sugarandspice Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Who else is anxious hearing back about UPitt scholarship? I think I might end up here and would be great to hear from other admits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy418 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Meeee! This isn't my first choice, but I think it's a great school and will probably end up being them most financially viable. I'm hopefully going to visit after I get my scholarship information and then make my final choice! MollyKate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlvera Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I missed a called from the admissions director. He said that scholarship letters had been mailed and should be received by the 20th. He also I'd receive an email on Monday that contained important info. Anybody answer the call and know what Monday's email is about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy418 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 55 minutes ago, morlvera said: I missed a called from the admissions director. He said that scholarship letters had been mailed and should be received by the 20th. He also I'd receive an email on Monday that contained important info. Anybody answer the call and know what Monday's email is about? I haven't gotten a call...at least not yet. And not sure about Monday's email...hmmm very mysterious. But I'm glad we should be getting our scholarship offers soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlvera Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Mysterious for sure! I do wish he would have said what it was about in the message. Because my patience level? 100% depleted. Oh well. Here's hoping it's good news! Joy418 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kargigogo Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I didn't get a call, but that could be because the only number I had when I applied was my Ugandan phone number. The joys of applying to schools while in Peace Corps... are not that joyful. But I am excited to hear from the school - financial considerations are definitely going to be a big part of my decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarandspice Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 3 hours ago, morlvera said: I missed a called from the admissions director. He said that scholarship letters had been mailed and should be received by the 20th. He also I'd receive an email on Monday that contained important info. Anybody answer the call and know what Monday's email is about? Interesting! Thanks for sharing! I did not get that call or know anything about a Monday email... did you apply under special circumstances or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlvera Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) I applied for a joint degree (MPH/MSW). So maybe it's something about that. While everything I've received so far from the public health folks mentions the joint degree, the MSW acceptance letter didn't say anything about it. Whatever it is, I'll report back on Monday. And I'm sure it'll be nowhere near as interesting as the long awaited scholarship letter. I'm in-state so I'm hoping it shows up early in the week. Show me the money! Edited February 13, 2016 by morlvera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlvera Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Got the email -- they're paying for a visit. I might have a scheduling conflict, but if it works out, I'm definitely taking them up on their offer. I've never been to Pittsburgh so it'd be nice to have a look around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeangie Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I haven't received such email.. Are you guys all getting them? Do they offer paid visit to all accepted students? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlvera Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 This particular paid visit is definitely not for all accepted students. I don't know if others will be offered, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy418 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 2 hours ago, morlvera said: Got the email -- they're paying for a visit. I might have a scheduling conflict, but if it works out, I'm definitely taking them up on their offer. I've never been to Pittsburgh so it'd be nice to have a look around. Congrats! That means they must really want you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlvera Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I called in response to the email and was told that I received a $12,000 per year scholarship. I'm in-state so tuition is about $21K per year. Not a bad discount! Hope everyone gets their letters sooner rather than later! There's also a $10K fellowship (1 year) for the joint degree program I applied for. The timing of the fellowship doesn't work for me, though, so I won't be applying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarandspice Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Just talked to admissions and they said all scholarships were sent out on Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarandspice Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 1 hour ago, morlvera said: I called in response to the email and was told that I received a $12,000 per year scholarship. I'm in-state so tuition is about $21K per year. Not a bad discount! Hope everyone gets their letters sooner rather than later! There's also a $10K fellowship (1 year) for the joint degree program I applied for. The timing of the fellowship doesn't work for me, though, so I won't be applying. That's amazing!!! Congratulations!! Do you mind telling what your gap is and what experiences you had? I'm trying to estimate what scholarship amount I can hope to get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlvera Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I have very little experience. I'm changing careers and work full-time, so my primary experience has been volunteering at a hospital and with an HIV/AIDS organization. My undergrad GPA was about 3.8 and my grad GPA was a 4.0. Those degrees had absolutely nothing to do with anything related to social work. I have no idea how they work out scholarship amounts, so maybe experience will get you more. I think I saw someone in last year's thread who got $18K/year. However it works, at least you'll find out soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarandspice Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 That's awesome! Smartie! Has anyone gotten word of scholarships yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ediblestranger Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 20 minutes ago, sugarandspice said: That's awesome! Smartie! Has anyone gotten word of scholarships yet? Scholarship letters were sent out on Friday. I have been checking the mail obsessively and with much disappointment. Even though we should all hear by Saturday at the latest, I am getting really impatient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdp Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Has anyone received an actual acceptance letter? I applied before Christmas and I haven't heard anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kargigogo Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I got the online acceptance letter about a week and a half after I applied (I applied at the beginning of December and got the online acceptance before Christmas) and I'm not sure when my physical letter arrived because I was out of the country, but it was definitely at my house before February 5th. I have not, however, received anything about the scholarship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlvera Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I got the physical letter about a week after the online acceptance appeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlvera Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 My scholarship letter arrived today. I already knew what I'd be getting (posted above), but at least I can confirm for others that they were indeed mailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ediblestranger Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I received my scholarship letter today. I was awarded $7,000/year. A little disappointed because I have a fairly high GPA and a significant amount of highly relevant experience, so I was hoping for more. This makes UPitt one of the lowest costing programs on my list (so far) but I don't think it's enough for me to justify attending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy418 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I got 10K a year. I was almost hoping for less, ha, because it would make it easier to turn down. This is by far the cheapest program for me, but I don't think it's enough to persuade me. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel8771 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I've been following this thread, while also anxiously waiting for my scholarship letter from Pitt. I'm so happy for you guys! I really wish I'd gotten mine today Choosing between Pitt and WUSTL for my MSW is the hardest decision I've ever made.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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