<p>I took my ACT in June and knew afterwards that I did far worse than I was capable of. I was sick/had to fly in to a new city the night before to take the test, and had never done a full practice test (practiced the different sections and did not account for how much harder it is to maintain concentration over time). Anyway, I did much, much worse than my practice tests, particularly in maths and science. I was thinking of applying to Pitt as a safety, as I’m confident I can get my ACT score up to at least 33, but my score from June was only a 27 (English 32, Maths 19, Science 21, Reading 34) when I practiced I got a 33 in science! Don’t know what happened. Anyway, I’m wondering if I should wait til September after I’ve taken the ACT again to apply, or if I should go ahead and apply now. I’m in the IB diploma program (intl student with american citizenship).</p>
<p>i’ve also taken sat II lit-730</p>
<p>also I’m a URM (African American)</p>
<p>From stats I have seen on Pitt I would think you would still get in with your current score if you have a good GPA and are out of state (they seem to be seeking out of state as a type of diversity). But it could harm you with scholarships. Not sure when they consider students for scholarship though. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than I have can help you with this. I’d like to know the answer too.
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<p>Your ACT composite is sitting on the low end of acceptance rates. The 25th percentile for ACT Composite is 26 and the 75th percentile is 30. The UHC Eligibility starts at 32 (which is around the starting point for scholarship money). </p>
<p>The breakdown per section is similar:</p>
<p>ACT Math: 25th percentile- 26, 75th percentile- 33
ACT English: 25th percentile- 26, 75th percentile- 33
ACT Writing (required for Pitt): 25th percentile- 8, 75th percentile- 9</p>
<p>The fact that you are an IB Diploma student will help (that is DEFINITELY a rigorous courseload) but it really isn’t going to help much when your ACT Composite and especially your ACT Math are pretty low. What was your writing score? Keep in mind you HAVE to take the ACT with the writing part in order for Pitt to count it.</p>
<p>It also helps if you tell us what you are applying for- someone going for business/nursing/Engineering should have a higher score (esp. in Math/Science) than someone going for English Lit or Psych. </p>
<p>If your new ACT score will be in by September, I would encourage holding off on applying until then. They don’t send out acceptances until the start of October anyway, so you won’t really be behind. </p>
<p>I would also make a big, complete application: Write a good essay, get 3 great LoRs hopefully related to what you want to study, create a resume of activities you have done in HS. Those will all help you in the event your ACT score does not improve.</p>
<p>Source for data: <a href=“http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/CDS2012_13PghCampus.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/CDS2012_13PghCampus.pdf</a></p>
<p>I’d take it again.</p>
<p>I want to do international relations. My writing score hasn’t come in yet, and I’m one of the top students in my class (small private school).</p>
<p>I’ll probably just wait, as I’m confident I can push my score up, I really just need to work on timing, especially with maths I’ve always worked very methodically, and I only got 5 of the questions I actually got to wrong.we don’t do that type of standardized testing in Australia and I’m not used to it. (I am a US citizen btw) and I definitely want to be considered for scholarships, thanks for the advice!</p>