University of Pittsburgh - College Prowler Guide

College guides written by students for students.University of Pittsburgh Students Tell It Like It IsSo yinz guys been thinkin' of coming dahn to the University of Pixburgh? College Prowler hopes you've been checking up on your Pittsburghese n'at before you get here-how embarrassed would you be if your roommate asked you to redd up the dorm and take your turn warshing the suite commode, and you had no idea where to begin? The University of Pittsburgh College Prowler guide offers prospectives the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the University before they even arrive, with 29 chapters addressing common questions and concerns that the University itself may have tried to avoid answering, and giving advice, facts, quotes, and yes, even the best of Pittsburgh colloquialisms, all generated by current students attending Pitt. Don't be fooled, however; Pitt's campus isn't full of yinzer yahoos-at least not completely. To see if you'd even care to spend the next four years seeing the world through blue and gold colored glasses, grab a College Prowler and read student opinions on:Academics"The teachers are good-they're the main reason Pitt is ranked highly. All the teachers graduated from places like Cornell, NYU, Harvard, and other crazy schools."Guys and Girls"I know that people from Carnegie Mellon come here in the spring to just look at the Pitt girls. They're wonderful eye-candy."Athletics"Varsity football and basketball are very big on campus. Tailgating at football games is a highlight of the fall."Nightlife"Most of the clubs are in the Strip District-they're all cool. I've only been to two, only because I'm cheap, and they're kind of expensive. Bars are everywhere in Pittsburgh. There are plenty around campus, and there are many more on the South Side-I mean a whole lot."Find out if the University of Pittsburgh truly has something for you, straight from the students' mouths. Visiting campus isn't enough. Read our University of Pittsburgh insider guide and discover what it feels like to be on campus for 4 years. Discover if the University of Pittsburgh is Right For You.