<p>It's all good mercymom! :) </p>
<p>If anybody is considering Forbes-Craig, the suites are about the same as the quad except perhaps a little smaller, I am told.</p>
<p>BUMP This! This is useful info.</p>
<p>lkf725, sorry about your son, but to be fair, there is pressure to do stupid things at any college. Pitt has a highly respected Honors College that has churned out many great alumni. I was not a part of it, although I did take several honors-level courses and I can tell you they were some of the hardest and best classes I have ever taken. As far as peer pressure goes, I have had friends who have gone to every school ranging from OSU to Cornell to the local community college to Swarthmore. They all have had many interesting stories about frat pledges running around naked and freshmen passing out in the middle of the quad and on and on... the point is, no school regardless of its reputation is free from peer pressure, you just have to learn to rise above it and be smart about picking your friends.</p>
<p>I don't know if they announced it yet, but they are changing honors housing for next year. Honors Frosh will take up 3 out of 4(?) of the floors in Forbes Hall, say goodbye to Towers. Also there 4th floor will be sophomores. And the other upperclassman will be in Forbes Craig Apartments. In the Fall of 2008 I believe that the Forbes Craig is being renovated so the upperclassmen will move to Lothrop, which sucks becasuse Forbes Craig is the best. How do I know this, I'm a current Freshman living in Towers' honors right now and living in Forbes-Craig next year!</p>
<p>No condolences necessary! :) I just want potential students to know that there is not enough honors housing to meet the demand and that the assignment of that housing by the university is not based on academics. The honors classes are great, but the honors housing community is really more of a social thing. I disagree with that, but some people clearly like it that way. If honors housing is important to you, just be aware that keeping it depends upon attending social events.</p>
<p>As tennisguy137 said, Pitt is reworking its honors housing. And as far as keeping housing based on attendance at different events, I know that was not the case when I was a student. Maybe things have changed, but I checked Pitt's website to see what it said about honors housing, and here are the requirements for keeping housing:</p>
<p>Yes, you are expected to do community service, and a good academic record is also a requirment, but I don't see anything about social events.</p>
<p>Well, this social function involvement thing is what we were told by the university official in charge of assigning (and declining) honors housing. I only offer our experience to illustrate that housing is insufficient to meet demand and that assignment is somewhat unpredictable. If honors housing is important to you, just be aware of this.</p>
<p>My son is in honors as freshman next year. Is it better to be in Honors at Forbes Hall or with all other freshmen in the Towers . He has a friend-not in honors that he wants to room with. Could this friend room in Forbes Honors college???</p>
<p>you have to be "honors eligible" to live in Forbes for next year.</p>
<p>what are the advantages to both</p>
<p>I know this is a very small slice of a very small experience there, but my experience visiting students in the Forbes-Craig apartments showed the social events to be along the lines of a spelling bee, a DDR tournament, and a calculus festival. I'm sure things like sports parties exist too, but these seemed to be some of the more popular ideas that came up.</p>
<p>Does "Honors eligible" necessarily mean youre in the Honors College officially or does this mean you can take some HC classes</p>
<p>megnut, I beleive "Honors Eligible" just means that you are eligible to take certain honors classes.</p>
<p>You can't 'be' in the Honors College. Its not a special group. It means you can take honors classes.</p>
<p>Hey, Brew, I think you're getting us confused. For the Honors College, you need to meet or exceed certain criteria. The HC sends out a separate letter to admitted freshmen. In the HC you can work toward the BPhil degree. The HC would be a part of the program of study if you're in the engineering school, or school of nursing, or school of arts and sciences, etc. (The HC has even set aside an Honors dorm for which freshman must apply.) Is that what you meant?</p>
<p>Yes iloveagoodbrew, I believe you are mistaken.</p>
<p>I think Brew is partially correct and Pat and LBP are partially correct. The honors college isn't a self-contained college within a college, as some honors colleges are. You will need to take classes outside of the HC to complete your major. </p>
<p>Freshman students are selected on admission according to a more stringent criteria. But any student who maintains a 3.25 (?) after their freshman year is eligible to take the honors classes and join the honors experience.</p>
<p>The B Phil is optional. So, the experience is both exclusive and inclusive, but not at all self-contained.</p>
<p>Sooooo.... has a person who hasnt been admitted into the honors college officially but would be eligible based on pretty high scores to take some honors classes, been allowed to live in honors housing with another student who has officially been admitted HC ........?????</p>
<p>megnut, I think you have to be admitted into the Honors College to be eligible for Honors housing. However, I am not an expert on the Honors College, I only took a few honors classes. But from my understanding, there are two different honors levels- 1.) you can be eligible to take honors courses, but you are not part of the Honors College and do not receive the benefits that full Honors students have and 2.) you can be a member of the Honors College and be eligible for housing and everything else. But I would contact the Honors College if I were you to get the official answer.</p>
<p>Here's their website:</p>
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<p>This is what I meant.</p>