How difficult is it to get into Pitt's Main

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@Pitthopeful

My goal next year is to mantain a 3.6 - 3.8 uw and get my cumulative gpa to 3.4 uw and 3.6 w. I will probably apply early August/September, but how difficult is it to get into Pitt’s Main??? I want to get into their Main Campus, not branch. On a scale of 1 - 10 how difficult would you say it is??

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<p>From last year’s (super intensive) common data set, Pitt said a few things:</p>

<p>1- Academic GPA is “Very Important” (highest) as a part of the application, along with Standardized Test Scores and the rigor of your curriculum
2- in terms of SAT: 77% of students got a 600+ Math, and 63% of students got a 600+ CR (98% 500+ Math, 98% 500+ CR).
3- in terms of GPA: 67% of students had a GPA of 3.75+, 83% had a GPA of 3.5+, and 93% had a GPA of 3.25+ (UW). But, only 10% of students had a GPA between 3.25 and 3.49.
4- The average weighted GPA of students last year was 3.91 (!)</p>

<p>source: <a href=“http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/CDS2010-11PittsburghCampus.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/CDS2010-11PittsburghCampus.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>That means the following:</p>

<p>Get your GPA up as high as possible, preferably above 3.5 UW and score really well on your SAT/ACT to balance out the lower GPA. Apply early and with extras (recs, essay, etc.) You aren’t guaranteed admission (especially if you’re in-state), so you’ll need to work for it.</p>