FALL 2024
APPLICANT RESOURCES

Updates to Fall 2024 Application

The merit scholarship process and Frederick Honors College application process for first-year students entering in Fall ’24 is now closed, as the December 1, 2023 deadline has passed. Students who met the deadline will be notified on or before March 1 via the Pitt Document Center.

Beginning August 1, 2022, the Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR) is required for all first-year applicants, with the exception of international students. Additionally, if you are a student attending an international high school, you may reach out to our office to waive the SRAR requirement and review your official transcripts. First-year Common App applicants will receive a personalized link in their application submission confirmation email from Pitt to complete the SRAR. Students completing the Pitt Application will be able to complete the SRAR within the application itself.

If you apply via Common App and do not receive your confirmation email and personalized link within 7 days of applying, you’re welcome to submit your SRAR using the Pitt SRAR link. Please create an account using the same email you used to submit your Common App.

If you are a transfer student or have already graduated high school, we require your final official high school transcript rather than the SRAR.

Check out tips for filling out your SRAR 

Activating Your Pitt Account

A few days after applying, be on the look out for an email from pitt.admissions@pitt.edu with a link and instructions on how to activate your Pitt Account. You will need your Pitt username and password (credentials) to log in to check the status of your application requirements, check your decision, and, if admitted, let us know if you will become a Pitt Panther! If you’re having issues with this step, check your junk/spam folder for emails from pitt.admissions@pitt.edu or reach out to us at pitt.admissions@pitt.edu or (412) 624-PITT [7488] (Option 1).

If you have questions regarding your Pitt Account activation please contact the 24/7 IT Help Desk at +1-412-624-HELP (4357) and let them know.

A helpful tip is to add helpdesk@pitt.edu and pitt.admissions@pitt.edu as safe senders within your email server. This is very important given that Pitt communicates primarily by email. More about that here.

Application Requirements

In order to ensure that your application is completed and ready for the Admissions Committee to review, you must submit the following items:

• Application for admission submitted either via Common Application or the Pitt application
• $55 application fee
• Self-Reported Academic Record*
• SAT/ACT score report (if applicable)**

Submit test scores directly to the University of Pittsburgh using the appropriate code number: SAT – 2927 or ACT – 3734

*First-year students attending an international high school can choose to submit a high school transcript in place of the SRAR. All transfer students are required to submit an official final high school transcript and not the SRAR.

**Students who are choosing to apply as test-optional must indicate their choice on the application and are required to submit either the Pitt Personal Statement found within the application or the Common App Personal Essay in lieu of test scores.

Please keep in mind supplemental information may be required for consideration for a number of the Guaranteed Admissions Programs as well as the David C. Frederick Honors College.

Verifying We’ve Received Your Application Requirements

A few weeks after applying and submitting your application requirements, we recommend logging into the Student Center to ensure your application is complete. In the navigation on the left, choose admissions, then select application status. Select your current application and click the “View To Dos” button in the bottom right. If you do not see any to-dos, your application is in the review phase and you can expect to hear from us via email once your admissions decision is complete. If you see a To Do item marked as “initiated”, this means it is incomplete. If it has been at least two weeks since you have submitted the item and you think we should have received it, please reach out to our office.

Important to note:

The Student Center may not reflect the fact that your documents have been received but are still being manually processed. If you see a To Do item marked as “initiated”, this means it is incomplete and has not been processed. Please allow for at least two weeks from when you’ve submitted requirements for us to update your To Dos. If it has been at least two weeks since you have submitted the item and you think we should have received it, please reach out to our office.

If you attend a US high school and haven’t submitted a SRAR, the To Do will be listed as High School Transcript. This year, even if we have a transcript from your school on file, we will be waiting for your SRAR to check off that To Do.

Viewing Your Decision

Any admissions committee decision(s) will be uploaded to the Pitt Document Center. At present, you will receive a decision approximately 6-8 weeks from when all required items have been received and processed. We will always reach out via email to let you know when anything has been added to your document center.

Best Way to Connect

Start with a chat. Look for the chat icon in the lower right-hand corner of your desktop or mobile device. (Safari or Google Chrome browsers work best). “Cathy” our friendly Chat Bot is available 24/7. If it doesn’t have the answers you seek, you will be given the chance to engage with an admissions representative via chat or email.

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