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<p>How is University Of Pittsburgh’s housing? Can you get a single dorm? How about the food? Is UHC’s housing and dining better? </p>
<p>If you have some problems with money and financial stuff, will Pitt be understanding of your financial troubles and give you more aid?</p>
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<p>It should come with your acceptance letter, but some people who never heard about UHC will get a scholarship later on. It really depends.</p>
<p>My honors college acceptance came separate from the general pitt acceptance.</p>
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<p>The housing is OK. I don’t really like the Towers dorms, but luckily did not live there as a freshman. You can get a single dorm, it is Tower C, but I recommend living with someone your first year especially if you’re not from the area/don’t know a lot of people. The food is actually quite good, Market has a good amount of variety, it just gets boring to eat after a while. The UHC housing is definitely better (safer in terms of valuables, better academic community, more diverse, and suite-style rooms). Food wise I have heard that the Perch is better but it is also smaller.</p>
<p>If you are having financial problems, you can try to OAFA to get some sort of increased funding, at MOST I think you would be able to get more student loans, but I think that’s about it.</p>
<p>Is UHC housing guaranteed to UHC freshmen?</p>
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<p>No, however, they have switched locations from Forbes Hall to Sutherland Hall, almost doubling the number of beds available (around 400 now). So, if you apply, you have a much better chance of getting in.</p>
<p>Do you have any intuition regarding the right time to apply? How late is too late?</p>
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<p>As early as possible (Summer/September). Too late…in terms of scholarships I’d say mid-January is pushing it.</p>
<p>Ooops, I think I screwed up, my question was ambiguous - I meant “apply for honors housing.” Son has already been accepted to the UHC with a nice scholarship, and is definitely interested in Pitt. I was just curious about applying for UHC housing, which seems like a huge benefit.</p>
<p>Here is the info for the honors housing. You still have to send in the enrollment deposit then they will send the housing info packet.</p>
<p>[University</a> of Pittsburgh](<a href=“http://housing.honorscollege.pitt.edu/]University”>http://housing.honorscollege.pitt.edu/)</p>
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<p>Not sure I get the question, but my answer is: </p>
<p>When you submit your deposit, go to the UHC site, find the application, fill it out and send it in. UHC housing is never guaranteed, but for freshman, there is a much better chance of getting in because the dorm is big (about 400 beds or so). For sophomores and juniors, UHC housing is very competitive (102 beds for both years, and it’s apartment-style living which is always a plus). However, for upperclassmen, you apply in late January and find out if you got the housing way before the deadline for other places.</p>
<p>Can a non-honor student take honors courses if he has a good GPA at Pitt? And are honors student completely isolated from the rest in terms of housing and classes they are in? Thanks :)</p>
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<p>As a freshman, yes, you simply have to ask your advisor to get permission to enroll. As an upperclassman, if you have a 3.25+ GPA you are automatically eligible, if not, you need only ask your advisor again.</p>
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<p>Honors students who choose to live in UHC housing will be up on upper campus in Sutherland Hall. Half of the hall is UHC housing, the other half is athletic housing. It is the ONLY freshman housing on upper campus, with the other locations being Lothrop halfway down the hill, Forbes Pavilion down Forbes Avenue, and the Towers dorms and Holland Hall down at Towers/Quad. However, the Perch at Sutherland (the dining hall on upper campus) is open to everyone, and kids living at Sutherland may choose to eat dinner at Market Central (below Towers) if they have classes down there at night.</p>
<p>Honors classes tend to have only honors students, but UHC students do not take only honors classes (in terms of their schedule). No one does. So no isolation there.</p>
<p>AwesomeOpossum-- Is Pitt super competitive? For ex, is there a lot of grade deflation or certain weed-out classes like many other large public institutions, or is it relatively fair in those areas? Also, how many honors classes do you think it is a wise idea to take without overloading oneself? Thanks :)</p>
<p>How much debt on average does a Pitt student incur?</p>
<p>$26,610 according to: [University</a> of Pittsburgh | Paying for School | Best College | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-3379/paying]University”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-3379/paying)</p>
<p>Of course, that depends on in-state vs. OOS and much more. PA state-supported schools are expensive as compared to other states because of lesser support so this isn’t too surprising.</p>
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<p>Pitt can be competitive depending on the area you are in. I would say there are a few weed out classes I know of:</p>
<p>–ENGR0711/ENGR0011 (The basic engineering programming class)
–Chem1/2 & Honors Chem 1
–Bio 1/2
–Calc 1/2/3</p>
<p>So let me explain: The engineering class is a basic programming class where you learn a few languages (UNIX, Matlab, C++, and HTML). However, for some reason, this has also turned into a BIG weed-out class where a lot of students decide that engineering is not for them. It’s a bit sad, because programming is not what every department does (I, for one, never saw it again), but yet it’s used as a weed-out. It’s not terribly difficult, but still seems too tough for some people to handle.</p>
<p>Chem1/2 & Honors Chem 1/ Bio1/2: A bit obvious. For people looking to go into the sciences, the first science classes you take (especially regular) are HUGE weed-out classes. The work is much more difficult than anything you did in high school (Especially honors chem 1) and the challenge of the class is higher. Plus the labs are not easy (again, especially Honors Chem 1). To give you an example, my honors chem 1 class was about 120 people. My honors chem 2 class was 49 people. Notice I didn’t include Honors Bio 1 because I’ve actually heard WONDERFUL things about it. I also didn’t include physics because it’s not generally requires for most degrees/pre-med or what not, and when it is, people just suffer through it (not really a weed-out).</p>
<p>Calc 1/2/3: Although not <em>really</em> a weed out class, Calc is required for almost everything. And, amazingly, some people are REALLY bad at it. And I mean so terribly bad that they are happy to get a D in Calc. The teachers are not out to get you in Calc! But for some reason, some students do awful. So it’s not a traditional weed out, but if you’re not doing well in Calc…you should probably switch majors if Calc is a required class.</p>
<p>As for the honors classes, it all depends on the student. I took 3/5 UHC courses my first two semesters (Engineering, Physics, Chem), and was fine. Some people would think it’s too much. I came from a very hard high school with a high workload so I wasn’t affected by this. However, for most students, I suggest sticking to 1 or 2 your first semester so you can get an idea of courseload before you add more UHC courses.</p>
<p>Can you opt to not take honors classes until second semester or second year? I do not come from a rigorous high school and I’d like to assimilate to college before taking honors classes (I was admitted to UHC).</p>
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<p>Yes! There is no requirement to take any UHC classes, ever! With that said, be aware of what UHC classes you would like to take and how they fit into your schedule. For example, as an engineering, I have to take Engineering, Calc, Physics, and Chem my first year. If I choose to take regular classes for that, I will not go back and take the UHC classes in them. Also, after these core classes (and Bio), most UHC classes are “elective” like-- in the humanities. There are a few other science ones, like Neuro.</p>
<p>A bit of advice though: If you came from a very competitive or rigorous high school, I’d recommend 1 or 2 UHC courses. I find that if you don’t take them, you’ll quickly become bored with the work that you do at Pitt. Just a thought. You can always sign up for the class and test it out for a week before deciding to keep or drop it, but in my opinion, the UHC classes I took had better professors and a much more engaging curriculum than the non-UHC ones.</p>