siamese, i think it’s a matter of getting in the pool, which i suspect you are in. past that, kids with a 36 composite ACT are likely to get a scholarship with a top 5 percent class ranking. last year, most kids with at least a 34(that posted on here) got something. once you are below that magic mark, which varies some every year, you may get a scholarship, you may not. it sounds like you ended up in the maybe, rather than definite, scholarship pool, and if you are in the maybe pool, it is hard to say how it will play out. We’ve been there so i have an idea how frustrating it is. it seems like it is harder and harder every year to get a scholarship at Pitt. and hold your head up. You still have a great score, probably somewhere in the 99th percentile and that can get lost in the shuffle with the admissions and scholarship pursuits. you’ll never know if it was the top eight percent rather than top 5 percent that was the final factor, the comittee did not like a LOR(even though it was great), you did not have enough AP classes, who knows. and it’s still not march 1st yet so don’t totally give up, but i would not hold up your hope too high either. Recontacting Pitt showing enthusiasm to go there cannot hurt your chances. i would wait until you can call or email stating i really want to go and there is no hint of frustration as to why you have not heard about a scholarship yet. Easier said than done.