Chances of getting into Pitt nursing

carachel2
Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:56:30 +0000

I’m not a Pitt parent. But I am an IB mom. How are you going to take both IB Biology HL and IB Chemistry HL AND Anatomy and Physiology AND the CNA classes and genetics all in the next two years? I think your schedule may need a good review by your guidance counselor. At my daughters school there would be no room for that on your schedule. You have to take an IB fine arts elective; TOK, etc. IB Math studies is very similar to AP statistics. You should call the Pitt school of nursing and get some guidance on your math selections. To give you a good idea of what a jr. year schedule looks like:

IB Biology HL (this continues to senior year…the HL classes are two years)
IB German HL (you will have to also have four full years of a foreign language)
IB Math studies (SL) (this has been a great stats course for her and not crazy challenging, she will take calculus next year instead of math studies)
IB English HL (two years)
IB Film Studies HL (two years)
IB TOK
AP Econ
PE (she still needed a credit)

IB is great and my daughter has enjoyed it. But it seems like all of the major major writing assignments will hit you all at once. The first semester was very doable and she seemed to even have more time on her hands but this spring has hit like a brick! Your spring will almost be impossible if you are playing spring club volleyball? You should make every effort to make sure you can succeed in IB since your grades/GPA will most likely figure very much into your Pitt admission decision. You will have a huge major extended essay due early fall of your senior year. Maybe you could do your volunteer work more in the summer?

All of those classes PLUS a varsity sport are going to be crazy demanding. Set your schedule up to be rigorous, but also allow yourself time to succeed and enjoy a little of your life!