Honors College

mercymom
Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:40:50 +0000

Anxiousmom, I was rather surprised by the unhappy girl at Rice, too. Perhaps something else was at work there. We have relatives with a daughter who just graduated from Rice and she loved every minute of it. D did not tell us this story until after Pittstart was over, so I don’t know if it affected her decision or not. I do know that she fell in love with Pitt and the city during her visit and interview, and after she came home I could tell that her “list” had been mentally rearranged with Pitt no. 1 and it didn’t vary much after that.

For what it’s worth we also know of two other kids in Pittsburgh who love being there. One graduated from CMU in musical theater and the other is currently at Point Park majoring in dance. The dancer’s mom said her D was sold the second she set foot in town, so maybe there is just something very student friendly about Pittsburgh in general.