What are my chances at Pitt?

<p>GPA-3.4
SAT-1570/2400
Class Rank 2/37
Top 10%
I go to a private school in NJ
African American/Live in inner city NJ</p>

<p>Awards & Honors</p>

<p>• National Honor Society
• Saint Patrick Honor Society
• Knights of Columbus Scholarship Award Winner
• National Young Scholars: Certificate Holder
• New Jersey STARS Program Nominee
• Edward Bloustein Scholarship Nominee
• National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA): Certificate Holder
• Elizabeth-Port Baseball Junior/Senior League: 2008-2011 MVP & All- Star
• Saint Patrick Baseball Team: Most Improved (2) & Most Valuable
• Women’s Scholarship Club: Junior Role Model Award
• Annual City-Wide Spelling Bee: Co-Winner
• Elizabeth Pop Warner Little Scholar (4)</p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>• National Honor Society
• Math Club
• Etiquette Club
• Delta Sigma Theta TEEN Program
• Cultural Club
• St. Patrick Basketball Team: JV Captain
• St. Patrick Baseball Team: Varsity Captain
• Elizabeth PAL Football: Pop Warner
• Elizabeth-Port Baseball: Jr./ Sr. League
• North Elizabeth Baseball: Scorekeeper
• New Zion Saints Basketball</p>

<p>My essay is also very strong.</p>

<p>Pitt Main that is.</p>

<p>I know that my SAT and my GPA are a bit below Pitts standards, but will my EC’s make up for it/perhaps my race(not that i’m solely banking on that)? I have more EC’s than I mentioned up there but for some reason CC wouldn’t let me post it. I have family at Pitt already. I went to Ready, Set, Pitt in June 2011. </p>

<p>I applied around October 7th-ish and it said that my application was complete on October 11. I haven’t heard from them yet, maybe that’s because they were waiting for my November 5th SAT scores(which were sent on 11/20)?</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think, Pitt is my first choice.</p>

<p>I think you’ll get in. I got in with similar stats, except I took the ACT. </p>

<p>Sent from my MB502 using CC App</p>

<p>I had a 3.9 UW gpa, a 4.2 weighted and a 22 ACT (superscore) and a 1570/2400 on my SAT with tons of volunteer work and EC and I didn’t get into Pitt Main for the 2012 fall semester. They offered me admission to a branch instead. But it’s hard to tell what Pitt is looking for with certain people. Everybody is different. I think anybody has a chance. I know people with lower stats than both you and I who got into Pitt Main (which makes me scratch my head a bit). So I’m definitely in no way saying you won’t get in. </p>

<p>I think, and also have been told, that Pitt is unpredictable.
Good luck, I hope you get in!</p>

<p>The SAT and ACT scores in this thread are significantly below the 25th percentile for Pitt main campus. Branches should be fine, but main campus would be a huge reach. If you know folks that were accepted at main campus with scores in this range, they must have had truly exceptional nonacademic achievements or serious hooks</p>

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<p>True. I think many people said Pitt really looks for a minimum 1200 CR+M (600 each). To not have though is a huge factor in whether or not you will get into Main. Most likely you will go to a branch, but you can always apply to transfer after a year if you get good grades.</p>