Your request to be placed on the Class of 2014 alternate list has been met with approval by the Admissions Committee. You will remain on the list until a spot becomes available or your last requested date to be considered has passed. As an alternate, the University of Pittsburgh cannot guarantee that you will be admitted this year, nor does this imply any suggestion of an advantage to be admitted in the next cycle.
In the past decade, we have generally placed about 20% of each class from the Alternate List. There is no guarantee that this will, however, be the case in any given cycle. The Admissions Committee has ordered the applicants on this list, but I am not at liberty to divulge information involving that rank order. Suffice it to say that if a concrete offer is given to you by another school, perhaps the smart decision would be to accept that offer.
I will keep you posted as to movement on the Alternate List as it affects your standing. Thank you for "sticking it out" with Pitt. Hopefully, you will hear good news from me in the weeks and months ahead.
