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Anyone know when the deposit is due for pitt?? oh and i'll be there for second look weekend, it should be fun.
SanDiegoSOD said:Thank you! Any chance you'll be headed to Pitt, Q?
Oh, and mostwanted, I interviewed on the 17th. Only 1 - 3 more weeks until decisions should be handed out...
zzman said:Anyone know when the deposit is due for pitt?? oh and i'll be there for second look weekend, it should be fun.
RonBurgundy said:whats up with ruskin hall? i checked the website and found out from a friend that the deadline for housing apps for the upcoming year passed in February. i hope this doesnt apply to incoming M1s
HSteacher said:Has anyone else been looking into housing? According to the Pittsburgh housing office and my student interviewer, Ruskin Hall is already filled. They said that the deadline for applying for on-campus housing was back in January. According to the student affairs office, they'll be sending us housing information in May or June. It seems odd that they would send us housing info so far after the deadline for applying to on-campus housing. On the other hand, my student interviewer said that some 1st year students were able to get on-campus housing, although she wasn't able to.
So, I've been looking into possible neighborhoods to live in: Oakland, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, Bloomfield, Friendship, Greenfield, Highland Park, Churchill.
Any thoughts? Is anyone familiar with the Pittsburgh area and able to give advice?
Here are some resources that I've found on the web so far:
http://www.fcas.pitt.edu/gradguide/before_you_arrive/housing/neighborhoods.htm
http://www.medschool.pitt.edu/studentaffairs/neighborhood.html
RonBurgundy said:whats up with ruskin hall? i checked the website and found out from a friend that the deadline for housing apps for the upcoming year passed in February. i hope this doesnt apply to incoming M1s
hattie said:as a pittmed student who recently moved (from n oakland to sq hill), the websites listed earlier are probably the best general overviews... I know the pittmed housing site rents and costs haven't been updated in a while though, so don't expect to find a place you'd want to live in for what they say rent will be.
second look should include a housing presentation (will provide super helpful advice on which land companies to avoid... there are some sketchy ones here) and which to deal with (I liked sterling land). Also will probably include driving tours of da burgh which will thoroughly disorient you but should give you some idea of which neighborhood you could see yourself living in. Also good on second look to keep an eye out for future classmates you might like to live with.
as for ruskin, I decided to avoid it all together... if you want to apply, you might have a chance, but I would definately make alternate arrangements.
good luck!
bkflaneur said:hattie - thanks for the post. was 2nd look weekend helpful for you last year? i'm trying to decide if i can justify the $300 for a plane ticket. i'd like to go, but i'm so tired of shelling out money for this process. thanks.
I decided not to go to the Pitt second look because I just interviewed there last month, and I still remember the school well enough. The second looks I am going to are for the schools that I saw six months ago that are kind of fuzzy in my memory. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you were at Pitt recently enough to be able to compare it to your other schools, then it's probably ok not to go. I figure the school hasn't changed too much in the past month.bkflaneur said:hattie - thanks for the post. was 2nd look weekend helpful for you last year? i'm trying to decide if i can justify the $300 for a plane ticket. i'd like to go, but i'm so tired of shelling out money for this process. thanks.
Algorhythmik said:CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW LONG IT TOOK PITT TO SEND YOU RESPONSE BY MAIL AFTER YOUR INTERVIEW?
SanDiegoSOD said:I was about to make this very post.
Algorhythmik said:Hey Busted - thanks for answering my post. It's only been 2.5, nearing 3 weeks now for me (I interviewed on March 17th).
But one question that arose from your response - how did you ever find out exactly when your file went to AdCom? I was already told by Paula Davis that the AdCom meets every Wed and sent out stuff on Thurs/Fri's, but how did you know specifically which week that was --> did you just back-track and assume it was the Wed before the letter came in the mail? Or did you ask someone at Admissions who then informed you exactly when?
Thanks!
