Hey guys! Curious about housing options at Pitt, how many current students got their first choice of dorms? My daughter is leaning towards Lothrop. Any recommendations?
My Freshman daughter is in Sutherland (Honors Dorm). It appears many folks get first choice in dorms unless you are trying for some of the brand new ones (aka Nordenberg) etc. Applying for the living learning community seems to increase chance of dorm choice if it is where you want. Nursing LLC is in Lothrop, so if that’s her major, I’d certainly do that. I think Lathrop has upper class and freshmen in it, so it might be a little harder to get into.
My son was in Lothrop freshman and sophomore years. The majority of rooms are singles. It doesn’t seem like it’s hard to get into.
I think a lot of students get their first choice. The LLC students seem to get them at a higher rate since they are more specific. That’s all anecdotal speculation though.
There were more than a few parents on our parents group whose kids didn’t get their dorm request or didn’t get their roommate request. These seemed to be kids whose first choice was Nordenberg or one of the Towers. Quite a few got placed into singles in one of the towers–which, BTW, almost all have ended up loving.
My D applied for Honors LLC a few years ago. She applied with a roommate, and they were matched and got into honors, but didn’t get their first choice of double with private bath, but they got their second choice, double with shared bath, and it was fine.
Anyone know if the Health Sciences LLC is always located on a floor in 1 of the Towers or if it’s ever been located anywhere else?