A couple practical questions for current students.

<li> Most convenient bank with free checking?</li>
<li> Cell phone service and reception at Pitt? </li>
<li> Best place to buy Pitt sweatshirts and t-shirts (not necessarily the bookstore)</li>
<li> Anyone know anything about the Rugby team?</li>
</ol>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>i’m a future student, but you can buy tshirts and sweatshirts from the vendor on the corner of bigelow and forbes</p>

<p>theres the Pitt Store down the street</p>

<p>PNC Bank branch is right in the Quad and next to the Towers.
ATT and Verizon have good service here.
Bookstore, and Pitt Shop on Forbes.
[University</a> of Pittsburgh Rugby Football Club](<a href=“http://www.pitt.edu/~sorc/rugby/]University”>http://www.pitt.edu/~sorc/rugby/)</p>

<p>PNC is the most convenient bank – there are ATM’s all over including in the lobby of the Towers. T-shirts – it seems you get lots of them for free but the Pitt Shop on Forbes as well as the bookstore carries t-shirts/sweatshirts.</p>

<p>The corner of Forbes & Bigelow is “The Pitt Stop” and yeah, Chaz’s stuff is generally $5-$7 cheaper than bookstore or “Pitt Shop” Prices. “Got Used Books” (further down forbes, near atwood I think?) also has some stuff, but it’s basically exactly the same as book store prices.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Most convenient bank with free checking?
PNC hands down. They’re everywhere! It’s almost impossible to be with any other bank.</p></li>
<li><p>Cell phone service and reception at Pitt?
I know people a lot of people who have Verizon or AT&T, but I also know someone with T-mobile and Sprint. I haven’t heard any complaints from any of them.</p></li>
<li><p>Best place to buy Pitt sweatshirts and t-shirts (not necessarily the bookstore)
The Pitt Shop Outside Vendor on Forbes Ave! If you ever come on campus, you can’t miss it.</p></li>
<li><p>Anyone know anything about the Rugby team?
I have a friend on the team and she loves it! I never looked into the sport myself, but she seems to really enjoy being on the team.</p></li>
</ol>

<ol>
<li>PNC</li>
<li>They’re all pretty good, from what I’ve heard</li>
<li>Just get them for free… That’s what college is about-the free t-shirts!</li>
<li>nope</li>
</ol>

<p>The Pitt club kicks off with a summer “camp” on August 24th
[University</a> of Pittsburgh Rugby Football Club](<a href=“http://www.pitt.edu/~sorc/rugby/]University”>http://www.pitt.edu/~sorc/rugby/)</p>

<p>The Pittsburgh area club is called the Harlequins and they play at Founders Field about 45 min away. They host the National Guard HS championships w/e of May 15th-16th.</p>

<p>[Pittsburgh</a> Harlequins RFC - Home](<a href=“http://www.pittsburghharlequins.org%5DPittsburgh”>http://www.pittsburghharlequins.org)</p>

<p>Hope this helps…</p>

<p>University of Free T-Shirts. I have:</p>

<p>2 from move-in
1 from the Pep Rally/Bonfire
1 from Pitt Make a Difference Day
1 from buying football season tickets
1 from PittStart
2 from my day for admitted students</p>

<p>And the outdoor shop on Forbes is terrific. Got a ton of cool stuff from there, bright colors and a lot of variety. Way less generic than the “official” stuff.</p>

<p>In answer about cell phone, just got back from PittStart yesterday. I have Sprint and had service everywhere. So that’s good.</p>