<p>To add to what MD Mom said, above: There’s still time to apply to Pitt. With a 34 ACT you would be in the running for the full-tuition scholarship (not guaranteed, alas), and there’s no separate application. Vietnamese is taught, and the creative writing department is supposed to be very good. (Michael Chabon is a graduate; he was an English major.) The location is great, lots to see and do nearby. The only thing not on your list is the weather! My daughter is a junior, studying Japanese and psych, and she loves Pitt.</p>
<p>[LCTL</a> Center Languages](<a href=“http://www.lctl.pitt.edu/vietnamese.html]LCTL”>http://www.lctl.pitt.edu/vietnamese.html)</p>