<p>So I was all set on Pitt... I want to do a Biology or Neuroscience major, with something in global or international studies and hopefully premed. But then I called Boston College ( I was waitlisted) and it seems like I'll get in... Wow. HELP please, which school would you suggest for undergraduate studies/research?</p>
<p>definitely go to Pitt, it’ll be better for neuroscience</p>
<p>are finances an issue? BC will probably not give you financial aid this late. </p>
<p>I feel that Pitt would be a better choice for anything medically-related (UPMC is pretty good). BC is overall more prestigious, and would probably land you in a good med school (depending on GPA, MCAT, etc., of course)</p>
<p>Go with the place you like best and feel comfortable. Don’t go to BC just because it’s overall “better”</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I second that Pitt is way better, and on a completely different level, for undergraduate Neuroscience…and really biology too. BC has a very good overall reputation, but as someone in the neuroscience field, I can tell you that Boston College has no reputation in the field (as they have essentially no graduate program). Pitt has its own undergraduate Department of Neuroscience, that has been teaching an undergrad neuro curriculum for over 25 years, with dedicated faculty and undergraduate courses, that falls under the umbrella of an immense neuroscience community at the university ([CNUP](<a href=“http://cnup.neurobio.pitt.edu/]CNUP[/url]”>http://cnup.neurobio.pitt.edu/)</a>). Undergraduate research experience is also a huge part of the neuroscience and biology training (and a important way to distinguish a med school application), and the opportunities and experiences will be vastly superior at Pitt which is one of the top 5 medical/bioscience research centers in the US. As far as pre-med, Pitt’s med center (top US News Honor Roll) is located right on campus making it very easy to do volunteering or gain shadowing experiences. Pitt also has a very strong international studies reputation: it is one of less than 20 universities to have four or more international study centers designated as National Resource Centers by the US Department of Education.</p>
<p>Yet another vote for Pitt here. IMO, objectively the superior choice given the OP’s goals, and this is not even considering cost (which I assume will be more favorable at Pitt).</p>