Carnegie Mellon University Visit Report by Father of the Boarder

Visit Activities:

Information Session: No - It was Good Friday -- so things were low key.

Campus Tour: Yes - Which included as much information as any information sheet.

Classroom Visit: No - Watched from outside of class.

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Campus:

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This is not a warm and fuzzy campus. And, it was snowing on Good Friday.

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They were on holiday for all practical purposes -- so this may not be fair.

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Yellow brick is not my fancy. Tight for number of students. But, new buildings handled matters very well. Dorms are weak. Overall, when the new overtakes the outmoded old, campus will be great. Quest

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It is clean. Dorms a bit musty. Outside was spick and span.

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Rooms for freshmen are not much larger than those provided to federal inmates. Probably the weakest element of the campus. Seniors can obtain great apartments overlooking football field.

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I felt safe. Not really in the city. And, security is everywhere.

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Really nice at new places. Good for freshmen and sophomores as their rooms are too smal for relaxation.

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Off-Campus:

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Pitt is not Boston. But, it may rival it some day. It has northeastern elements: urban decay, pollution and other blights. But, revival is coming. And, CMU campus is included with that phrase.

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In addtion to last comment comes the good fo 80,000 students, a major city with major sports, and culture.

Campus Visit Notes for Carnegie Mellon University

Visit Description:

It was an eye opener.

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Hotel/Lodging Recommendations or Comments:

We stayed at Wyndham. It was fine -- good.

Dining/Restaurant Recommendations or Comments:

Pitt has a lot of good dining. Near campus is Union Grill -- classic. Too many choices to mention.

Other Comments (Transportation, local attractions, parking, etc.):

Between the prohibitive cold and tight schedule we only saw things through a car window.