Pitt Rolling (2022-2023)

[ripe stone]

Surprised this hasn’t been made yet, anyone else waiting for a decision?

[scarlet egret]

I got my decision a couple days ago

[ripe stone]

When did you apply?

[scarlet egret]

a while ago

I think in like october?

so a long time

[elfin raven]

got accepted back in september however i still haven’t received any info about scholarship aid, has anyone?

[scarlet egret]

I still havent heard back about that yet either

[raw temple]

i haven't gotten in yet 💀

[main blade]

I haven’t checked today but Same

[ashen jetty]

@feral sierra do you have apply to Pitt emoji still

[fallow temple]

I’m abt to apply to Pitt

For econmics

[main blade]

Wait guys

I got an email saying that my application went to the review phase

But this is what my Pitt app says

But I also got this

[radiant crescent]

did u do common app?

if so, it’s supposed to be like that

[ripe stone]

My application went to the review phase november 18 so its been a month and I havent heard back

[vale pecan]

submitted my app nov 30 so i probably won’t hear back for awhile… the wait is kinda agonizing 😭

[radiant crescent]

the website says decisions take approx 6-8 weeks

it used to be 4-6 but more ppl apply starting mid oct so it takes longer

[main blade]

Wait so should I have submitted it on the Pitt application? If I submitted it on common app?

[radiant crescent]

it doesn’t matter

you got the email that it’s in review so you should be good

[main blade]

K

👍

[undone bison]

Is the later I apply the less chance I got?

[radiant crescent]

yes, esp if it’s competitive like nursing or engineering

[gentle radish]

I applied late October and haven’t gotten my decision yet

[main blade]

Same

[edgy river]

Anyone gotten finaid yet?

[main blade]

I haven’t gotten a decisions yet

Let alone fin aid

[silver lynx]

i applied in october as well

their portal is so weird😭

[outer hinge]

I got accepted back in October

[main blade]

Fr fr

[edgy river]

same lol

[elfin raven]

i got a decision exactly 2 weeks from the day i applied

oos for cs

[silver lynx]

wow

where tf is mine then

😭

[wise ibex]

me too

[elfin raven]

did you hear back about scholarship aid?

[vale pecan]

who all here is applying out of state

[gentle radish]

Me

[wise ibex]

i havent gotten in yet

[elfin raven]

oh ok

[main blade]

Me💀

[wise ibex]

same

[fallow temple]

Where do isee application stays on my pitt

Application status

It is very confusing

[rugged geyser]

Wait fr? Thank you!

[radiant crescent]

np!

[main blade]

Nice

[main blade]

Ok here

I talked about a portal issue

Well one of their portals said that I didn’t submit my materials even tho I did through common app

So apparently their “portal” said that hit their document center had my documents from the common app so…

It was all ok

I was worried for nothing.

I got in btw

[radiant crescent]

congrats!

[rugged geyser]

did you find out through your document center?

omg I just got in

[main blade]

Congrats! 🎉

[rugged geyser]

Thank you! Just realized we're in a few of the same channels 😄

[noble oak]

did any of you here apply for the honors college as well?

[radiant crescent]

congrats! when did you apply?

[main blade]

Are you also a NJ kid?

Because Rutgers💀

[rugged geyser]

November 1st! They sent me an email saying they were looking at my application/received everything by November 4th. However I will say I think the School you are applying for along with the time you applied plays a factor.

[rugged geyser]

no ironically. I just applied because I have close fam there

[main blade]

Imagine living in Nj💀

[hushed valley]

i just moved to NJ like a month ago, so idk if im oos or not

[main blade]

Which state are you a legal resident of?

[hushed valley]

PA

[main blade]

Then your instate schools are in Pennsylvania in terms of admissions but you might be able to pay Nj in state tuition later on if you end up going to a public school in Nj

[hushed valley]

mhm that makes sense cus tax years and all that

the latter might be the plan with rutgers

of what u said

[main blade]

You’re state for Pitt tho. yay?

Pitt is expensive in state too💀

20k

[hushed valley]

praying for scholarships lol 🙏

[main blade]

Me too, Good luck!!!!

[hushed valley]

ty i wish u luck on ur other schools too !!

[main blade]

When does Pitt release fin aid and scholarship info?

[rugged geyser]

"Students submitting a completed application for admission, along with their personal statement or Common
Application essay, by December 1, are automatically reviewed for merit scholarships. The Scholarship Committee meets
from October through February and reviews admitted candidates on a weekly basis. It is not uncommon for the
Committee to review a student's credentials several times before making a final decision. Therefore, while some
students are informed of a scholarship award shortly after being admitted, many more are not notified until much later.
All students selected to receive a scholarship will be notified no later than March 1."

IDK about financial aid

[main blade]

Thank you 🙏

[fallow temple]

For whoever that got in what were ur stats

[main blade]

1470sat, 3.7w gpa, “good, but rushed ecs”

[undone bison]

wtf i didnt know pitt had a 750 word essay 😭

[silver lynx]

what

they do?

[undone bison]

oh nvm its only for international students 😭

[silver lynx]

lol

[mortal quiver]

I applied in November 3rd and haven’t heard back

Do you know by when will I hear back

[rugged geyser]

I got my result back so just check every day! They tend to be a bit slower depending on what department you applied for.

[mortal quiver]

I applied for cs on main

[rugged geyser]

Oh I did the same thing. Probably any day now.

[gentle radish]

I submitted on the 23rd of October and haven’t gotten anything back

[silver lynx]

same lol

CS as well

[severe dirge]

When pitt finna look at my mid year grades

(obv after jan 2 but cmon bro they had all my stats, why's the early grad debuff on a safety too)

[main blade]

Does Pitt ask for mid year grades for ea?

[severe dirge]

They asked bc im an early grad and they dont have mucb to go off of

[vale pecan]

me !

[nocturne quiver]

Hey guys? Just wondering is it too late to apply for RD rolling now? For Biology

[wise ibex]

no

i dont think so

[gentle radish]

Nah you can apply now

[nocturne quiver]

How long they usually take to make a decision?

