<p>Are there any engineers out there? I'm decideing between Miami OH and Pitt for engineering. How is the eng. building? Do you like the program? How hard is taking Physics and Chemistry same semester.</p>
<p>I got into their bioengineering program! And I loved it.</p>
<p>The building is nice- recently a man named Swanson gave like $41.3 million to the school so they're redoing the building, getting new equipment, the works. Though there is construction, it doesn't interfere with classes (it's easy to get around and they don't work during class hours). I believe it should be done soon, but I don't remember when. Overall, the place looked nice and all, they had different labs, etc.</p>
<p>What impressed me the most was their research and internship opportunities. You could get involved in research easily, EVEN as a freshmen! There are tons of opportunities to get one. Plus, Pittsburgh has alot of different companies in the city to get internships with (the only one I remember is Bayer, but there were others as well). They also had a couple of travel abroad opportunities which is something that I could rarely find at other schools.</p>
<p>So overall, I liked it. I don't know what Pitt's ranking is among the other schools, but it's a good school especially for the price. (I applied to UMiami as well, but as far as bioengineering goes Pitt is waaaay better. not sure about other engineering fields)</p>
<p>Here is a ranking list to take a gander at:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/382751-usnews-2008-engineering-ranking-compilation.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/382751-usnews-2008-engineering-ranking-compilation.html</a></p>
<p>Hi, I graudated from Pitt '05 with a BS in mechanical engineering, and recently with an MS from Maryland. I took Honors Chem and Physics for 2 semesters simultaneously and that is not easy. You really have no choice but to take them concurrently. </p>
<p>Yes, the school is improving every year and it is a very good deal especially if you get assistance. The cliche that you get out what you put into it is true. The BioE department is by far the best/most respected in the school so there are a lot of opportunities there. The graduate BioE program is top 10 nationally I believe, and the Industrial E is somewhere after that.</p>
<p>You won't be limited by Pitt's engineering school if you excel and see out all the opportunities that are provided to you. My graduating year, people from my department were accepted into very good grad schools (that I know of), 2 to Georgia Tech, 1 to MIT. I know other that I have graduated with that have gone or are in school at UPenn, several at Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>I'm current Pitt IE. Its a good dept. Bio E is actually # 15 now (at least according to the ranking posted on the BioE floor) , but close enough. Taking physics+chem at the same time is fairly easy if you take the regular versions. I took honors chem and regular physics and truthfully I thought the chem was easier (but thats just me). You'll be fine. Your preceding years will be much more interesting than the pointless freshman year.</p>