Help!! Moving from Kentucky to Pittsburgh for graduate school!!

[hnsq]

Originally Posted by Lobick

I'd be curious what the CMU/ Pitt breakdown was re: grad students and if there is a discernible difference. FWIW, and purely anecdotal, my undergrad experience at CMU was much more Squirrel Hill-centric and my grad experience at Pitt was more Shadyside-centric. This, of course means absolutely nothing with regard to the general trends. My sense is also that Pitt students would cast a wider net with regard to where they lived and that CMU is much more insular and compact, but that's just a generalization as well with outliers all over. Southside as an undergrad seemed like a different world and in four years at CMU I think I went downtown twice.

Interesting...I went to grad school at CMU and know virtually no one who lives outside of Shadyside

[BrianTH]

Originally Posted by hnsq

How long ago was that for you?

I was last a grad student myself in 2002, but I still know other grad and professional students.

I am simply speaking from personal experience as of last year.

Obviously we had different experiences as grad students, and there is no way knowing a priori which experience, if any, was more representative.

But that is where the statistics are helpful--they make it clear that Shadyside only houses a small percentage of grad students in total, and a large portion of the remainder is going to be students from out of town.

[BrianTH]

Originally Posted by Lobick

I'd be curious what the CMU/ Pitt breakdown was re: grad students and if there is a discernible difference. . . . My sense is also that Pitt students would cast a wider net with regard to where they lived and that CMU is much more insular and compact, but that's just a generalization as well with outliers all over. Southside as an undergrad seemed like a different world and in four years at CMU I think I went downtown twice.

My main experience is with Pitt grad students, and it is certainly true they lived all over (including the South Side).