[gentle radish]

Well I applied in mid October and still haven’t received a response lol

[mortal quiver]

Same

[wise ibex]

^

[nocturne quiver]

But I thought they said will take 6-8 weeks to review all materials, have you guys email them ask what happened?

[mortal quiver]

Yes they told me 4-6 weeks

[main blade]

I got my decision days before winter break

Pitt admission staff is probably on break too

So they’ll come back this coming week

[fallow temple]

I had to do the srar

For putt

[main blade]

Me too💀

[silver lynx]

my folks

if im asked to accept or decline

does it mean i got in?

[main blade]

Yes

But like go to your document center

And check their decision letter

[final fern]

same

[silver lynx]

aightt

[silver lynx]

ah okay its weird

no letter in the document center

but option to accept or decline offer

so what do i take it as?

[main blade]

Well if you have that choice

Then you’re accepted I think

[ripe stone]

where is the option, like an email?

[empty current]

when did you apply?

[silver lynx]

before nov 1

28 oct?

not sure

[raw temple]

I think I got accepted

[nocturne quiver]

When did you apply?

[silver lynx]

yep i got the doc finally

and the email was sent 3 days after the doc was uploaded

weird af

[main blade]

Nice

[raw temple]

November 4th but wasn’t fully completed until around the 17th of November

[final fern]

yea i still havent gotten aynthing

applied nov 21st

ish

[gentle radish]

I applied on October 23rd and still haven’t gotten anything

[ripe stone]

I got in!

I applied November 1st and I got the email that my application moved into the review phase on November 18th

[wise ibex]

Congrats!!!!

[mortal quiver]

You should call them

[gentle radish]

Ight

[mortal quiver]

I did today and somehow they missed mine? Like it said complete but they never ended up giving me a decision

[gentle radish]

Oh

[mortal quiver]

Although I emailed them as well

So odd

[final fern]

yea its been almost 2 months for me....

[hushed valley]

i think i was accepted to pitt ? i applied on 11/29

[feral sierra]

🔥

[hushed valley]

i got an email asking for more financial aid information and see a button to accept/decline admissions

got no email tho bout like them actually saying i did tho so im confused

[main blade]

Whenever confused email admissions. Better yet call or go to a live chat or something with them

[hushed valley]

ok got it, ill prob do it tomorrow

[main blade]

Calling is a pain tbh

But it gets the work done

Much faster than email

[hushed valley]

yeah thats p true the only bad part of calling is waiting

[main blade]

Nah that’s emailing. Calling is kinda awkward sometimes

[hushed valley]

ngl when they ask u to repeat stuff sometimes it do be awkward

or if I have to say like a personal email address that I made when I was like 6 lmao

[main blade]

Nah I use my first email address

Young me was smart

And used his real name😎 and last name

[severe dirge]

pitt hasn't gotten my midyear yet

where rugga

[empty current]

honors college decisions aren’t out yet right?

[hard arrow]

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[severe dirge]

mfs need to get my mid year

[wise ibex]

AW CONGRATS

when did you apply

[gentle radish]

Mfs need to give me my fucking decision

Literal rolling admissions school that I applied to in October and they haven’t gotten back to me

[empty current]

applied 8th of nov but didn’t move into review phase until the 23rd (also i didn’t submit the SRAR which makes it take longer i think)

[wise ibex]

yeahh i did the same mistake

forgetting to submit srar

[gentle radish]

I don’t understand how a rolling admissions school it taking this long to give me a decision

[empty current]

if you applied in like october you could probably call

and ask if anything else is needed for your decision since you haven’t received one yet

but if you applied in november i’d still wait until feb to ask

[gentle radish]

I applied late October that’s the thing

[mortal quiver]

I would just call tbh

[empty current]

yeah you can probably call

[prisma quest]

Congrats!

[crude pasture]

I applied late October and got a decision within a month so idk what’s going on

I just got my scholarship info, do y’all know where I can appeal financial aid

[empty current]

that bad?

[crude pasture]

nah it’s actually super good merit I was just wondering if there was a chance to get need aid as my fafsa is awful

honestly it’s nbd

[empty current]

ohhh ic! anyways i’d probably call

[crude pasture]

alright ty! I’ll see what they say

[edgy river]

Who else got this shit

I thought it was my finaid

[elfin raven]

i got that too and thought the same thing 💀

[crude pasture]

same

[hard arrow]

when is pitt dropping finaid 🗿

[empty current]

anyone else get invited to the kesslers scholar thing?

[empty current]

ooo yay!! when did y’all schedule your interviews for 👁️

i did mine for feb 9th but i have no idea what to expect

[abstract bloom]

mine is feb 9th 8 am his is feb 17

[abstract bloom]

oooh!! whos your interviewer? i feel like its only one person cause me and him got the same!

[empty current]

brian williams

[abstract bloom]

SAME

WHATTT

[empty current]

LMAO bestie pls lmk what yours is like when you’re done 😭 mine is until 12:30pm

[abstract bloom]

so like.. theres 12 days, 13 slots in each day, so 156 interviews?!

[empty current]

brian gonna be working overtime

[abstract bloom]

ofc! ill let yk right away :D

[empty current]

this is naive thinking since it’s a full ride basically but i hope it’s not incredibly competitive just cause it’s the first year they’re doing it 👁️

[empty current]

tysm

[abstract bloom]

they said up to 20 students will be picked

may we get in 🤝

[empty current]

oh bruh i didn’t see this well… this interview rizz bouta go crazy

[empty current]

yes!!! good luck

[abstract bloom]

me too 😔 do yk anyone else that got invited? is it rare to?

i asked collegeconfidential and none of them got invited

[empty current]

i haven’t heard of anyone else i searched the sub and nothing

either way i hope this means we’re strong enough candidates that we’ll get good merit anyways

i haven’t gotten my merit package back so

[abstract bloom]

i got merit aid

i applied on the last day

[abstract bloom]

LETS GOO!!

