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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Similar to UPitt working on getting away from 'comnuter' school label to a viable undergrad option. Pitt receives(d) $ for research aka biomed research..situation could have changed more recently with this government tho[/quote]

Oh stop being a snob.

I went to Pitt when it was considered a "commuter school" and my friend circle went to Harvard Law, Michigan Business, Georgetown, and Pitt Medical for graduate school.

It was a hidden gem 35 years ago and there's absolutely nothing wrong with kids living at home and going to college if their family doesn't have money for the cushier lifestyle of a dorm dweller.  That has zero harmful impact on the campus environment.  The dorms were still full of kids on the weekend, there was Greek life, there were decent sporting events, and lots of cultural activities.  The same reason why people go now.

I liked Pitt back then because the students (commuter or not) were fairly serious about their educations.  That was right after they started the Honors College.  Pitt was also the sponsor of Semester at Sea while I was there as well (reflecting Pitt's long term commitment to study abroad, area studies programs, and foreign language learning).  It was an expensive logistical hassle, so they transferred it to UVA in 2006 after 25 years.  But that's not exactly what you'd expect from a "commuter school".

The comments on DCUM are kind of like Columbus "discovering America".  It was there all along.

I don't know a lot about South Carolina but what I know about the business program graduates suggests that the program has been strong for a long time and DCUM just wasn't looking.[/quote]

When I went to Pitt, very few students went home weekends.  I was at a true commuter school where everyone left every weekend and it sucked.  Some did commute, but majority lived on campus.[/quote]

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