1moremom

and some parents are more concerned about the quality of the program than the size of the dorm room.

aglages

"and some parents are more concerned about the quality of the program than the size of the dorm room."
^^^^
And discerning students (and their parents) can find both if they are unwilling to settle for less.

cbd

LOL at this point:-)

Someone (or someone close to them) must have been rejected by PSU in the past, and is holding a grudge.

Whatev...........

1moremom

unfortunately that is not always the case. my older son's freshman room was only big enough for a set of bunk beds, one desk and one dresser; he and his roomie took turns having a desk in the common room. i guess he wasn't discerning enough; he was at harvard.

cbd

Aglages, congratulations on your daughter getting into Pitt-----

from Pitt Board post by aglages--

"OK...it is confirmed. She has been accepted into the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. Yayyyyyy!!! She and my wife (Pitt nursing alum) are thrilled. Thanks everyone for the reassurances and you were correct."

Pitt Acceptance Letters Mailed?



However, it turns out Pitt also sometimes puts students in lounges due to overenrollment---

another post from the Pitt board by MTnest-

"Considering they were over-enrolled by 400 students this year, Pitt needs more dorms (especially since they guarantee housing for three years) since they had freshmen living in lounges. "

Official Class of 2014 Pitt Decisions Thread

and another
Changing dorm assignment


Will you be so 'discerning' as to not 'allow' your child to go to there and put up with the 'nightmarish' (your words on Pitt board) situation.????

cwryan1

Thanks guys, I'm glad I'm not the only one having issues with aglages arguments.

aglages

"Will you be so 'discerning' as to not 'allow' your child to go to there and put up with the nightmarish' (your words on Pitt board) situation.????"
^^^^
My daughter has been accepted into Pitt and five other colleges so far. She is waiting on one other (not PSU). In January we will consider each and decide which is the best for her. No, she will not attend any schools that require her to sleep in a tent or in a lounge. If that is her only choice at Pitt, then she will not attend.

aglages

"Someone (or someone close to them) must have been rejected by PSU in the past, and is holding a grudge."
^^^^
Nope. No grudge, just an unwillingness to pay for ANY school that puts freshmen in lounges. I don't care for the practice and will not support it.

cbd

Lol :-)

missscarlett

My D is a soph at PSU and had people in study lounges on her floor freshman year. 3 didn't want to move into permanent housing, so to each his own I guess. You would be hard pressed to find a school anywhere that ALL people are totally happy with housing. Some is too far away from classes, some is too old, some is too small, etc etc. All people need to evaluate a school as a whole; all have plusses and minuses. No school is perfect in every aspect.
What I do find amusing is that OP chose to come over here to this board and proceed to bash PSU as a whole, when a school that he is 'thrilled' that his D got in practices the same thing? Why isn't he over on the Pitt board criticizing them for the -what did he say- appalling and nightmarish economic measures?

cagb1016

aglages, if the school your daughter selects assigns her to supplemental housing, she won't find that out until the summer when she gets her room assignment. By that time it's going to be too late to switch to another school. So good luck with that.

missscarlett

Oh and OP is from Pa. Perhaps he would like his taxes increased to provide more funding to PSU and Pitt and the other state supported schools so that they can allow rooms to go empty if they can't estimate their yield down to exact number. Why be economically smart; lets just raise taxes. They are not private schools and have a public duty to efficiently magage tuition and other funds.