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<p>I think this is definintely the case for the Honor’s College. I think they like reading essays to get a good idea of the students that they’re funding instead of just funding kids based on academic reports.</p>
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<p>I think it’s because Pitt is rolling admissions. So once all the scholarships are given out…that’s it. (Which is why it’s <em>so</em> important to apply early/ASAP if you know you want to go there and you want to get a scholarship). I applied in December and got half-tuition because I think they ran out of all the full-tuition ones.</p>