<p>One more word about the CNBC: you apply to a main PhD program (say, neuroscience) and then submit an auxiliary application to the CNBC. This second application can be completed after you’ve been accepted to one of the Pitt/CMU programs and have decided to attend. My daughter will be attending Pitt neuro in the fall and is just now starting the application process to CNBC. They told her that she could even wait until she got to campus to apply without any delay in training.</p>