<p>I don’t know that Pitt cares quite a bit about recommendations. Pitt is very numbers driven - certain SAT/ACT scores and GPA. There was an earlier thread from early in November - Update your application - that addressed it.</p>
<p>It would appear as though the applicant is not a particularly strong candidate for admission based upon the information Pitt has before it at this time. If the student has retaken the SAT or ACT and received higher scores, I would report that to Pitt. Also, if the student has received higher grades than the ones turned into Pitt, I would also resubmit the new grades. The key is Pitt is giving you one last chance to show them something has improved. If there is no improvement, I don’t think any letter of recommendation is going to hold much sway.</p>