Hi! I recently came back from a visit at Pitt and I really liked it. I want to go into nursing and the program is perfect for me! I was wondering how the social life is? Is it easy to make a lot of friends quickly? Are there also places to hang out on the weekends (parties, places on and off campus, etc.)? Thanks!
Even though I am in high school, I can assure you that the social life is great at Pitt. People tend to think that because you’re in a city, you won’t have that “college experience” but I know a boat load of people that go to pitt and they all love it. Yes there are things to do on the weekend.
I’ve never heard that sentiment before about cities being less of a college experience, that’s really interesting. Honestly, colleges in cities actually have enhanced social life simply because they have so much more access to nightlife, and college students have places to explore outside their campus. Also, I’m not sure but I do think Pitt provides bus fare or something like that to travel around the city.
Pitt university id gives you free access to bus svc throughout Pittsburgh.
Not only is there nightlife, but festivals, concerts, museums, lots of great restaurants, shopping and places to see a short walk or bus ride away.
We’ve toured a lot of schools. Most of them have a few little shops, restaurants, coffee, etc. around the perimeter of campus…and that is ALL. They have zero public transportation (beyond the campus shuttle), zero museums within walking distance and are not located in a major city.
As a parent, I did not want to like Pitt.
But walking around the Pitt campus totally made me realize why D wants to go there. This school doesn’t need a game day weekend to make it come alive. Museums, a conservatory…a whole busy and thriving city right near the campus. I can totally see why this is a fun campus.
Also for health majors, several top notch hospitals close by, that is a definite plus.
I have 3 Pitt kids (one grad, a rising sr and soph) and even though they are into different things, they found their own places at Pitt. Social life isn’t a problem for any of them - son did marching band, dj’d a radio show, played in the concert band, joined a political group and a band frat. Daughter joined some engineering groups, did heavy research, presented at conferences and TAd. Other daughter goes to every football game, works out with friends, has a group of friends who explore restaurants through the whole city, goes to concerts and started doing research. There’s ALOT going on both on and off campus.