[abstract bloom]

i think the merit aid should come soon. some people got it today :0

[elfin raven]

i got admitted in september and still haven't heart anything about finaid or merit 💀

they took 10 days to admit me but haven't sent anything yet bruh

[abstract bloom]

merit aid comes in before march

[brittle acorn]

I FORGOT TO FILL OUT MY SRAR 💀

godamn

just realized

welp

[wise ibex]

Rip

[silver lynx]

oh mad ur doing pitts too

i got it long back haha 😄

[sweet frigate]

I GOT IN

YAYAY

[edgy river]

no u didnt

check again bro

[sweet frigate]

LOLLL

[radiant crescent]

congrats!

[sweet frigate]

ty!!

[noble oak]

I GOT INNN

finally LOL I applied back in october

[wise ibex]

congratsss

[radiant crescent]

which school did u apply to?

[noble oak]

dietrich arts and sciences

[gentle radish]

Same just got in

[noble oak]

🤝

[wise ibex]

Fuck Pitt

Tuition goes up literally 5k for college of cs

[boreal plume]

I applied for fun in nov and got the email today that my application has been moved to the review stage

How long does that take

[noble oak]

for me it took like a month, I got review stage notice on the 5th of December

[ripe tendon]

still waiting :)

october

[radiant crescent]

i think the business school is delayed

[ripe tendon]

that would make sense then

[ripe tendon]

rolling uphill :')

[hard arrow]

these rolling schools ain’t rolling so well

[wise ibex]

So true bro

[abstract bloom]

did you ever find anyone else that got invited ?

[devout rivet]

Has anyone heard back about scholarships or honors college?

[hushed valley]

na

[crude pasture]

I have

I heard about honors as soon as I got accepted, and scholarship took another month or so

[hard arrow]

still haven’t heard about scholarships

I was accepted back in nov

[elfin raven]

i was accepted back in september

didn’t hear anything about honors or scholarships

[devout rivet]

Ohh ok. I applied to honors separately so not sure when I'll hear back. Hopefully I'll hear back from scholarships soon.

[empty current]

fr? they said all honors decisions would come out at the same time

[crude pasture]

I think so. I could be mixing it up with another college application tho. I’ll double check

[neon remnant]

i emailed about the honors college a few weeks ago because i applied separately, they said results would come back on or just before march 1st

[empty current]

yep that’s what my decision letter says too

🤞fingers crossed

[edgy river]

im getting in that with full ride

literally no doubt I wont

[abstract bloom]

did you get inv to the kessler thingy too! !

[edgy river]

nah I was just trolling

[abstract bloom]

oh :(

you’ll get it trust 🤝

[ripe stone]

Has anyone who has gotten in recently gotten their financial aid offer

[final fern]

i havent yet

[edgy river]

Wait until March

[ripe stone]

😐

[wise ibex]

Has anyone received merit aid from Pitt?

[empty current]

not me

been checking almost every day

[brittle maple]

No but I got a notif that I was like a finalist for some scholarship

[wise ibex]

Damn nice

[odd cloud]

does anyone know where the portal link is

i made a pitt account with the email thing

but where do i grt the portal

google aint giving me anything

[crude pasture]

I have

[abstract bloom]

i got 20k

[devout rivet]

Did they send you an email about merit aid? Or did you just check the document center

[abstract bloom]

they sent an email to check my doc center

[odd cloud]

**does anyone know where the portal link is
**

[edgy river]

bro not even google knows

[odd cloud]

yes

exactly

i need it broo

nvm got it

[edgy river]

damn bro how not even google could find it

[empty current]

uhh what scholarships did y’all get

cause mine is shit

[empty current]

total or per year?

[elfin raven]

none

they never got back to me

i was admitted in september

😭

[final fern]

where do you look

[empty current]

there’s a letter that appears in your document center saying

[final fern]

oh is it a seperate thing

i prob havent gotten it yet then

[ripe tendon]

still waiting back on decision,, applied october

[main blade]

They should’ve emailed it to you

[silver lynx]

its out?

did everyone get it or just a few

also, did we have to apply for it separately?

or auto consideration

[empty current]

auto considered, rolling decisions

[silver lynx]

oh okay

and you got an email?

they asked me to fill fafsa but i dont qualify for financial aid anyway...any point in filling>?

[empty current]

no i’ve just been checking my doc center consistently so i noticed it. i’m sure they’ll send an email but they’re always late with them

[silver lynx]

true true

thank you

[broken ibex]

what's the other colleges you applied to (seeing demographic of pitt applications)

[silver lynx]

asking me?

[ripe tendon]

still havnt gotten a decision, applied late octover

october* excuse me

should I be worried?

[empty current]

you could call and ask if anything’s missing on your end just to kinda remind them lmao

[ripe tendon]

how would one word that

[empty current]

like i said, ask if anything is missing on your end

“hi, i applied back in october but haven’t received a decision so i just wanted to be sure that i’ve submitted everything correctly on my end”

[hot trench]

Have yall gotten aid from pitt?

I got a total of $0 and I answered a bunch of questions on the scholarship universe thing but got like 3 that were nothing

One of them was like “please write about you parent’s experience as coal miners” (my parents are not coal miners)

[boreal plume]

Bruh I haven’t even gotten my decision

And I applied in nov 😭

[hot trench]

Damnnn I applied late sept or early oct and got in mid december

[abstract spruce]

bruh i applied last week 😭

[flint echo]

Does Pitt still give merit if I were to apply today, or is it a first come first serve type thing?

Because if not I probably shouldn’t bother

[hushed valley]

idek if theyve given out merit at all

[hot trench]

Ok so ig scholarship opportunities will be announced by march 1st

My best bet is probably qualifying for an interview with the school I applied to cause its less competitive than the other ones

[flint echo]

Really? So should I apply still?

[hushed valley]

i think u should still

before March 1

[flint echo]

The H2P fee waiver still works, right?

