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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pitt accepted 15/16 applicants from my kid's FCPS high school last year. My kid liked the campus and the distance from home.  I'm sure he'll really like the easy application.  With a 3.7/4.0 and a 34 ACT, he might get some merit aid (if he doesn't, it's off the table).   With merit, it would be a potential backup to VA Tech if he gets rejected there for his "low" GPA.

[b]Our Pitt tour guide was a TJ grad and seemed to have a lot of classmates there for pre-med. [/b] [/quote]

Pitt is particularly popular at TJ among future pre-meds because the Med School has a guaranteed admission program.[/quote]

Just being pre-med does NOT guarantee admission to the Med School. [/quote]

Duh. There's a special program at Pitt where you can apply for guaranteed admission to its medical school at the same time you're applying to be admitted as a freshman. Several TJ students have done that.
http://www.medadmissions.pitt.edu/admissions-requirements/guaranteed-admissions.php[/quote]

Also, TJ kids get a lot of merit scholarship money there.  It makes a lot of sense to spend fewer dollars on undergrad when you'll be paying for four years of med school.

In addition, there are lots of great opportunities to volunteer at the many hospitals there, which gives kids some experience with what the work of a doctor might really be like. 
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