<p>I've been thinking about pursuing this at pitt. I wanted to know if anyone on this board has had experience with this major or knows someone pursuing it? if so, can you comment on the quality of the program and its rigor?</p>
<p>Are you talking about the joint program with Cariege Mellon? </p>
<p>[Joint</a> CMU-Pitt Ph.D. Program in Computational Biology](<a href=“http://www.compbio.cmu.edu/Admissions/index.html]Joint”>http://www.compbio.cmu.edu/Admissions/index.html)</p>
<p>I am also interested in this program. I dont have any thoughts on this program</p>
<p>no foster,</p>
<p>I was refering to the undergrad major, the MS in bioinformatrics.</p>
<p>sorry didnt meant MS meant BS</p>
<p>Hi, I’m a peer advisor at Pitt. </p>
<p>[Bioinformatics</a> | Department of Computer Science | University of Pittsburgh](<a href=“http://www.cs.pitt.edu/undergrad/bsbi.php]Bioinformatics”>http://www.cs.pitt.edu/undergrad/bsbi.php)</p>
<p>Above is the link for all of the basic information about the Bioinformatics major. You should feel free to contact their advisors (info under advising and registration) to ask them any questions that you may have.</p>
<p>thanks Pitt, the link was really helpful! </p>
<p>I am just looking around the other majors and was wondering how is psych at pitt? I got the link already from the pitt website, but i was wondering from experience what you guys think about pitts psych program and its rigor?</p>
<p>Hey Eagles for life, </p>
<p>I’m a psych major here at Pitt. In my experience, all of my professors really know their stuff. Most are very experienced in their fields and have done plenty of research. The program is great because there are only three classes that you are required to take, and you have options with all of your other major requirements. Psychology has a wider variety of upper level classes than most other majors as well. As far as work load, most of your intro and lower level classes contain upwards of 200 students, so homework usually just consists of reading, and tests are usually multiple choice. As you advance in the psychology major, classes get smaller and the workload usually increases with writing papers along with reading, and tests can be more involved with essays, etc. You will have to take a few psych classes with a lab component which are a little more work than the typical lecture classes. That’s all I can think of for now, if I think of anything else I’ll post it here, or if you have any other questions let me know!</p>
<p>Another good thing about Pitt’s psych department is that there are many opportunities for directed research. My daughter (a psych major who did the cognitive science concentration) has done two research projects, one in junior year and one in senior. Her adviser encouraged her to do them. She just looked at this list, picked something that interested her, and contacted the professor. It was very low-stress. She said the research projects really helped give her a real-world perspective on the field, and she was even able to get a summer job using the skills she had acquired.</p>
<p>[Current</a> Opportunities](<a href=“http://www.psychology.pitt.edu/undergraduate/experiential-learning/directed-research/opportunities.php]Current”>http://www.psychology.pitt.edu/undergraduate/experiential-learning/directed-research/opportunities.php)</p>
<p>thank you guys, I do have additional questions. I dont wanna ask all at once but I will ask my top questions. I just wanna thank you guys for helping me out.</p>
<p>I have never taken a psych related course but I am really interested in the subject. do u think I am at a disadvantage already? and also, do u think a psych major is a good step for med school acceptance? btw jw, does attending the undergrad school help my chances of landing a spot of pitt’s med school?</p>
<p>You can take the intro psych class as a freshman, no problem. You can major in psych as a pre-med, but you have to take all the bio, chem, calculus, etc. that you’ll need for the MCATs. Neuroscience is another good major for pre-meds. My daughter has taken quite a few neuro courses as a psych major and has really enjoyed them.</p>