<p>I've tried to find pictures of the campus but I wasn't really able to tell. I know it's an "urban" campus, but does that just mean it's in an urban setting, or does it mean the city IS the campus??? Thanks.</p>
<p>Well, I’ve never looked at the campus of NYU or BU (or GW, which I’ve also heard has no campus), but I think Pitt does have a campus. Pitt doesn’t just own buildings throughout the city, there’s like a legit piece of land we claim as the school.</p>
<p>the city is NOT the campus. however, that is the case for duquesne U, which is in downtown Pittsburgh. Pitt is situated in its own neighborhood, Oakland. When you’re on Pitt’s campus you won’t even know you’re in Pittsburgh because of all the students, faculty etc. walking around. Forbes and Fifth do run through Pitt, which is what gives it the urban feel with the Port Authority buses running constantly. There is plenty of green though on and around Pitt’s campus i.e. Cathedral lawn, soldiers and sailors, schenley plaza, schenley park, posvar. That is only the lower campus too… when you’re on upper campus (The Pete, Sutherland) you won’t even know you’re in a city at all (unless you look down the hill) because it’s quiet and there are no busy roads/traffic.</p>
<p>AKittka’s right about that. I can usually tell that most of the people walking around on campus are students or faculty.</p>
<p>thanks for the info! :)</p>
<p>Pitt had more of the feel of Northeastern. A campus within a city - the best of both worlds.</p>
<p>That’s exactly what I’m looking for. Northeastern’s on my list as well by the way (:</p>
<p>My son got into NEU also. But Pitt was more generous and therefore more affordable.</p>
<p>His current shortlist is Pitt, NEU and RIT.</p>
<p>I have been on the BU, NYU, and Northeastern campuses and Pitt definitely is the most “campus-y” of them.</p>
<p>Hmm. The reason I’m applying to NEU is because of my PSAT score. I might become a National Merit Finalist and NEU gives full tuition to NMFs.
But I like Pitt better.</p>
<p>Idk if any of you know, but which is stronger academically? Specifically, which is stronger in the sciences? (I’m interested in molecular biology.)</p>
<p>Pitt is an overall stronger school. Anything medical-related is very strong as well (biology included). </p>
<p>Northeastern is a good school but more known for its co-op program.</p>
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<p>Pitt gave him Full Tuition and he applied for Chancellors. Still waiting to hear if he gets an interview for that or not.</p>
<p>NEU gave him 17K a year which is great but NEU still going to be 30K plus unless we get more money when they do rest of scholarships in Spring.</p>
<p>He got Commended in NM, missed NMSF by 3 points.</p>
<p>Thanks pandem.</p>
<p>DonnaMom: wow, that’s awesome that he got full tuition at Pitt. That’s what I’m aiming for when I apply next year :)</p>
<p>Good luck Gecko! Apply early.</p>
<p>DonnaMom–I wouldn’t worry about your son being NMCommended. Pitt doesn’t give more automatically for NMF. Last year DD was NMF and received full tuition and the invitation to apply for the Chancellor’s (she did not get invited to interview). Nothing she received mentioned money specifically for NMF.</p>
<p>Thanks DonnaMom, I will. Good luck to your son w/ the Chancellors!</p>
<p>I would definitely consider Northeastern. They are minutes away from the longwood medical center which houses some of the most prestigious hospitals in the world. Students typically get research internships so you should consider NEU.</p>
<p>Lower campus feels like a more of a city–there are two major roads that run through it. It still has more of a campus feel than NYU though; I would compare it more to GW. Upper campus (which is where the school has been expanding a lot lately) is more separated from the city and quieter.</p>
<p>I heard that Pittsburgh has the highest percentage of college students of any city.</p>
<p>I grew up in the Pittsburgh suburbs and always loved the Oakland neighborhood where the musuems and Phipps Conservatory is located.<br>
Schenley Park is a large park near Pitt: [Schenley</a> Park](<a href=“http://www.pittsburghparks.org/schenley]Schenley”>Schenley Park | Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy)
Carnegie Musuem: [Carnegie</a> Museums of Pittsburgh | Home](<a href=“http://www.carnegiemuseums.org%5DCarnegie”>http://www.carnegiemuseums.org)
Phipps Conservatory: [Pittsburgh</a> Attractions | Phipps Conservatory](<a href=“http://www.phipps.conservatory.org%5DPittsburgh”>http://www.phipps.conservatory.org)</p>
<p>Carnegie, Phipps, Mellon, Heinz and Frick are three of the better known benefactors to the city. The city is very affordable and there are lots of great ethnic restaurants.</p>
<p>My Jr daughter is interested in attending an urban campus, so we added U Pitt to our list for next year’s applications.</p>
<p>Pittsburgh was once the 3rd largest corporate headquarters in the country, so there are lots of museums by the wealthy benefactors.</p>
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I heard it was second after Boston.</p>