decision: Accepted

Date applied: November 8th, 2015

Date decision postmarked/received: December 11th, 2015

Which school/major at UPitt: Swanson School of Engineering; Materials Sciences and Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 630R, 640M, 670W
ACT (breakdown): 34C, 35E, 32M, 36R, 34S, 23Wr
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chemistry [N/A], Math II [N/A]
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/236
AP (place score in parentheses): Human Geo(5), World (5), Art Hist(3), Chem(4), Eng Lang(5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, U.S. Gov Hon, 2/D Studio Art Hon, AP Eng Lit, AP Phys 1, Portfolio 3 Hon, AP Studio Art: 3/D Design
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2016 National YoungArts Foundation Honorable Mention Winner, Visual Arts; Merit Award from The Dali Museum.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Visual Arts - personal study on curation and materials, exhibited work at 10+ exhibitions, have viewed 30+ exhibitions nationwide | National Honor Society - member | YoungArts Foundation | Dance - private personal study on kinesiology and human locomotion
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: - Volunteer at blood donation center, emergency help center, and freshman transition camp at high school (45 hours total)
Summer Activities: Volunteer activities, visual arts, dance
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Were good, discussed my future ambitions with constant reference to my artwork (9/10)

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: Magnet Public for the Performing and Fine Arts
Ethnicity: Asian, Pacific-Islander
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <$30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
Strengths: Devotion to visual arts, ACT score, GPA, Senior courseload (mixed between the arts and academics), Essays
Weaknesses: Small amount of volunteer/community service
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Carnegie Mellon, University of Michigan, NYU, Boston Uni, Uni South Florida, Maryland Institute College of Art, West Virginia Uni, Penn State University
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Essays should focus on yourself, not the school and what you know about it. UPitt knows what’s good about them, so keep references to the university minimal. I did talk about the city of Pittsburgh, though, and how my family lives near the city so they can provide me support as I progress my studies.

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Update to my stats: I got into the honors college

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Decision: Accepted

Date applied: 10/16/15

Date decision postmarked/received: 12/17/15 (delay because collegeboard took long sending SAT scores)

Which school/major at UPitt: Computer Science @ Arts and Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
Highest SAT critical reading and math: 630 and 630
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): multiple computer science-related certifications

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): President of Girls Who Code Club, Editor for Yearbook Club, Design committee of Multicultural Club
Job/Work Experience: Retail Employee since November 2014
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer at local food bank since Freshman year
Summer Activities: Computer Science 7-week program
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8ish. I explained bad grades, discussed future career goals, and all around interest in school

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes.
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Magnet
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female

Reflection
Strengths: essays. I also sent my first marking period grades.
Weaknesses: grades, all around. GPA is pretty low and SAT scores could be better.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: expressed extreme interest in Computer Science.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Make the best of your essays! They will make or break your app.

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Decision: Accepted

Date applied: 11/06/15

Date decision postmarked/received: Idk didnt get mail yet… Got video acceptance on decmeber 17th

Which school/major at UPitt: Computer Science @ Arts and Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
Highest SAT critical reading and math: 630, 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2

Senior Year Course Load: ap calculus ab, ap physics c, advanced topics in ap computer science, consumer economics, principles of engineering, study hall, la, gym

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4 years track and field, 4 years cross country, iOS developer since sophomore year, computer sicence club, pennapps hackathon, self learned 2 programming languages(c++, python).

Job/Work Experience: iOS development internship summer after junior year(made an app that 200+ doctors use)

Volunteer/Community Service: Tutor kids in computer science
Summer Activities: working out, coding
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes.
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Top 20 public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male

Reflection
Strengths: essays, computer science ec’s, test scores
Weaknesses: grades, all around. GPA is pretty low for out of state
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: expressed extreme interest in Computer Science.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Make the best of your essays! They will make or break your app. Dont be scared to apply with low stats. Make your essays stand out with passion.

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Decision: Accepted

**Date applied: Early November **

Date decision postmarked/received: December 23, 2015

**Which school/major at UPitt: Biology Major **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1910
Highest SAT critical reading and math: 1230
ACT (breakdown): N/A
Highest ACT english and math: N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 40th percentile
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Stat, AP Lit, Honors Forensics, Anatomy, Online Honors Spanish, Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Basketball, Theatre, Lacrosse
Job/Work Experience: Waitress
Volunteer/Community Service: EMT, Hoops for Autism, Camp Counselor
Summer Activities: Camp Counselor
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7, didn’t spend much time on them
Did you send optional LORs? no
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Did you send optional resume? no

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: EMT, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ECs, volunteer, passion well stated in the short answers
Where else you are applying or have already applied: accepted into penn state, applying umass amherst, tufts, uva, uchicago, and a lot of others deferred from northeastern and umich
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

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Could someone chance me, please? Thanks!

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit.
[ *] ACT: 28 (34 English and 30 Math)
[ *] SAT II: Did not take.
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: (All dual enrollment) World Civilization I, Experiencing Literature, General Biology I, Organic Chemistry II, Probability and Statistics, World Civilization II, Macroeconomics, Intro to Sociology, General Psychology, Fundamentals of Speech Communication, and College Success

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Shadowed several neurosurgeons and neurologists at Vanderbilt.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at three hospitals, Red Cross, and several other places (350 hours).
[ *] Summer Activities: Volunteered
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great
[ *] Additional Rec: Great
[ *] Interview: None

Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: > $120,000
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): I’m earning an associates degree while in high school (67 credits).

