@MYOS1634 we did not. The kid moved on. Although disappointed initially that the hard work and dedication at high school didn’t get him nearly to where he wanted, after visiting both Penn and Pitt again he was impressed and happy. He chose Pitt Honors because he wants the opportunities to do research and work closely with proffesors to shape a good bio for PhD program. Onward.
I’ve heard nothing but good things about Pitt Honors and Pittsburgh is a great city. Congrats!
Congratulations on Pitt honors. It’s very flexible and should allow him to shine:)
Congratulations to your son! Pitt has a very well respected math program (I am sure he investigated that already!) My usual advice to math majors is try to get take a proofs based math course as early as possible. And also take stats courses to make themselves more marketable - for summer internships etc.
Pitt Honors is an excellent program. The research opportunities and student outcomes are top notch. Congrats!
He sounds as if he has a great vision for himself. We left the decision in our son’s hands - he was admitted into his top choice, but chose his college because it felt like a better “fit” after visiting. He was also offered a lot more scholarship, and he liked that. He chose great classes for himself, was able to be strongly engaged in other aspects of the college (Model UN, for example) and had jobs while attending full time. He also was able to arrange an unpaid internship with the local mayor’s office. He unexpectedly discovered that he loves to find patterns in numbers while working on databases at the mayor’s office - prior to this he had been strictly Sociology/Political Science - NOT a STEM guy at all. As he had the ability to explore this interests in college, he discovered a great future, and after graduating is working in a company which analyzes tech for companies. All of his interests meet, and he would most likely not have discovered his talent for this work if he had gone to his first choice school. He made a great decision for himself, and feels great about this. If we had made him go to his first choice, a more competitive school, he might be floundering now. What does your son want to do?