The University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus
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Educational Quality | B+ | Faculty Accessibility | A- |
Useful Schoolwork | A- | Excess Competition | A- |
Academic Success | B | Creativity/ Innovation | B+ |
Individual Value | B+ | University Resource Use | A |
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty | A- | Friendliness | A- |
Campus Maintenance | B+ | Social Life | A- |
Surrounding City | A+ | Extra Curriculars | A |
Safety | A+ | ||
Describes the student body as: Friendly, Afraid, ApproachableDescribes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful |
Lowest Rating Academic Success | B |
Highest Rating Surrounding City | A+ |
Major: Computer Science (This Major's Salary over time)
Pitt is the sort of school where if you're proactive, and are willing to put yourself out there, you will have a great experience. Pitt is the sort of school where the students are smart enough, the teaching is good enough, and there's enough around you, that if you want to be academically and socially successful, you can make it happen.I transferred in as a sophomore (I'm an International student from an English-speaking country), after a gap of a few years in my education. If I applied as a freshman, I'd probably be attending a higher ranked school (I got 2240 SAT, 4.0 GPA and IB), but Pitt was the best school that took all my credit.For those who felt overlooked in some of their college applications, and have Pitt as a safety school, there's not a lot of ambition going around here. People do their work, go to class, and hang out with their friends.But that being said, students here are very friendly, approachable, and the school is big enough that you can find your niche socially. People tend to stick with their own groups, some locals of Pittsburgh stick with their troupe of high school friends. But I have made a ton of friends here. From all different backgrounds, and from all different academic and non-academic interests.Pitt is the sort of school where, if you're willing to work on being academically and socially successful, you'll have a great time. Yes, I kick myself a little for never applying to an Ivy / top ranked school, but I believe this school has everything I need for my own success.If you're thinking about coming to Pitt and want to succeed socially (I'm a guy by the way), this is my advice: