Yes, he does sound like a very strong applicant. And applying early is the best advice I can give you. He should have everything complete and filed before the end of September. It really, really, really is an advantage to apply early in the rolling admission cycle for Pitt’s selective programs.
By the way, Pennsylvania-resident D1 was also accepted at Michigan and I was shocked at the out-of-state cost for attendance at UM. I even called the Dean of the Michigan School of Pharmacy to ask about that and her advice to me was to be “a good steward of our money.” At least she was honest and, of course, D1 wound up as a Pitt PharmD student and graduate.
Incidentally, she’s now a professor of pharmacy at a graduate school of health sciences in California with a board certification. She was awarded the school’s educator of the year award after her first year. If your son takes advantage of the opportunities that Pitt Pharmacy offers, he will have a wide range of options when he graduates. Not a small thing in light of today’s competitive market for PharmD grads.
Good Luck!