<p>Can you shed any insight on the ease of use and compatibility of various devices with the ebooks system at the Pitt Library? Did you use Kindle or Apple iPad or ? The official site is just too mind boggling at the moment. My daughter is headed to Pitt this fall and I wanted to get her something for accessing and downloading ebooks. What has been your or your friends’ experiences with the system?
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<p>The friend is right. Calc 2 is basically a death course everywhere covering topics like series and expansions which, in my opinion, aren’t really helpful for most engineering majors. Calc 3 is MUCH easier than Calc 2 (it’s essentially Calc 1 in 3 dimensions instead of 2) and I rather enjoyed my class and found it pretty easy. I also went straight into Calc 3 when I got to Pitt which was nice because it opened up my schedule later for more electives.</p>
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<p>There is a website that you can use once you’re a student to find job listings for the campus. See more here: [Finding</a> an On-Campus Job | Student Affairs Home](<a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/node/1471]Finding”>http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/node/1471)</p>
<p>Alternatively if you are in the sciences you can ask your professors if they have spaces in their labs that need to be filled. This is dangerous though, because many will take on students and not pay them. So you should check that out first.</p>
<p>I had a lot of friends manage to get jobs at the libraries which is nice because it’s an easy job with lots of down time to do your own work, study, or be on your computer. Computer lab jobs are another cushy type one too.</p>
<p>You could also consider working at Panther Central although I don’t know if they hire students. You’d also probably have some weird hours.</p>
<p>Those are some places to start, take a look around when you get here- you may also find a place off campus to work, although I don’t know if it will be as easy.</p>
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<p>Definitely probable. Apply early. A lot of kids are interested in going to Pitt for pre-med so that makes her a <em>little</em> bit more common, but I had a few friends from CT who all had full-tuition scholarships from the UHC with stats lower than these. I’m assuming her GPA is also pretty high although you didn’t mention it. Basically she’s a UHC shoe-in for stats. Make a complete application (resume of activities, 2-3 LoR, essay) that help show her personality outside of school.</p>
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<p>I’m not sure I can help you too much. EBooks basically started after my time, although I had a few texts on PDF that I just opened with my computer. I would lean towards using an iPad for the books but really I think your best bet would be to try to get in contact with someone- maybe from the bookstore?</p>
<p>Can you please tell me what size rug will fit in the Sutherland Hall Honors dorm room? We are looking at getting a 7’8 x 10’10 rug. Will it fit if we lay it down across the floor and under the beds? Also, if there are 6 suite mates and none of them are very good about FB and replying to email request, do parents ever request contact information of their childs room-mate so they can work on the logistics? I’m having a hard time getting two (much less 6) teenagers to respond in issues like…who is bringing the microwave, the rug, the shower curtain etc. Also, would you recommend bringing a small t.v. cart and t.v. game system? I was thinking of one of those metal kitchen carts that are only about 2 x 2 and have shelves underneath for game systems. Finally, I bought a desk lamp, but do most kids have a floor lamp too? Thank you!!!</p>
<p>My daughter lived in an eight-person suite in Sutherland. The roommates talked more than the entire group did to decide who was bringing what. My daughter’s roommate arranged to rent the fridge/microwave and DD paid her half. Her suite won a game system, which went into one room and that person took it with her:( when she moved out. There was a tv in the lounge just outside the door of the suite. </p>
<p>The desk had a fluorescent light built in to the bookshelf above the desk. DD had a floor lamp. The shower curtains were provided. </p>
<p>I would not worry about trying to organize the day of move in. It goes surprisingly smoothly. People do not all arrive at once, but they all get there and get their stuff in. It is really pretty amazing. </p>
<p>I think the rug will fit, but I know the rug my daughter brought was smaller.</p>
<p>Collegetimesfour - Sutherland rooms have carpeted floors and the ones I’ve been in (and they were boys rooms lol!) were actually pretty clean looking so a rug completely covering the entire floor might not be necessary while a smaller area rug in the free space in the middle might be nice. As far as parent’s contacting roommates in order to work out logistics, I think you need to leave that to your daughter as hard as that might be. If there is something forgotten, a run to Target is usually part of the orientation activites. It’s a free bus ride away. The desks come with a small flourescent bar light on the hutch over the desk, but Sutherland rooms don’t usually (there are a few exceptions) have overhead lights in the rooms so you do need to bring a floor lamp of some sort.</p>
<p>MD Mom and amandakayak did a great job answering questions! I would add that a small TV and game system in the room, if your D/S really likes that, would be nice. I had a TV in my room even though there was a communal one and it made it easier to watch shows when they were on or have people over for a movie instead of having to check and see if the floor TV was free. </p>