[hushed valley]

not too sure

but if it doesnt maybe ask your counselor for help

[final fern]

it does

i used it

[ripe tendon]

still waiting on acceptance 😐

emailed them to check if they had all the required things and they were like oh yeah you do sorry uh back in the decision pile you go

[edgy river]

Or rejection 🥸

[ripe tendon]

better than no decision

[upper glade]

waitlisted 1450 3.9 UW 💀

[edgy river]

u applied too late my boy

[upper glade]

is dec 1 too late

[edgy river]

I applied in september bro

[upper glade]

o

i thought rolling meant app date didnt matter

[hot trench]

They prefer if you do it earlier

Or they at least look at the early applications first

[upper glade]

unfortunate

any chance i can get off the waitlist or nah

[raw temple]

probably

i think pitt's a safety for most

[hot trench]

Not for me

But most people on this server apply to ivys so it probably is for a lot of yall

[noble oak]

pitt is a target for me I feel u

[empty current]

@abstract bloom hi! just wanted to ask if you’re doing anything special to prep for the kessler interview

[abstract bloom]

hey!! sorry for late response. im prepping by writing a full list of “what i am” basically. im also researching on my major within pitt and why its sooo cool :D

pitts a target for me my stats suck

[empty current]

pitts a target for me too!

[empty current]

oooo okay!! im so nervyyy

[abstract bloom]

oh also i had 2 friends “mock interview” me

[empty current]

i wanna do more research on the program itself but there’s super little info so it’s like impossible

[abstract bloom]

and i did my dart interview yesterday

using dartmouth as prep for pitt 💪

[abstract bloom]

all ik is $400k for at most 20 people and its their first year

[empty current]

i have no idea what they’re gonna ask so like 😵‍💫

i haven’t even tried mock interviews or anything

[abstract bloom]

its only 30 mins so im guessing not super heavy stuff

[empty current]

did you see it’s probs gonna be with a group of people tho 😭 like damn they’re ganging up on us ☹️

[abstract bloom]

ill lyk if there’s a really tough one cause im not the smoothest

[abstract bloom]

wait whaat

where was this??!

[empty current]

yes please!! tysm

[empty current]

well this brian fellow keeps saying “we’re so excited to meet with you” and stuff so 🤨

[abstract bloom]

i thought it was just on like

behalf of pitt

😭

[empty current]

I wanted to remind you our interview with you on
We are looking forward to getting to learn more about you

idk maybe it is!! perhaps i’m reading into it too much

also i looked the other day and there’s still interview slots open 👁️ so fingers crossed not that many people are applying

[abstract bloom]

oh god maybe youre right

esp cause hes not the only one in charge

of the program

[abstract bloom]

ya i counted and only 133 people applied for an interview

[empty current]

oh bestie you COUNTED? 😭 maybe there’s hope then tho…

[abstract bloom]

i am not obsessed

[empty current]

oh if there’s one thing that’s valid to obsess over it’s a full ride fs LMAO

[abstract bloom]

in a beautiful city tooo 😍

[empty current]

also wait how much merit aid did you get from pitt?

[abstract bloom]

i got a full ride to tamu and i was unphased

[abstract bloom]

20

k

[empty current]

a year or total?

[abstract bloom]

totaaal. i also uhhh applied right on dec 1 so scholarship money was dwindling

😭

[empty current]

I GOT THE SAME

bro it literally ruined my day when i saw it

i was like. wtf am i gonna do with 5k/year is this all y’all think i’m worthy of ☹️

i applied nov 8th..? i think? so like.. heyyy 😔

[abstract bloom]

if you check the cds only ~200 enrolled students got merit aid

[empty current]

oh what

[abstract bloom]

ya

[empty current]

that’s crazy

[abstract bloom]

ill get the dof

doc

its crazy

[empty current]

the irony of them inviting us to a pell grant eligible students program but then giving us 5k/year…

[abstract bloom]

i cant finf it

oh well but its just the cds

[abstract bloom]

REAL j think it was the fact im in dietrich school

[empty current]

ME TOO 😭 we are twinsies

[abstract bloom]

omg im a math major

[empty current]

i’m psych!

perhaps neuro double 👁️

[abstract bloom]

idk how i got merit when i got a C jn math one semester (im a math major)

[wise ibex]

smh

i want money pitt

im a greedy mf

[abstract bloom]

@empty current YOU WERE RIGHT

ITS 3 PEOPLE

theyll just ask you basic questions abt your first gen status and whatnot

i was really nervous

[fallow temple]

Hey guys I have a question

What does this mean

[abstract bloom]

you got in!

or waitlisted

[fallow temple]

?

[abstract bloom]

wait 2 more days and a letter will show up in your doc center

[fallow temple]

Thanks

Wait so I can get waitlisted?

Even if I got that

@abstract bloom

[abstract bloom]

whoops nvm

yea u got accepted

[fallow temple]

Wdym

Let’s go

Thank you

[abstract bloom]

woooooo no problem

[empty current]

OMG HOW WAS IT tell me everything

[abstract bloom]

OK so I’m just gonna use text to speech because I’m still in the post interview daze: there is going to be Brian Williams, there and two other people from admissions/student affairs. I am guessing that they look at your file before or after your interview because they ended mine pretty quickly, it lasted 13 mins. They’ll just ask you stuff as to introduce yourself, Why being first gen matters to you, and how you will benefit from the program.

[empty current]

WHAT that’s so short 😭

[edgy river]

I got that too and I got in

If you got waitlisted why would you be able to accept admission

[fallow temple]

Wait did I get into main campus?

Because it says dietrich

[edgy river]

Yes probably

[fallow temple]

Which is main campus

[fallow temple]

When did u get ur letter

Because I haven’t gotten it yet

@edgy river

[edgy river]

Like 2 days after but that was in October

[fallow temple]

Oh lol

How good is upitt main campus

I’m got a oos acceptance

[edgy river]

Pretty nice I’ve been there twice

It’s my top safety and I might go if I get a full ride (it’s only 19k for me so it wouldn’t be that much off compared to other schools)

[empty current]

was the introduction part just a basic “tell me about yourself” question? sorry i’m nervyy

[abstract bloom]

yra it was just tell me abt yourself

[empty current]

oooo okay

tysm!!!

