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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pitt is a great school. [/quote]

Hi OP! I graduated from Pitt in parent times and went to Michigan for grad school.

Your kid will do great at Pitt if that's what comes to be.  I have mentioned this on other threads but after working, I got a full ride to Michigan MBA.  My husband got a full ride to a Georgetown Master's right after school and my best girlfriend at Pitt went directly to Harvard Law.  And Pitt was a great school for liberal arts.  I enjoyed English Lit, History, Poli Sci and Art History, along with my Econ major.  I got a really well-rounded education, loved to take classes in the Cathedral of Learning, and tried a bunch of fun extracurriculars.  The campus had good access to professional theater, art museums, and music concerts, as well as on-campus events. I found students there pretty down-to-earth and I liked that.

Pitt and Michigan are similar in a lot of ways.  Pitt places less emphasis on football and Greek life.  Although that is there if you want it.  Michigan does have a bigger layer of uber-wealthy kids and some say these kids stick together pretty tightly.

As far as Michigan goes, it's true your kid might hear later in the cycle.  Although lately the waitlist has been large.  Just make sure to get the LOCI form filled out.  Also keep in mind that Michigan is fairly transfer-friendly for sophomores.  And I bet Pitt distribution courses would match up well with Michigan LSA requirements. I don't know if your kid would even want to transfer but I think that would be a fairly smooth option.  Pitt will likely be a better value cost-wise and if a freshman year goes well, there's really no need to transfer.  If there's something she's looking for that's not automatically there, she can do a semester exchange or design a course or do an independent study project of any kind.  Like this student did:

https://www.play.pitt.edu/maya-jones-creates-18th-century-versailles-court-gown

Good luck to your DC.  Try not to stress![/quote]

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