<p>Hello, today I got a letter in the mail saying I was accepted into their Johnston campus for nursing, but it didn't even mention the main campus in Pittsburgh. I only applied to the main campus so I'm a little confused as to why I am getting a letter from Johnston? I'm not sure if they just considered me because I applied to the main campus and are giving me a second option, or they think that I only wanted to apply to Johnston. So my question is do they automatically consider you even though you don't apply specifically to there and will I be given a separate letter in the mail about the main campus? or did i make a mistake when applying? I also don't know how to view my application on the Upitt connect website so i don't know how I did my application. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I would like to know what is the difference between getting accepted to the main campus and regional campuses of University of Pittsburgh. Are they also competitive? Can one be transferred to the main campus after first year?
Please help!
Thanks,</p>
<p>Lots of info here, which I found by just putting the term “regional” in the UPitt website search box:</p>
<p><a href=“https://oafa.pitt.edu/options/q-and-a/[/url]”>https://oafa.pitt.edu/options/q-and-a/</a></p>
<p>A willingness to do basic research will serve both of you well in your academic careers.</p>
<p>i did not look at research yet myself but in regard to first question, yes, I think Pitt will consider you for an alternate campus if you are not accepted to your first choice, I would get in touch with them ASAP though in case you mistakenly applied to JTown and they do not know you are primarily interested in the main campus. Regarding the second question from jakita, I don’t know.</p>
<p>This has been discussed on previous threads that you can search. The net is, the main campus is more competitive to get into. If you apply to main, but don’t meet their requirements, they often offer you acceptance to one of the satellite campuses. You can call or email OAFA to confirm that you applied to Main (their contact info is at the bottom of the link that MommaJ provided). If you search this forum using Johnstown or satellite you’ll see other discussions on the pluses and minuses of those campuses.</p>
<p>Below is a link to info on Pitt-Johnstown’s nursing program. The BSN program is relatively new on that campus, having been established in 2010 by the School of Nursing in Pittsburgh. A new $12 million facility to house the program opened just this year (see [here](<a href=“http://www.upj.pitt.edu/31483/]here[/url]”>http://www.upj.pitt.edu/31483/)</a>).</p>
<p>[Pitt</a> Nursing at UPJ](<a href=“http://www.upj.pitt.edu/24806/]Pitt”>http://www.upj.pitt.edu/24806/)</p>
<p>Pitt-Johnstown itself is the oldest (1927) and largest of Pitt’s four regionals, although that said, it is still pretty small with only about 3K students. It’s a very different setting than Pitt main in that it is suburban, wooded campus with stone buildings that look like ski lodges. Princeton Review lists it on its best colleges in the Northeast list.</p>
<p>Regarding transfers from Pitt regional campuses to main, it varies by school that you are transferring from, typically requiring 30-60 credits having been completed and a 2.5 or 3.0 GPA. For the School of Art & Sciences, it takes a 3.0 on 60 completed credits. Students have apparently received waivers to transfer after one year. The School of Nursing doesn’t provide transfer guidelines, and seeing how competitive it is to enter Pitt’s nursing school, it may be difficult to transfer in. The limited number of spots in Pittsburgh is probably one of the reasons the School actual established the BSN program at Johnstown.</p>