[abstract bloom]

dietrich is the school econ belongs to, so yea

[abstract bloom]

npnp! :D

[empty current]

lemme think about the first gen question somehow that’s one i didn’t think to practice

[fallow temple]

Nice

W

[abstract bloom]

i talked abt how my mom got a full ride to a uni but didn’t go cause her mom was afraid and that now my mom was always uninvolved with my academic life🗿🗿🗿

[edgy river]

Well college was a lot cheaper back then

[abstract bloom]

i know

[empty current]

oh no i’m sorry 😭 i’m not totally sure what i’ll talk about i need to think about it… like idk just appreciate that im the first person to go to college in my fam!

no i do know why it’s important to me but it’s hard to articulate

[abstract bloom]

i said i witnessed how losing the opportunity of a full ride to college has on someone and their children’s lives

[empty current]

how are they gonna select or eliminate people with interviews this short

[abstract bloom]

im kinda worried cause my efc is 0 so i dont think i have a good shot at this scholarship

[empty current]

mine is too lmao

[abstract bloom]

i have no ideaa. they said late march

is when they’ll let us know

[empty current]

wait so there’s not even another round? 😭

[abstract bloom]

no!

[empty current]

oh what how are they deciding based off this

[abstract bloom]

i wanna say they just look at your application and interview

[empty current]

okay now i’m regretting waking up so much earlier than my interview this does not require that much prep

[abstract bloom]

cause the website said they are looking at stuff like leadership

[abstract bloom]

i woke up at 5:00 for this LMAO

[empty current]

oh god 😭 they fr trolled us

wait but also weren’t you like the very first interview

[abstract bloom]

yes 😎

i sounded a bit too excited for pitt but honestly idc 🔥🔥

[empty current]

ooo okay so perhaps they’re gonna get longer/more in depth later

they should have like 3-4 in between yours and mine i think

[empty current]

that’s good tho!!

[abstract bloom]

~~ as if i dont get my ed2 results from another school on saturday~~

[empty current]

did you have to answer any like why pitt

[abstract bloom]

not really

more like why kessler at pitt

[empty current]

icic

[abstract bloom]

they give you a basic rundown of the program in the questions

[empty current]

oh okay nice i was about to say that we barely know anything about it

i feel like my ec’s are definitely not good enough to bag this

[abstract bloom]

i think my ecs are uh

lacking

im not stuco president or whatever

i only have 2 leadership where i hold the highest position

[empty current]

my leadership is very lacking tbh idk why they selected me

[abstract bloom]

im so nervouss

oh well

[empty current]

i’m sure you did amazing!!

[abstract bloom]

youll do awesome i believe in u

will you still go to pitt if you dont get the kessler program?

[empty current]

unless they decide to reevaluate my scholarship and give me way more or give me like 40k in grants then uhh no

way too expensive

[flint echo]

Will they still give out merit to kids who just applied now? Or no?

[abstract bloom]

i hope to see u at pitt then 🫡

[abstract bloom]

past dec 1 theres no merit aid awarded

[flint echo]

Unfortunate

[fallow temple]

I’m sorry again if the dietrich school of arts that means main campus right?

Because I don’t want to get be admitted into aliterate campus

[empty current]

just wait until you get your letter in the document center to be sure

[fallow temple]

👍

But most likely main campus?

[empty current]

oh my lawd that was stressful 😭

i feel like my answers were very mid… oh well

[abstract bloom]

how long did it last?

[empty current]

15 mins

they said it would be about 30 at the start but they only ask like 4 questions bffr!

[hushed valley]

I got an email about Kessler scholar

should I sign up for an interview? and how many people are awarded it

[abstract bloom]

goodbye sisters

@empty current hope you get that kessler scholarship 🦅

[empty current]

are you leaving the server?

[abstract bloom]

i got in wellesley ed2

[empty current]

OH WOAH CONGRATS BESTIE

[silver lynx]

congratss

[abstract bloom]

ty :D

[elfin raven]

what's the gpa for upitt?

[radiant crescent]

https://admissions.pitt.edu/first-year-student/class-profile/

[hidden mountain]

Did any of you guys submit recommendation letters

[hot trench]

The school I applied to has so many more students than I thought I doubt i can get a scholarship opportunity from it

But I got in with a lower GPA, ACT, and SAT than the average so I cant complain

[hot trench]

My school requires to submit one from 2 teachers so yeah

[edgy river]

I got an email with FASFA info

Did that include merit aid too?

Or is that later

[empty current]

honors col decisions should be coming out in less than two weeks

[ripe stone]

Yea I’m confused about this too

[empty current]

pretty sure it does

[hushed valley]

just got my finaid info

[edgy river]

@hushed valley merit too?

[hushed valley]

would grants count as merit or no

mostly got grants

[edgy river]

nah

thats the FASFA

I got that too

[hushed valley]

ah

then ye no merit

[edgy river]

oh wait

ye no merit

[hushed valley]

got hella grants tho ngl

[edgy river]

free money or loans

[hushed valley]

free money

[edgy river]

damn

how much

[hushed valley]

18k

[edgy river]

damnnnnn

u get that on every college btw

[hushed valley]

oh fr

shii

[ripe stone]

So merit aid hasn’t been released yet?

[empty current]

it has for some people

check your doc center

if you got the finaid package my guess is that you’ve gotten your merit (or didn’t get any)

my package includes my merit scholarship from the doc center

[pastel wing]

regional campus admission

so rejected basically

unlucky

[pastel wing]

does anyone know if its competitive to transfer from regional to main?

