I’m still waiting ( nov 11) !
I assume your daughter got in and she should be proud. We all assume we are “owed” aid or that schools should equal the same price. Unfortunately, it’s not like that and it’s a lesson for our kids. A similar ranked Florida State is cheap without scholarships and many kids, such as yours, get an OOS waiver. But your child did get into Pitt and they should be proud.
You might find the “value” worth it even at full pop. Or hopefully, you planned well and found other affordable options. If not, you may still have time to find affordable schools such as UAH, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arizona. Even FSU although you can’t earn a scholarship.
But her hard work will pay off - every school has different state subsidies or out of state/in state mandates. It’s hard for the kids to know.
But please make sure she knows, getting in was a great achievement and she should be proud.
I think PItt has different merit. The Cathedral scholarships seem larger and are diversity based. The other scholarships seem lower.
On their website, they’ve said in the past a 33 ACT was the floor but then told my daughter to submit her 30 because in the TO environment, it’s a good score. I wish we hadn’t because we haven’t gotten aid - but maybe we haven’t. They have a sticker price so one has to assume that’s what you’re going to pay. But that’s also why we applied to many schools.
She hasn’t yet visited but I think it’s her type of school. I’m bummed we won’t be able to consider - but hopefully our planning of applying to many has paid off.
The fact that everyone is so passionate about Pitt is great for the school, obviously a great name to have on your resume.
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Pitt states that if you want to be considered for merit, you needed to submit your application by the deadline of December 15. So while you will probably receive a decision soon on admission (looks like 4-8 weeks depending on traffic), you probably missed the boat for merit.
Thank you, but maybe you misunderstood. My daughter is proud and so am I. She got into all the schools she applied to. We are very proud. Pitt was the ONLY school she really wanted to go to. Maybe you can’t understand that for a single mother it is not easy to send a child to college these days. I raised my daughter to believe in herself, work hard, be honest and be a good person. and yes be PROUD. Unfortunately, the world doesn’t work the same way. We tell our kids “work hard” it will pay off. Unfortunately, when they get out if college it’s the same line. I didn’t say my daughter was “owed” anything. She worked hard and system told these kids to work hard because it would pay off and it didn’t.
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I totally understand. My daughter’s dad refuses to contribute anything to college- we have 3 kids together. She worked hard throughout high school with the hope and expectation that it would pay off with regards to college. Pitt was at the top of the list, but without merit and OOS, I cant make it work. Regardless, I know she will end up somewhere great. Congrats to all who received merit and will be committing to Pitt.
Responding to CanCam - I think the system does reward hard work, but to say an individual school will reward the hard work in a particular way, in a particular year, doesn’t seem like a realistic expectation. We can’t predict the number of applicants, the competition, the available spaces nor the hundreds of other variables…so how can we possibly predict the outcome of one school? Cast a wide net and see what you catch. Soon this will be in your rear view mirror, her smarts and work ethic I’m sure will open many other doors for her, though maybe not the ones she or you expected.
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“Paying off” doesn’t mean a student will receive merit aid at every school to which they apply. My daughter would also have liked to go to Pitt or Penn State but since I (single parent, 0 EFC) knew neither one would be affordable, I refused to let her apply to those schools. Yes, your daughter may have had a chance at merit at Pitt, but merit at most schools isn’t automatic. Maybe it’s time for her to start liking a school she has been accepted to that you can afford.
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Fortunately my daughter is very practical, and since she’s witnessed the process with her 3 older siblings, she knows what to expect. Right now SUNY Binghamton is her best offer, got the presidential scholarship bringing tuition down to below in state. I don’t know much about it, but she did her research. I’m glad she applied to so many schools, her twin just got into Rutgers and I’m guessing that’s where he will be going (she might as well if she gets merit).
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Having worked hard does not necessarily mean you get to go wherever you want. Her hard work payed off by opening doors and opportunities for her, just maybe not at Pitt. It’s tough not to get accepted or not to be able to attend your first choice. A lot of parents on this board can speak to that. I’m sure she will do great wherever she ends up.
I am editing to apologize if I sounded mean, but I have told my own dd the same thing essentially. She knows she doesn’t get to go anywhere she wants even though she has excellent grades and rigor…cost will always be a factor. I don’t anticipate her being able to go to her first or second choice.
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Depending on your EFC - the Ivy’s guarantee 100% of need so usually they’re great deals.
Yeah I know, but we don’t qualify for need based aid…
If your EFC is in the $70’s then my hat’s off to you - cost should not be a concern in that case.
When does notification for Chancellor come out? Honors came out today.
Anyone else not get an email about Honors yet?
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Did you get an email informing you regarding the Honors decision? Where did you find the decision? Please elaborate. My D says she doesn’t know where to look on their portal.
Yes. Waitlisted. The subject line says “Link to access Pitt admissions documents”
Received an email providing the link to the pdf this noon, but the pdf dates 2/12. The email is titled “link to access pitt admissions documents.”
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So weird. I got accepted but I never received an email.
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I just got my email. It’s now 3:25 pm Eastern time. Maybe they are releasing by region.
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