Pitt v Rochester?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rochester gets about 2.5 times the snowfall annually and about 1-2 more sunny days per month compared to Pittsburgh. Weather is a toss up for these schools.

But.....the tunnels


Pittsburgh IS cloudier, based upon every site I checked, but just by about 5 days.

[Anonymous]

The weather sucks at Pitt (we have a child there) but the sports/school spirit is awesome. From the Pitt games (football, basketball, soccer, volleyball) to the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates, our child and their roommates love it. The city has lots to offer as well (and Syracuse is as great as Pittsburgh, but Pittaburgh is a more vibrant city)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rochester gets about 2.5 times the snowfall annually and about 1-2 more sunny days per month compared to Pittsburgh. Weather is a toss up for these schools.

But.....the tunnels


Pittsburgh IS cloudier, based upon every site I checked, but just by about 5 days.

Do you mean the bridges? Or what are you talking about?
Point of the weather is that it’s really a toss up unless you must have 2.5 times the snowfall.

[Anonymous]

Tough choice.

We visited both, and I liked both.

UR
Campus felt tight and cramped
Odd to have a public road going through campus

Nice library
The tunnels are nice in cold weather
Good academics

Pitt
Honors dorm is up “heart attack hill”
They sometimes have housing shortages and out students in hotels, but many schools have similar issues.

Cathedral of learning is cool.
Lots of interesting buildings
Good academics

Your child can’t go wrong.

I think it’s better to have a car in Rochester whereas Pittsburgh has a lot of public transportation.

Rochester is DEAD at night. Pittsburgh is a bit more inhabited and lively.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I won’t share the sport - what I will say is that 2 of my kid’s closest friends are high level D1 recruits, and his circle is an extremely athletic, middle class and humble group, despite the significant athletic prowess. Let’s just say humble and balanced weren’t the characteristics he experienced during the overnite. Was a huge turnoff for my kid

This leans towards Pitt. There’s no getting around UR being a $90k private school and its student pop will reflect that.

bingo - less pretentious kids at pitt

[Anonymous]

How many sumny days are there in DC according to these sites? And does that mean full sun?

Would you pick between Columbia and Penn based on weather?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many sumny days are there in DC according to these sites? And does that mean full sun?

Would you pick between Columbia and Penn based on weather?

Sunny days
Rochester: 165
Pittsburgh: 160
Fairfax: 198
US Average: 205

[Anonymous]

My vote is Pitt.

[Anonymous]

U of R alum here. Personally, I loved my undergraduate experience. I would not have chosen PITT because of the size; It’s 3x bigger than U of R.

[Anonymous]

I choose UR. Nice campus, open curriculum and stronger academics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many sumny days are there in DC according to these sites? And does that mean full sun?

Would you pick between Columbia and Penn based on weather?

I don't see weather being a factor between Columbia, Penn, Pitt or UR, even if UR might be the most of an outlier with double the snow fall.
I have a kid at Pitt and one at U Miami. That's where weather makes a difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rochester gets about 2.5 times the snowfall annually and about 1-2 more sunny days per month compared to Pittsburgh. Weather is a toss up for these schools.

But.....the tunnels


Pittsburgh IS cloudier, based upon every site I checked, but just by about 5 days.

Do you mean the bridges? Or what are you talking about?
Point of the weather is that it’s really a toss up unless you must have 2.5 times the snowfall.

Once you get to the main academic part of campus (UR) there are tunnels connecting everything so you don't need to go outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tough choice.

We visited both, and I liked both.

UR
Campus felt tight and cramped
Odd to have a public road going through campus

Nice library
The tunnels are nice in cold weather
Good academics

Pitt
Honors dorm is up “heart attack hill”
They sometimes have housing shortages and out students in hotels, but many schools have similar issues.

Cathedral of learning is cool.
Lots of interesting buildings
Good academics

Your child can’t go wrong.

I think it’s better to have a car in Rochester whereas Pittsburgh has a lot of public transportation.

Rochester is DEAD at night. Pittsburgh is a bit more inhabited and lively.

Pitt has 5th avenue running right thru it. There is really not that much traffic on River road at UR. I actually consider the campus a "self contained campus" for an urban area. Have a kid at UR, and I attended CMU so well versed in what Pitt is like.

IMO UR is the better school---nothing changed for them to go down in the "rankings", just that USNWR removed important factors from the rankings.

But ultimately kid should go with what they like most, best fit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pitt. School spirit matters

pls elaborate - this is an urban school, not university of Nebraska

Population of Pittsburgh: 302,000

Population of Lincoln, Nebraska: 298,000

[Anonymous]

Of all the combinations, to the 08:48 poster with a kid at UMiami and another at Pitt, my student in at the same and trying to decide. Would love to link up or hear your thoughts somehow (or on another thread).