[odd cloud]

does anyone know when im going to get a decisio

i applied jan 27

[sweet frigate]

did u submit ur ssar as well

[wispy pilot]

Got 36k in need based grant for cs as oos

Lessgo

Also uhh I accidentally applied off campus housing can I change it or am I fucked

[odd cloud]

yes

j did

i did everything already

[boreal plume]

Is that what takes a long time

I never did the SSAR

and I applied in nov 💀

[edgy river]

ur supposed to

[sweet frigate]

yeah my friend applied like a day after me but submitted her ssar 2 weeks ago

still hasn’t gotten her decision

it’s like 6-8 weeks when they get everything

[silver lynx]

whats SSAR

[edgy river]

SRAR

[night saffron]

Is pitt good for cs?

[feral sierra]

its decent, im a cs student there rn

[noble oak]

$25,796 in scholarships + grants sheeeeesh why is pitt my most affordable option fr rn LOL

[boreal plume]

ok I lied I actually did submit my SRAR

I applied in nov but my SRAR was submitted in jan

should I call them

I got a notif my app was in the review phase on Jan 25

so should I just wait

[night saffron]

Are u differed

[boreal plume]

no

what

i just applied I never heard anything back other than my app was moved to the review phase

[night saffron]

Oh Pitt asked for my mid year grades

[boreal plume]

oh they never asked for mine

[feral sierra]

W h2p

[sweet frigate]

i got that my thing was in review phase nov and got my acceptance end of janurary so

idk

and sorry SRAR* forgot what it was called 😊

but yeah i think that’s what gonna take a long time

[pastel wing]

Does anybody know anything about difficulty from relocating from side campus to main campus

Like is it guaranteed if u meet a certain threshold

Or is it like same difficulty as transferring

[night saffron]

I think u gotta apply

[pastel wing]

Yes but is it competitive

[hot trench]

Where do you check that you’re on main or side campus

Im pretty sure Im on the pittsburgh campus but I always get anxiety that I fucked something up

When I was applying I always had anxiety that I accidentally ED’d somewhere lol

[night saffron]

It’s in your document

[main blade]

your acceptance letter

[ripe stone]

does anyone know when the honors college comes out?

[empty current]

probably march 1st

[hot trench]

Ohh I found it

I was reading through the letter and forgot it says which campus at the top

[abstract bloom]

howd honors go guys!!

[empty current]

the decisions out?

oh lawd they are

lemme check

YAYY I GOT IN

[edgy river]

let me see

where is it

didnt get in

damn

[night saffron]

I didt get decisions yet

[edgy river]

its in the doc center

[night saffron]

Yeah there’s only 2

[edgy river]

did u apply to the honors college

?

[night saffron]

No

[edgy river]

those were the decisions that came out

[night saffron]

Oh they wanted my mid year grades so I have to wait

I applied November

[abstract bloom]

EPIC CONGRATS

[night saffron]

When does regular decisions come

[empty current]

The Frederick Honors College is competitive. We accept about 600 students each year into the Frederick Honors College and the Honors Degree program.
interesting 👁️ i wonder how many people apply

[empty current]

tyyyy!!!

hopefully this is a good sign for kessler 🤞

[edgy river]

@empty current piensas que vas a ir a pitt despues de eso o...?

[empty current]

idk maybe, i lowkey prefer another school but pitt is cheaper, hcol, and probably stronger research so

[edgy river]

honors college degree is pretty good

[ripe stone]

Geeez that’s competitive

Congrats!

[empty current]

thank you!!

[ripe stone]

Hmm I got waitlisted for it

Did anyone else?

It scared me because the pdf is called “honors college award letter”

[sweet frigate]

PITT HONORS PROGRAM 💪💪

[night saffron]

What time do they tend to give decisions?

[raw temple]

does i get extra financial aid in honors

[edgy river]

yeah u get extra 1 bajillion dollar

[elfin raven]

i was waitlisted for honors

[raw temple]

yay!

[noble oak]

rejected from honors program but im not too sad at all considering how competitive it was! (and how much i could have bettered my essay lmao). will reapply if i do decide on pitt 💪

[wispy pilot]

Have people heard from pitt for merit based scholarships.

And if I haven't heard from them yet i probs didn't get one right?

[edgy river]

No one has gotten them yet

[wispy pilot]

Really? Would I have a lower chance to get one if they gave me a lot of need based grant or are they unrelated

And do I need to commit to get a scholarship?

[edgy river]

No, but you can’t accept them without committing

[wispy pilot]

Yea that's fair ty for your help

[stable compass]

Have people gotten their decisions for honors?

[empty current]

yes they have

i did

[empty current]

all merit aid is out by march 1st so if nothing by then you can probably assume you didn’t get any

[empty current]

yes they came out uhh tuesday..? i think

[stable compass]

where can I find them?

[empty current]

in your document center

[wispy pilot]

Well I hope I get it but I doubt it considering we are almost near the deadline . Btw when did get admission and when did you get scholarship info. I got admission on Jan 12th ish

[empty current]

lemme check

[stable compass]

there's nothing new in mine

[empty current]

admission jan 13th, scholarship jan 31st

[empty current]

you did the honors essay thing right?

[stable compass]

yeah

[empty current]

hmm you might wanna call then maybe??

[wispy pilot]

Yea then I doubt I'll get. Ty for ur help.

[edgy river]

Ah

[sweet frigate]

i did my fasfa a long time ago but it still says in my pitt todo list i have to do fasfa. does anyone else have this issue

[sweet frigate]

i heard feb 06

[wispy pilot]

Yea well then I'm sure I'm not getting it. Thank god I atleast got good need aid

[hot trench]

I had to send the registration office my social security number through email

[sweet frigate]

okay thanks

[hard arrow]

oh i got 10k merit scholarship

very cool!

[odd cloud]

when can i expect to hear back

applied jan 28

rolling

[silver lynx]

did we have to apply separately?

for merit

[empty current]

no

[silver lynx]

okay

[wispy pilot]

Since it's a weekend now I only have Mar 1st as the day when they can last send me news of scholarship and I only have a small amount of hope I'll actually get 1 :/

Also did everyone get an email for their scholarship or they found it on portal?

