>> The one thing I can say for encouragement to current students is just put in the work.
You know, be a practitioner of good work.
Let that be the defining trait of your character.
Wherever it is that you're going to go and whatever it is that you're going to do so long
as you're committed to putting your best foot forward, I think you will find yourself
in a competitive position to reach whatever goals you may have for yourself.
And one of the things that I like to say is work is where dreams meet reality.
And I think if you -- you're at Pitt.
So you're admitted to Pitt, you clearly have some bonafides in the intellectual realm.
So it's just a matter of how you're going to distinguish yourself.
And especially early on I think is putting in good work and allowing that to speak for itself.
And then later on down the line making connections, meeting people,
leveraging your reputation for excellence towards solid career outcomes.
So that's the broad brush of the things that I would say to a current Pitt student.