Legacy. He's very happy. Loves Pitt, loves Pittsburgh even though he's a Cali boy. We'll see what happens at Columbia, Vandy and UCLA, but his heart is very much with Pitt!
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OT: So proud! Son Got Acceptance to Pitt Today!
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Congrats! You must be very proud. I was shocked how choked up I got when my kids got their acceptance letters.
Well, you literally can't go to a better school for philosophy.
And average SAT scores for Pitt's honors college (about a quarter of all Pitt students) is higher than the average for Columbia...or at least it was a few year ago.
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I think there was a blurb or article about Pitt's Philosophy Dept and its high ranking in the latest Pitt magazine that arrived last week.
Philosophy was one of my majors; happy to answer any questions he may have.
Congrats to you and him! Just dropped my boy off at Bruce Hall a few weeks ago and remember how pumped he was last year when he got his letter.
Yep, Columbia wants an unweighted 4.0 and 1400 on SAT. Steve had that and 1450 on SAT Same as Pitt. However, most kids who apply to Columbia will hit those nos. Heavy emphasis on essays and recommendations. Who knows. Will be a crap shoot.
Congratulations to your son and to you and your wife as well! Nice selection of schools there but too pricey for undergraduate education.
FWIW, my advice for him is to skip the Ivy's, take Pitt's acceptance offer, work hard and do well there and have him save his tuition money for graduate school.
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