<p>I know the desks come with lamps, but I actually brought an additional desk lamp with me anyway. I liked having more than a dim light on my homework, especially when it started getting darker later at night (or in the Winter).</p>
<p>Hey, I’m doing the honors college info session and tour at Pitt tomorrow. I am very interested in the school, but only if I can receive a large amount of merit aid from the university. My GPA is 96.5 UW, I’ve taken the most rigorous courses available, my ACT is 36 and SAT is 2270, and I am number 3 out of 399 from a public high school in NY. What are my chances of getting a full ride/full tuition scholarship based solely on merit? Also, is there anything in particular I should take a look at tomorrow? Thanks.</p>
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<p>Full ride is near impossible (because it’s only given to 8-14 students per year), full tuition may happen depending on how early you apply (NY is a popular Pitt State) and what you are majoring in (i.e. female in engineering easier than a female in psychology). I think you have a good chance at at least 1/2 tuition.</p>
<p>Look at: Wander around campus, check out the dorms at Sutherland if you’re thinking of UHC housing, go in the Cathedral and up to 35/36 to check out the UHC, The Union is unfortunately under construction but walk around it, take a peek into Towers where Market Central is, go to Schenley plaza and get a great pic of the Cathedral, wander into Heinz Chapel and appreciate how pretty it is.</p>
<p>Hi and thanks for giving everyone such great info! My son will be a freshman in the Fall and was assigned House 9 which is evidently a relatively new housing complex which was previously used as a frat house. Do you know anything about this dorm, i.e., size, bathroom status, kitchen status, etc.? Any info you could provide would be appreciated. Thanks!</p>
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<p>Unfortunately I have no idea as I’ve never been inside one of the Frat Houses…sorry!</p>
<p>Hi, I understand that the required textbooks should be bought but I have two textbooks from General Chemistry that is recommended.</p>
<p>General Chemistry Study Guide, Author: Ebbing, Publisher: Cengage Learning, Edition: 10, Year Published: 12, Price: 109.35 USD, Notes: Used $82.05</p>
<p>ISBN 9781111989408</p>
<p>General Chemistry Solutions Manual, Author: Ebbing, Publisher: Cengage Learning, Edition: 10, Year Published: 13, Price: 115.67 USD, Notes: Used $86.80</p>
<p>ISBN 9781111989415</p>
<p>Would these books be helpful?</p>
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<p>Personally, I don’t think you need them. The recommended books are there to provide supplemental information that may not be covered as well in your textbook. There is especially no need to get a solution manual, in my opinion. If you want supplemental information then just check the books out from the library. Or go to office hours. </p>
<p>Books are expensive so I never buy anything more than I absolutely need to.</p>
<p>I can give some info about the frat houses. If they are cleaned up and damages repaired, which I would assume they obviously are if they are now using it as a dorm, then they are really pretty nice. There are different sized rooms and all have the same furniture as any other dorm (desk, bed dresser). The downstairs, which was previously used as the common area for the frat is a big open space with smaller rooms off of it and a kitchen. I’m not sure how they’re making it a dorm, maybe there will be like a study lounge and another common area and communal access to the kitchen. I believe there is a bathroom on each floor with a few showers and stalls. hope this helps!</p>
<p>Thanks so much! My son will be in Frat 9 and didn’t know if he needed microwave and frig but since there is kitchen, I’m thinking not. Thanks also for the bathroom info!</p>
<p>From experience with my son, I think that applying early helps a lot! He got his stuff in late (November) and LOR’s late as well. He had a 3.7 weighted GPA, 1860 on SATs and 28 on ACT. Like you, he wanted nothing more than to go to Pitt and has wanted to his entire life. His dad had both pharmacy and medical degrees from Pitt and he had gone to football games since he was 4 years old! My suggestion to you is, even if you get rejected, don’t give up! He got rejected the first time and assigned the Johnstown campus which he did not want. I called and asked if we could appeal the decision and they said yes but to present more info. We got three more letters of recommendation and he redid his essay, this time more about himself and less about his father’s death and legacy. He got rejected on the appeal as well and was all set to go to U. of Delaware when we submitted a letter asking why he didn’t get in (some of his friends got in with lesser stats). They explained that it was because his school was such a good school and someone there had a 4.57 weighted gpa. We then wrote another letter about his disappointment and stated that he would go to Delaware and it would be their loss. We then got a letter from admissions member asking what is ACT score was and a few weeks later he was accepted! I really think they just got tired of hearing my son’s name, but whatever the reason, he’s moving to Oakland next week! Good luck!</p>
<p>Hi again! </p>
<p>Quick question–can the beds in Sutherland be raised at all, and if so, how high?</p>
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<p>I think they can be raised 6 inches - 1 foot if you use those raisers that they sell at Target or other places. I am not sure the beds can be lofted. But I didn’t live in Sutherland so that is my guess.</p>