@oliviags22 , thanks for the info. The timing makes me feel better. My D is high stats (in-state) and hasn’t heard anything yet. Guess we’ll keep waiting. 
Also, FYI, I believe @carachel2 already has a student at Pitt and only visits these forums to see what’s happening and to kindly answer our questions/share information. I do not believe there was any intent to begrudge your scholarship and I’m sure many will be pleased to hear you have accepted. Congratulations and all the best! 
Thank you so much! All the best you and your daughter @Kayak24
@oliviags are you planning on being involved in Honors College? My daughter is definitely going to try for Honors housing!
@kayak24 your D will definitely get something wonderful from Pitt I just know it.
@Kayak24 so true! No begrudging at all!! Just trying to figure out why Pitt merit is so radically different this year.
@oliviags22 —my apologies if it came off that way!! Seriously, was just musing out loud. Go enjoy every moment.
I applied on 11/15 and my buttons changed either today 12/6 or yesterday, 12/5! So how long after your buttons changed did you guys recieve your official letter?
Also around what time of day did you get the email?
@carachel2 I can think of a couple reasons for the differences between this year and last. Their yield may have been less for those who were offered merit, leaving unspent scholarship dollars that were carried forward. Also, the markets are up close to 20% over last year. I’m not sure how Pitt invests it’s endowment, but it’s very likely that the performance of it’s investments are allowing them to release more funds this year. D 's SAT was too low for SCoE merit, so it’s not something that I’m all that focused on. It is nice to see a lot of students getting great merit though.
@shortnuke —hard to say! I do agree their yield from high stats kids last year was lower.
I’ll try to back off these threads a bit but I do find it all so interesting! Wishing everyone the best!
Please stay, @carachel2 ! You’re the most knowledgeable visitor in this neck of the woods!
@Kayak24 I’ll be around—feel free to message me!! But I’m going to refrain from posting. Time to hand it over to the new kids on the block!
Thank you! @carachel2
@carachel2 , you have been so helpful to so many of us, plus your high regard for Pitt has contributed to positive PR for the school on these boards. Your posting is a good thing.
@AmyBeth68 I’m planning on taking courses through the honors college but honors housing personally isn’t for me
@Kayak24 - I see that your D is in-state from your previous post. My S is also in-state with high stats but has not received any merit yet either. I have seen very few in-state merit scholarships given out. Do you agree? He applied for the Stamps and Nordenburg scholarships but those are tough to get. I had hoped to see more in-state merit posting with stats but almost all of the merit being reported here is for out-of-state students.
@carachel2 Much credit to you for your Pitt knowledge. I do hope you continue to post.
Good luck to everyone waiting on acceptances and merit!
@dixie200 , I agree! I have seen very few instate merit awards. My D did not apply for the Stamps or Nordenburg. We are hoping for plain old merit. Good luck to your S and keep us posted!
@Kayak24 have there been any in state merit awards on this thread? Any in state invite to chancellors, or are stamps/nordenberg only in state options?
I have only seen a few instate posts for merit scholarships (probably only 2 or 3) on this and the other Pitt merit scholarships threads. Not sure about chancellor invites. It really seems like they are focusing their offers on out-of-state students which is disappointing to all of us in-state families. I’m wondering if they are holding the in-state applicants and reviewing them all separately at a later date. Does anyone know if this was done in the past?
@MPT3D I have seen 2 in state scholarships (15K and full tuition) both with chancellor’s invite. Please note many haven’t stated in state or OOS and while I have semi stalked the Pitt threads, what I have noted is likely not all posted on CC.
I got in!
Email received: 12/7/2017, 3:06 PM
Applied: 11/14/2017
ACT 34, UW GPA 3.93
I’m hoping for GAP, but I haven’t heard back about being eligible yet. (“Students meeting these criteria will receive initial notification of their eligibility to apply for the guarantee program by the undergraduate Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, and then be asked by the School of Medicine via e-mail to submit additional information in support of their candidacy.”)