Chance for a deferred student

brianz87
Fri, 08 Nov 2013 22:56:07 +0000

I applied to Pitt using the Prestige app towards the end of September, and was informed in the middle of October that they would want my mid year grades + additional SATs before reconsidering me for Swanson School of Engineering. I applied with a weighted gpa of 3.68 (school doesn’t send unweighted, though I believe my unweighted gpa is between 3.45 and 3.5), 63/227 in class (terrible freshman year with sharp upward trend), my LORs, a rough draft of my common app essay and my SAT scores (700 cr, 600 math, 580 writing, 1880 cumulative). I managed to raise my SAT to a 2050 and my gpa mid-year will be somewhere between a 3.6 and a 3.8. Do I have any chance of getting in if I send in my resume with all my EC’s (4 Year varsity athlete, 300+ volunteer hours, club leadership positions, etc) when I send in my mid-year grades, or should I just not bother sending the rest of my information?