[sweet frigate]

it was on my portal but they emailed me there was a change in document center

and also on the pitt peoplesoft/highpoint thing if u click awards it tells u there as well

[silver lynx]

bruh i got nothin

[boreal plume]

Um wtf I got waitlisted

Hello?

Was it cuz I applied late or something wtf

@empty current wtf

[silver lynx]

wanna dm your stats?

[boreal plume]

1450 sat 3.86 GPA 11 APs

i applied like 1st of December or I think very late nov

but I submitted my SRAR in mid January

[silver lynx]

maybe they didnt get the SRAR in time?

stats are def admit material

[wispy pilot]

Yea nothing. My guess Is that since they gave me need based grant. Ig they don't see the point of offering me a scholarship as well

[boreal plume]

yeah I saw in some reaction vids where ppl got into their reaches that they got waitlisted and they applied rly late

so maybe it’s bc I didn’t apply esrly enough

i mean idrc I applied here bc my friend did and it was just for fun

but I wasn’t expecting a waitlist lmao

[silver lynx]

lmaoo i applied cuz its a safety

but this cycle making Uni of Utah look like a reach too ngl

[hot trench]

Yeahh I also kinda lost hope but I realized pitt is the 2nd least expensive out of the colleges I want to go to

[wispy pilot]

Fortunately they gave me very nice financial aid

36k per year

But yea a scholarship would also help

[hot trench]

Wow nice

I got like $5000

[wispy pilot]

I applied to 6 colleges. 3 safeties and 3 reaches

Got into all my safeties penn state Virginia tech and pitt

Uiuc and Harvard rejected and usc deferred

[wispy pilot]

Yea my efc is like 1000 so that's why they did so much for me

Still wish for a last minute scholarship cause fees are like 25k usd with all expenses which is still a lot

[boreal plume]

yeah same ?? it was a safety that I applied to for shots and googled

shits and giggles

[empty current]

you def submitted the app at a good time, maybe the srar was too late??

[silver lynx]

niceeee

[wispy pilot]

For me now it's between pitt and a hopeful usc admit

If usc rejects then I'm going pitt

[silver lynx]

bro i applied cuz my parents always compare me with a guy one year elder to me who is at UPitts and I basically wanted to show them that naa...i'm "him"

typical brown parent issues

[silver lynx]

makes sense, which major

[wispy pilot]

Cs

[silver lynx]

ahh yeah then pitts sounds nice

penn vs pitts, which is more affordable for u?

[wispy pilot]

Understandable as another fellow brown parent child

[wispy pilot]

Already got into penn state but I'm not going since it's fees are 45k per year

Also got virginia tech which is same price and would rather go there

Pitt is 20k to 25k

[hot trench]

I was surprised that penn was like 15k more than pitt for some reason I just assumed state schools were cheaper

[silver lynx]

i'd lowkey say vt is best out of them

ofc again

[wispy pilot]

Also a sibling of mine legit lives in Pittsburgh which is nice

[silver lynx]

if its affordable for u

[wispy pilot]

Ik but price

[silver lynx]

then pitts sounds better

[silver lynx]

i am OOS for all unis, sucks being on the fence(im an intl us citizen)

[wispy pilot]

Revealing financial details ain't a good thing but I'll say that penn state and VT fees per years are more than our annual income

[wispy pilot]

Yooo same

[silver lynx]

oh damn, then it def makes sense to do pitts

[silver lynx]

where from india

[wispy pilot]

Telangana

Hyd

[silver lynx]

oh nicee

im from mumbai

the applicant pool competiton is on another level here😭

hence chose to apply abroad

[wispy pilot]

Yea that sucks

[silver lynx]

instead of india

[wispy pilot]

Was gonna write mains

But after getting pitt financial aid I stopped

Imma enjoy life

[silver lynx]

i made that decision in 10th, either JEE or undergrad abroad

chose undergrad abroad

[wispy pilot]

Good for u

I only decided to go to jee cause financial issues for us and foreign quota is busted

[silver lynx]

yeahh really true

but hey you got pitts

ur chilling now

[wispy pilot]

Yes

Best thing is my sibling did masters at carnegie mellon and is gonna work in there itself

So all signs point to going there

[silver lynx]

bro that so cool

perfect for u then

[wispy pilot]

Yes

[sweet frigate]

is this in state or oos

[wispy pilot]

Oos

[sweet frigate]

really??

is that without aid

[wispy pilot]

Yep

With obvi

[sweet frigate]

ooo

[wispy pilot]

36k in need based grant

[sweet frigate]

ooo ok ok

[wispy pilot]

If I get a merit scholarship in upcoming days then even cheaprr

So hoping

[sweet frigate]

so it’s like 56k a year

without any type of aid

?

[wispy pilot]

Yep

For oos

[sweet frigate]

ok

[wispy pilot]

My efc is like 1000 that's why I got so much

[elfin raven]

I got something like decline or accept admission on my screen but no official offer does that mean I got accepted?

[empty current]

yes you’ll get the letter in your document center soon (if it’s not there already)

[noble oak]

this is the coolest acceptance letter(s) I've gotten so far

popped off on the graphic design fr

[hard arrow]

I GOT THAT TOO

it was so cute

[proud stirrup]

Where

[stable compass]

If you apply to the honors college and don’t get in will they put a rejection letter in your documents or just nothing

[elfin raven]

in the student center

[noble oak]

they give u a rejection letter

[stable compass]

hm

it is march 1st and i have received nothing

wasn't it supposed to come by now?

[noble oak]

yeah i think so, maybe email?

[hushed valley]

Has anyone done a kessler scholar interview

if so, what did they ask 🥲

[hot citrus]

i think they do, 2 of my friends got rejected and deferred and that's how they found out

their sticker sheet is ugly asf fr

i got into honors i'm excited even though i'm not planning on actually going to pitt lol

[deft osprey]

About to do one next week I’ll lyk then

[hushed valley]

just did mine

well a bit earlier

they just basically ask about yourself, what you will do with kessler scholars, any questions

that's bout it i think

[deft osprey]

Ooh okay thank you!

