University of Pittsburgh

I graduated from here. Pitt sounds good on paper but in reality its a pretty bad place.
its not a great school either the classes prioritize getting through exams and not actually learning the material. As a student I had to teach myself alot for my classes.
Cost: A degree is just a brand name it is a label placed on by a fake society. I have met students from some bottom tier schools and they know more than even the honors pitt students. Its an overpriced campus.
Service: Most of the workers and scheduling people are really nice, but they will mess up your schedule I got lucky but alot of students I started with are graduating a year late. Always have as man y people as possible look over your schedule to make sure your not on the wrong track. Its a big campus and classes you need will fill up fast and then no one really cares. I’ve seen many students as a last resort go to the professor of the class and ask them to get signed in only to leave in tears cuz they can’t get in.
Overpopulated and over-​hyped Some classes don’t even have enough room to sit they have students sitting on the floor or at the door looking in. Sad as F**k for a place that asks for all that $ every semester.
Diversity: Pitt claims it is a diverse campus but 70% of their student body is white. The professors however are very diverse Pitt much like America at large steels its talent from other countries most of the staff and professors are from overseas and although they can read/​write/​research/​do projects they cannot teach, and understanding them is very difficult.
Over Competitive environment all the students are at each others throats for information and always trying to screw each other over. I overheard students giving a kid wrong times for finals because if he doesn’t show thats a fail and brings down the class average and then everyone gets a couple extra points on the curve. Or kids trying to say a student was cheating when they themselves were I saw things like that happen alot on this campus.
Cops this place is policed alot and guess what they never do anything productive a kid gets jumped? someone gets robbed? Drug dealers? they don’t care. But they will bust people for partying practically everyday. I never partied much but I saw it happen at least once a week. they cart these kids off like criminals just for drinking in collage.
Go somewhere else but honestly collage is over hyped the Bachelors is the new High School degree people getting these degrees to serve tables and clean floors
Oh and parking sucks $ 1 for 15mins on campus? and classes are 1 hr long? with labs being 2+ hours long at least? its because Pitt and Pittsburgh Parking are giving each other BJs

The worst commencement ever. Think twice before sending you children, and a substantial amount of money. We spent thousands of dollars to come see our son graduate. Instead we watched doctoral students get hooded. What an outrage. UPITT do not ever call me again asking for donations. My name is Rose Block from Merrick NY. Take me off of your solicitation list.

Parking here sucks big time. The administration’s intransigence to alleviate parking difficulties notwithstanding, Pitt’s a good school.

Such a beautiful campus, super friendly staff and awesome city. I loved loved loved my very short time here. Lots of history on this campus and I LOVE the greenery everywhere.
Price of school? Now that’s another story! All and all, its worth every penny. Yaaaay Panthers!

I loved the University of Pittsburgh. Went to graduate school there to study Latin American History. Great faculty who want you to succeed. For those who are negative on Pitt, you don’t know how good you have it! :-)

The campus is beautiful! Be sure to head to the Cathedral and check out the view from the top!

Would you believe it if I said I didn’t want to go to my alma mater at first? Well, I didn’t. Pitt was once the place I was going to go because of a tuition bonus I would have received thanks to a family member’s job. Of course, by the time I got to Pitt, they no longer had this job and had moved on to a better one. I, however, never felt the need to move on from Pitt. I thought I would. I really did. It never happened.
Pitt proved to be the most amazing place to live and grow during my four years there, and not just because it has top notch programs in the fields I chose to study. My first year, I lived on a freshman floor with 29 other classmates and had the chance to bond with young women from across the world. My second year, I explored my campus and found myself involved with multiple clubs and organizations that shaped my world views and my career goals. My third year proved to be the rockiest, but fortunately the friends I had made turned out to be the best ones possible, as they helped me pull myself out of a deep rut I had fallen into at the time. My final year at Pitt was marked by the now infamous 150+ bomb threats the school received; in some ways, I’m a little glad this was during my final year, because while ideally none of us ever wanted this sort of thing to happen, when it did, every student on campus rose to the occasion. For example, many living off-​campus offered alternative housing for the ones living in the dorms.
I am very happy that I got to witness such acts of kindness and proud to be a part of this university’s family. I would be a very different person had it not been for the people I met and the things I experienced at this university. Hail to Pitt!

Truth be told, I didn’t want to go to Pitt at first. It’s so close to home and I wanted to get the hillel out. But Pitt grew on me and in doing so, I also came to appreciate and love Pittsburgh all the more. Now I frickin’ love my alma mater! HAIL.
Like most people who had a lot of fun in college, I doubt I studied hard enough but I got by and ended up with a great education. Large class sizes never bothered me; I had no trouble seeing professors when I needed help. Once I got into my core major classes, the class sizes shrunk appreciably. Pitt has a pretty ethnically diverse student body. I made lots of friends. And unlike some of the more expensif schools, it also has wide economic cross-​section… rich, middle-​class, kids working their way through school, etc. I think it’s an important perspective to gain.
Since I graduated, I’ve observed the university grow a lot, whether through campus beautification efforts (or gentrification if you’re an old crank like me who loved the grit and grime), building more cohesion in the student body or increasing its national & regional standing. It ain’t always a straightforward march but it’s coming along.
Pitt isn’t for everybody. If you want a small town/​rural campus, seek out another school; nothing wrong with that. But for me — it turned out that an urban school with lots of different things to do on-​campus and in the city and great academics was a great choice! (And my parents didn’t bug me that much either).

(from a Pitt Student)
PROS:
Great Profs;
Located in our hometown (and has several other campuses);
Not *THE* most expensive tuition (but certainly not the cheapest either);
Great campus
Cool buildings (The Cathedral – need i say more?!?);
lots of cool places to visit around the campus (both food & cultural)
Hillman Library is the best!
Shuttles (Free shuttles to help ya get around campus with your ID)
The city is a plus on its own :)
CONS:
Parking sucks everywhere that you go – its unavoidable.
Let’s not forget that it *is* a school, after all ;P

A really cool school! I’m not a student, just a visitor, but I love the whole scene and how safe, secure, clean and vibrant this school is. It’s in a terrific area (Oakland) which is conveniently located to all of the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. They make it really easy to get around via their transportation system, both within the school area and via their public transit. My only beef is the lack of cabs in the area, otherwise Pitt rocks!

Despite spending only two years at Pitt before transferring to UCSB, Pitt introduced and helped set a great foundation for my college years.
Pitt has been committed to a liberal arts education with a well-​rounded curriculum in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Pitt has an increasing emphasis on undergraduate research experience and for providing real-​world opportunities such as co-​ops and internships. Undergraduate degrees can be earned as Bachelor’s of Arts, Bachelor’s of Science, and Bachelor’s of Philosophy. Along with providing certificate programs, graduate level masters, professional, and doctoral degrees are also awarded.
Pitt’s history of commitment to international education is illustrated by its unique collection of 27 Nationality Rooms on the first and third floors of the Cathedral of Learning. Pitt is one of the country’s leading producers of both Fulbright scholars and Peace Corps volunteers.
Pittsburgh is a sports town and in intercollegiate athletics, Pitt’s football and men’s basketball, are consistently competitive. In a recent all-​sports ranking done by Sports Illustrated on Campus, Pitt was ranked 17^th among all U.S. universities in terms of the overall strength of its athletic program.
I made lifelong friends and have great memories at Pitt. Thank’s Pitt!