Sleepless in Florida
dabigv13 said:I heard in three weeks from both of my interviewers. It might've been abnormally fast since I interviewed right after the winter break, so maybe they'd caught up. Good luck everybody!
wuironl said:Hey guys... I just got accepted to pitt today!!!
I really want to attend second look weekend but I was planning to attend second look at another school . I'm totally split on what to do as Pitt and this other place (roc) are tied as my first choice schools. I grew up in Pittsburgh and I'm currently a student at UROC. Which second look should I attend, any thoughts or comments..
wuironl said:Hey guys... I just got accepted to pitt today!!!
I really want to attend second look weekend but I was planning to attend second look at another school . I'm totally split on what to do as Pitt and this other place (roc) are tied as my first choice schools. I grew up in Pittsburgh and I'm currently a student at UROC. Which second look should I attend, any thoughts or comments..
Algorhythmik said:Hey - when you say "BOTH" of your interviewers - what did you mean ... the student, and the faculty (i.e. inclusive of 15 min Admissions interview people like Paula/Lisa too?)
mostwanted said:for the ppl who have been accepted, r there any areas on the pitt websites that you can login, once you have been accepted? for example, fin aid site for harvard.
Also, DarkFark, love the avatar. I crack up just looking at it.
wowzer said:i've posted the 2006 matchlist in the pre-allo forum. hope to see many of you next weekend!!
Algorhythmik said:WHEN IS 2ND LOOK WEEKEND FOR PITT ACCEPTEES?
THANKS!
DarkFark said:Hey everyone, I have a question for anyone going to 2nd look. Have you heard yet about who your student host is going to be? With only a few days to go, I'm getting a little nervous, particularly because the site where you send your info in seemed kind of shady, even when it was supposed to be working. Did anyone get a confirmation email or anything?
If theres a problem, I'll probably have to book a hotel room soon.
MissMD'10 said:Hey there,
Nope, haven't heard a thing. I was under the impression that we would be hearing by Tuesday at the latest. Cuts it a little close, I know. There is an email address where you can ask questions: [email protected]
If you are worried about it I would email them. See you Thursday!
ti89 said:Have they sent any info about student housing for second look yet if we already signed up?
QofQuimica said:Ugh. At least it wasn't goatees.
I actually found out because they sent me an email to remind me to fill out financial aid forms. I thought, hmm, that's funny, I haven't been accepted yet.... Anyway, it might take longer than three weeks, FYI, especially if you don't get an email from your interviewer. I got my packet in the mail a month later.Algorhythmik said:Hey Guys - I'm really nervous waiting to hear back - I interviewed on the 17th of March, and I know it's supposed to be about 3 weeks, and that several students got e-mails upon acceptance before snail-mail, but that plenty did not.
However, I heard a rumor from someone that on the App Status page inside the Admissions secure site, it says Decision Mailed or something like that once the Committee has completed your review in its entirety.
Anyone heard something like this?
Thanks,
- The Restless One
funshine said:anyway, it looks like Ruskin is totally out of the question for us. If anyone got something diff from the housing office, pls let us know!
Algorhythmik said:Hey Guys - I'm really nervous waiting to hear back - I interviewed on the 17th of March, and I know it's supposed to be about 3 weeks, and that several students got e-mails upon acceptance before snail-mail, but that plenty did not.
However, I heard a rumor from someone that on the App Status page inside the Admissions secure site, it says Decision Mailed or something like that once the Committee has completed your review in its entirety.
Anyone heard something like this?
Thanks,
- The Restless One
Algorhythmik said:Hey Guys - I'm really nervous waiting to hear back - I interviewed on the 17th of March, and I know it's supposed to be about 3 weeks, and that several students got e-mails upon acceptance before snail-mail, but that plenty did not.
However, I heard a rumor from someone that on the App Status page inside the Admissions secure site, it says Decision Mailed or something like that once the Committee has completed your review in its entirety.
Anyone heard something like this?
Thanks,
- The Restless One