Appeal for scholarship?

DonnaMom
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:01:02 +0000

I think people apply to “safety” schools because they know they will get in and will likely get decent merit money. at least more than at their reach schools.

Pitt was a safety school for my son. When he visited it he liked it a lot. When he got the full tuition scholarship letter I loved the school.

After all his other offers came in and Pitt wa still the best by far, we went to visit agian - he spoke with the CS department head, viisted the fencing club workout, took a tour and decided that Pitt would be good for him.

He is now a very happy sophomore about to declare a CS major and a Physics minor and I am a happy parent not strangled with tuition bills.