Pitt GSPIA 2017

[mpamppquestions]

14 minutes ago, akdavis said:

Mine as well. While also working 20hrs a week. I'm not sure how difficult that's going to be. Also, the Heinz scholarship has a 3.0+ GPA requirement and no work requirement, so it is still a good option.  I've decided to not make any decisions until I visit Heinz in late March and GSPIA in April. I want to get a really good feel for both programs.

I also submitted a form to Heinz asking them to review my scholarship because of a better competing offer (as they told us to do). If that comes through, that may make my decision even easier. We'll see. 

I'm waiting for any funding offer from Syracuse Maxwell before also submitting that form. I received a 50% tuition scholarship from Heinz. I'm not scared of taking out more loans to pay for Heinz if it means a better job + more job options fresh out of graduate school, but I guess I just don't know that that is necessarily the case. Also, I'm worried that the 3.5 GPA requirement from Pitt's offer will be pretty prohibitive and stressful. I need to see if Pitt is willing to give me percentile information for GSPIA student GPAs. Still, Heinz = $45K~ in loans GSPIA = $6K in loans.

Edited March 14, 2017 by mpamppquestions

[akdavis]

On 3/14/2017 at 10:51 AM, mpamppquestions said:

I'm waiting for any funding offer from Syracuse Maxwell before also submitting that form. I received a 50% tuition scholarship from Heinz. I'm not scared of taking out more loans to pay for Heinz if it means a better job + more job options fresh out of graduate school, but I guess I just don't know that that is necessarily the case. Also, I'm worried that the 3.5 GPA requirement from Pitt's offer will be pretty prohibitive and stressful. I need to see if Pitt is willing to give me percentile information for GSPIA student GPAs. Still, Heinz = $45K~ in loans GSPIA = $6K in loans.

I absolutely agree. While I do believe I could keep my GPA above a 3.5, I would hate for anything to happen, and I lose my scholarship, especially when I could have gone to another program with a lower GPA requirement. Graduate school is uncharted territory for me, so I really can't be sure. If you hear anything from Pitt about percentile info, please let us know. I will be looking as well. 

[mpamppquestions]

I recieved an answer to my question regarding the 3.5 GPA requirement: "In regards to the 3.5 GPA, I would say 90% of our funding recipients renew their funding for a second year. The award retention rate is quite high."

[akdavis]

On 3/16/2017 at 5:10 PM, mpamppquestions said:

I recieved an answer to my question regarding the 3.5 GPA requirement: "In regards to the 3.5 GPA, I would say 90% of our funding recipients renew their funding for a second year. The award retention rate is quite high."

Thanks for the update. This is very encouraging to hear.