<p>How do you apply to Pitt? Step by Step what do you have to do? Just want to learn for when I apply next year or so.</p>
<p>1.) Get your resources together. That means:
—A: Teacher Recommendations (depending on what you apply for, get 2 science, 1 other, or 2 humanities, 1 other).
—B: Counselor Recommendation
—C: Essay (this can be ANYTHING you want it to be, and does not have to be a “Why Pitt” essay)
—D: Transcript
—E: SAT/ACT scores
—F: Resume/List of ECs
—G: Any numbers/addresses/information you need (like your current GPA, parents addresses, etc.)</p>
<p>Go online to the application (<a href=“https://www.admissions.pitt.edu/freshapp/freshman.asp[/url]”>https://www.admissions.pitt.edu/freshapp/freshman.asp</a>) and begin to fill it out. This will involve clicking on things like “I will send my transcript/SAT scores” etc. You will attach your essay to this application.</p>
<p>Pay the fee. Submit your application. </p>
<p>Get the information for teacher recommendations (i.e. where they mail the letter to, or whom they email) and inform your teachers/give them pre-addressed/pre-stamped envelopes (do this EARLY).</p>
<p>Go to your Guidance Counselor or Transcript Office and request that they send your transcript to Pitt.</p>
<p>Go online to collegeboard or the ACT website and fill out a form to mail your scores to Pitt. This will cost money (I think like $15? Not sure).</p>
<p>You should have gotten an application number when you filled your online application out. If you would like, email OAFA (<a href=“mailto:oafa@pitt.edu”>oafa@pitt.edu</a>) with your application number and anything else you want (like your resume or list of extracurriculars). </p>
<p>If you want to, contact OAFA and ask for a phone interview.</p>
<p>If you can, schedule an on-campus tour at some point after applying.</p>
<p>The most important thing is to apply EARLY. I would say between end of summer and mid-September is the best time for scholarships and hearing back quickly (if you have lower stats). Don’t wait around if Pitt is your top choice!</p>
<p>How do I get part F done? Whose going to approve that, I know what my EC’s are, but how are they going to have proof?</p>
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<p>The grammar freak in me points out it is “Who is” or “Who’s”. Anyway…</p>
<p>No one approves it. You could run it by your GC, who will probably bring up the ECs that you do in his/her rec letter. Your teachers that you ask to write rec letters might also bring it up if they know you do it/are the teacher sponsor of the club. Pitt as a school might contact your GC/school to see if it’s true (unlikely), but obviously the point is-- don’t lie.</p>
<p>How is someone going to know you did varsity rather than JV or vice versa? Everything else I understand. So when you fill out application you list all your extra curricular activities?</p>
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<p>Any important ones that you feel Pitt should know about. That one time you volunteered at the homeless shelter for two hours, you can leave out. But running track for 2 years or being in the theater club for 4 years, definitely put it on there.</p>
<p>Hey Awesome, so I’m doing the app and I can’t find a place for EC’s. Need I send them separately a resume? Thanks!</p>
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<p>You can email your resume of ECs to OAFA directly. Make sure to put identifying information in the document (full name, application number, etc.)</p>