I’ll be honest and say I wasn’t expecting a R but definitely a WL. I have very minimal research (~100 hours) so I was shocked to receive an interview in the first place, but everything else was average for Pitt with above average clinical hours. My interview felt like it went great so this was kind of a blind side for me.
Yeah I saw that, but that was updated on 01/22/2020 (aka last cycle). Pitt also got a new dean last year who may have changed some things for admissions. Seeing 6 post-II R's on this thread alone, which I've not seen before for Pitt, just got me thinking whether there even is a Tier 2 WL. But then again, with >900 interviews, they very well still could be using both tiers and more rejections this year.
Agree wholeheartedly. I told my fiance that I either wanted an acceptance or rejection, none of the WL bs. I have acceptances to some other schools I like but just less than Pitt. If my chances of actually getting an acceptance are less than 50 percent at this point, I'd rather focus my energy towards deciding between my other As. I'm afraid I am going to become happy and content with one of my As and be set on matriculating there, then Pitt comes in the day of the wedding telling me they have always loved me
You summed the situation up perfectly!
WL at Pitt, think VITA went fine, got accepted at another school that took my VITA as well
samesies
Got the A but I thought my VITA was horrible. Also had my worst interview of the cycle here.
I felt ok with my VITA. I may be an outlier, but I actually prefer it to an MMI. I've had MMIs where I've finished my explanation in two minutes and the interviewer said we were done (despite having many minutes left) and then MMIs where I've spoken for five minutes only to find that the interviewer had many followup questions to ask. I find it hard to judge how to pace myself. On VITA, you just say your peace and move on. (But I realize that I'm probably in the minority!)
ditto
A and I felt like my VITA was not that great. not bad, but it wasn't my best performance. I know pitt only used the responses for two of the questions though, and I got WL'ed at a different school that used VITA
got an A, felt like I absolutely bombed it. I actually posted in this forum asking how seriously Pitt considered the VITA it was so bad
At least 1/3 of the first year class tends to live in Darragh Apartments. It's half a block from the main medical education building, gym, etc. but it's also relatively expensive and fills up quick. Students otherwise live throughout Oakland (campus) or surrounding neighborhoods (South Side, Shadyside, Bloomfield, Lawrenceville, Squirrel Hill, etc.). Depending on amenities and roommates, could be anywhere from $450-$1,450/month. The public transit is excellent and the city isn't massive, so living "off campus" isn't an issue.
I think we just have to fill out the admission data forms on the portal
for what it’s worth i sent my letter of intent like 3 weeks ago and i’m probably going to send a letter of continued interest/intent in a few weeks right before they hopefully start pulling off the waitlist. it can’t hurt to show pitt you care that much about them
I haven’t received an email and Pitt hasn’t appeared on my CYMS on AMCAS.
What data forms? Also, the only thing that is binding is selecting the school in AMCAS for commit to enroll (CTE)
the admissions data forms are definitely not binding, only CTE on CYMS is
Just received a financial aid email
during the financial aid info session they said it was all need-based
It’s all need-based.
Without a doubt a letter of intent (only if sincere ofc) and/or an update with something substantial (i.e. publication). Interest is implied.
I sent them a Haiku:
Yeah screw the letter of intent. Everyone and their grandma sends one. Try this maybe:
You got a letter in the mail?
No letter here.