Pitt has given me no merit aid despite putting me in the honors thing so this scholarship is my everything

[hushed valley]

i forgot the number they gave me of how many people they accept

in this program i just know it's either 20 or 200

idr

[deft osprey]

Idk if it’s full ride i would assume it’s a small amount

I suck at interviews so this is in gods hands now

[hot citrus]

what are the interviews for i haven't heard anything about them

[deft osprey]

They’re for FGLI students

So I think if ur first gen or low income u are automatically invited?

[hot citrus]

oh fair i'm neither

[deft osprey]

Lol dw there’s a lot of other full rides open at Pitt too I think

[hot citrus]

they offered me 2k/year merit and i don't understand why like they're famous among people i know for their shitty financial aid

i get free tuition anyway so idk why they would give me a merit scholarship lol

i don't even qualify for need based aid from them

[deft osprey]

💀so is it just extra money?

[hot citrus]

yeah

[deft osprey]

That’s really good tho

Yeah the aid I got was shit

[hot citrus]

i still have to pay room and board etc just tuition is free

faculty parent perks

[deft osprey]

Damn that’s still super cheap

[hot citrus]

yuh

my total is like 13k/year which is by far the lowest i'm gonna get

[deft osprey]

13k omg that’s really good

Barely anything

Ahhh lucky praying on Kessler scholars 😭😭

[hot citrus]

nowhere can really beat it unless i get good merit from oos public schools i applied to

i got a great merit scholarship total 30k/yr from ithaca but it would still cost more than twice as much as pitt for me to go there

[deft osprey]

Pitt is better imo

And it’s in a nice city and everything

[hot citrus]

i live here it's not that nice

my issue with pitt is that a) i'm undecided and b) i live in pittsburgh and hate it here

winter is so miserable

most seasons are tbh

[deft osprey]

Oh I can see why then

Cuz ur staying in ur area

What about like penn state

[hot citrus]

too big too sports

i only applied to pitt because it's here and cheap for me

[deft osprey]

Good luck with the rest of ur decisions then

Praying for u

[hot citrus]

thanks i have 4 left not looking forward to waiting another MONTH for 3 of them

[deft osprey]

Fr ugh decisions are way too late

[hot citrus]

why tf are they april 1st though that's not enough time

[hushed valley]

I think it technically is full ride or like coverage of everything

is at least how I understood their explanation

after ur grants and aid, they'll give a 2k scholarship then cover the rest themselves

[broken thicket]

how many days after you submit an app you should get an email with applicant portal activation keys? like is it more than a week?

[native frigate]

applied late feb and got waitlisted lol

does anyone know if they take poeple off waitlist or is it very unlikely

[hot citrus]

just realized i got my 2k merit scholarship from the pittsburgh public scholars program 🦀🦀

[abstract bloom]

when does kessler scholars come out?

[terse ferry]

Any greensburg people here? I got in but sent to there as a second choice...

[hushed valley]

iirc, i think my interviewer said around late march-early april

[abstract bloom]

awesome ty

[hushed valley]

np im praying at least someone here gets in and is a part of the /20

[empty current]

yep!! did anyone ask if we’ll get notified if we get rejected tho 👁️

cause ik some of these programs only notify the winners

[languid bone]

I just applied rolling do y’all know how long it takes? I’m gonna be on the east coast soon so I was wondering

[hot citrus]

if you just applied now i don't think they're accepting anymore. i've heard everyone either goes on the waitlist or gets rejected at this point in rolling

idk how long it will take, i applied in september and it took 2 weeks but some of my friends waited months

[languid bone]

Quite interesting. Idk why they have it open then lol

[ripe stone]

Maybe you can get in for spring term

[languid bone]

Yeah I’m fine with that lol depending on aid obviously

A little extra break doesn’t hurt anyone lol

I know it isn’t ideal but it still works if I really like it

[hollow trail]

How good is pitt CS?

and can I still apply?

[languid bone]

Apps are still open!

people have been telling me tho that they aren’t accepting people anymore and that u might get waitlisted/rejected

I’d still go for it

Honestly

[languid bone]

Here is the fee waiver : H2P

[hollow trail]

perfect ty

and is Pitt cs good?

[languid bone]

From what I’ve heard it has a pretty good program!

[hollow trail]

ok ty

[languid bone]

The app barely requires anything I did it on common app today

after u submit they have u do SRAR but I’m just waiting for email

[hollow trail]

i ran out of space on common app

[languid bone]

Oh lol

[hollow trail]

so do i have to apply on website?

its so dumb u cant remove a school

[languid bone]

just do the website

[hollow trail]

after u have applied

and now i have to manually put in the information again

[languid bone]

yeah 😐

[languid bone]

Got my Pitt login info! Now do I wait for them to contact me again about SRAR?

[hot citrus]

i have the fee waiver memorized because they give it out like candy and i still forgot to use it when i applied lol h2p moment

[empty current]

any kessler news?

[hushed valley]

no idea, should i email my interviewer 🙏

so far pitt is my cheapest school, so i'd like to go even for freeee

[empty current]

same here

[hushed valley]

🤝

[empty current]

omg you should take one for the team 👁️ i’m assuming your interviewer was brian right

[hushed valley]

yeah

did everyone have brian lol

[empty current]

yeah im pretty sure

poor brian was working overtime

[hushed valley]

yeah i could tell he was lol

mans looked really tired when i interviewed ngl

but still excited to interview👍

[empty current]

i interviewed on like the first day i think lmao he was just very serious

[hushed valley]

brian is a blessing he did mine at like some random time

i reached out and was like none of the times avail could work for me

they were all during school or way too early afterwards

[empty current]

ooo did you do your interview with just him then

[hushed valley]

yeah

[empty current]

most are with like 3 people i think

mine was

[hushed valley]

three people wow

so like 3 ppl asked u questions?

[empty current]

yeah! just like 4 questions tho

how long did your interview last mine was superrr short

[hushed valley]

yeah mine was also short

it was like 15ish

[empty current]

yeah same