@wgmcp101 Thanks for the detailed and very informative post. So far you have made us lean more towards Pitt 
I do understand that Neuroscience dept at Pitt has a lot of research opportunities and students do engage in that research. Do you know how the Neuroscience major folks fare in the Med School acceptances?
I know the students who opt for such a major work hard but do they end up getting good grades too?