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Interview 112: Matt Ward on "Understanding Cal Lutheran University"Interview 111: Tom Becker on “Understanding Pittsburgh”
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- Tom gives his backstory
- “Who is Pitt and Why should a student consider attending Pitt”; The Pitt mission statement
- How does the fact that Pitt was a private institution before 1960 impact Pitt
- Does the state legislature mandate that Pitt take a certain percentage of students from PA
- Pitts’s outstanding academic programs that many don’t know about
- Does Pitt admit into specific colleges or tire university
- How does Pitt provide advice to help students find the right major; What are the strongest majors at Pitt
- A major change Pitt made to emphasize computer science more
- What does it mean that Pitt uses rolling admissions and holistic admissions
- What does Pitt need to do to improve?
- How difficult is it to get into the various programs at Pitt, and which are the hardest schools to get admitted to
- When must your application be submitted for Pitt’s most competitive programs?
- When are the first decisions released?
- When are students admitted to a regional campus vs. being admitted to the Pittsburgh campus?
- What are the strongest programs at the regional campuses
- The importance of your mid-year grades in the admissions process
- The role test scores play in admissions
- Did Pitt have more of a surge of applications in certain majors; How was Yield impacted by the surge of applications?
- How did certain institutional priorities impact admissions
- More about the Honors Colleges and how it works at Pitt
- What are your strategic priorities moving forward
- What do your students feel are your greatest strengths
- How do merit scholarships work?
- Where can Pitt improve?
- Tom goes on the hot seat