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Choose one:

Decision: Accepted
**Date applied: ** early September (problem with receiving SAT scores)

Date decision postmarked/received: November

Which school/major at UPitt: Stat at Dietrich

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (lost 30 in cr)
Highest SAT critical reading and math: 770 CR 800 M
ACT (breakdown): n/a
Highest ACT english and math:
SAT II (place score in parentheses): math 2 (800) ushist (720) (didn’t send bc not required)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.12/4.0 (not sure how)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/974
AP (place score in parentheses): German (5) Ushist (5) Stat (5) calc ab (5) calc bc (5) English lang (5) French (5) worldhist (4) (darn sophomore year first ap! Lol)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load:
9 aps (compsci, studio art, physics mech and e, gov us and comparative, english lit, Econ micro and macro)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nmsqt semi finalist, national ap scholar, nothing really major

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: German Club (President)
Job/Work Experience: engineering teacher
Volunteer/Community Service: nhs? But everyone has that
Summer Activities: nothing major and not mentioned either
Essays (rating 1-10, details): the short answer questions? Bad
Did you send optional LORs? No, didn’t know it was allowed either
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Did you send optional resume? No

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? I can’t remember for some reason, probably
State (if domestic applicant): pa
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity:
Gender: f
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: sat and GPA I guess
Weaknesses: no cool extra curricular or awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: pitt goes on stats only…
Where else you are applying or have already applied: cmu, psu, jhu, brown, cornell, penn, and a couple more
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:
This was my safety along with psu but I got a full tuition scholarship so I’m not really sure of anything anymore… It’s definitely a great school with great opportunities, I’d be humbled to attend :slight_smile: will see in April!

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@kcarpenterfan I also got a full tuition scholarship as well! Do you think it includes room and board fees?

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@hiltiv unless yours is a special case, I believe not. The letter said that I could further apply for Chancellor’s Scholarship which does include room and board. (Implying that this does not include it)

psst… Now I’m worried I’ll get yelled at for talking on a stats only page… sorry in advance! :slight_smile:

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@kcarpenterfan you’re right we shouldn’t be talking too much lol. But yea mine only said full tuition so I’ll probably apply for the Chancellor’s scholarship as well

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@kcarpenterfan and @hiltiv, Full tuition does not imply that room and board will be covered. The award letter should specify whether room and board is also covered. Feel free to contact our office with further questions to keep this thread uncluttered!

412-624-7488 or oafa@pitt.edu.

Best,
A Pitt Admissions Staffer

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Decision: Accepted

**Date applied: ** 10/10/15

Date decision postmarked/received: 11/05/15

Which school/major at UPitt: Dietrich - Marked Pre-med as major, will probably end up being biomedical or neuroscience with minor in psychology

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): not even gonna talk about it lol
Highest SAT critical reading and math: ^
ACT (breakdown): 33C, 30M, 34, 34W, 34 S
Highest ACT english and math: 34, 30
SAT II : N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/341, top 5%
AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (4), Psychology (5), US Govt (4), Lang (4), Chem (3) - to be fair i sucked at chem
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 2, AP Stats, and I’m actually in a medical internship so I spend 3 hours at the local hospital shadowing doctors and taking classes there - anatomy and physiology, English, Health, Internship credit, and Gov and Econ (Most of the classes I already took in junior or sophomore year so I’m just getting double credit if that kind of makes sense)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.) : AP Scholar with distinction, All-NYS Sportmanship for field hockey, All-WNY Scholar Athlete

Subjective:
Extracurriculars ): Class President for 1 year, MSA Co-founder and President, NHS treasurer, Chem honors society secretary, bio honors society, math honors society, yearbook chief editor, science olympiad, 4-year varsity field hockey (one year team captain), Aquilo secretary junior year.
Job/Work Experience: Receptionist at a local primary care center as a summer job
Volunteer/Community Service: 250+ hours at one hopsital, 100+ at another. Volunteer for Pink Pillow project for breast cancer patients
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): My pitt essays were kind of meh, not that great in my opinion. I couldn’t really express what I wanted to with their topics
Did you send optional LORs? Yes, 4 including one from my school’s assistant principal
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10 from psych teacher, 10 from yearbook adviser, 8 from physics teacher, not sure about assistant principal didn’t read it
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): I don’t think my counselor sent it to Pitt, but I’m assuming it was okay, I didn’t read it so maybe an 8
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Did you send optional resume? What I didn’t know we could do that.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: Asian/Pakistani
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:300,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My love for medicine and how much effort i’ve put towards it and the rest of my schooling

Reflection
Strengths: My focus for one field, good class rank, decent ACT
Weaknesses: My essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied: UB, UofR, PSU, CWRU, Brown, Cornell, SBU/GW, Rice/Baylor, Loyola Maryland, UConn, and a couple of local colleges.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Definitely apply early, but if you need to, don’t hold back on retaking ACT or SAT. I missed getting an invitation to the GAP program for medicine because of one point on my ACT according to the admissions counselor. Take your time to research the school and know exactly what their requirements and deadlines are. Don’t procrastinate which I know you hear from every student but still, it kicked my butt. And be nice to your recommenders and counselors, it pays off.