<p>Hi, I graudated from Pitt '05 with a BS in mechanical engineering, and recently with an MS from Maryland. I took Honors Chem and Physics for 2 semesters simultaneously and that is not easy. You really have no choice but to take them concurrently. </p>
<p>Yes, the school is improving every year and it is a very good deal especially if you get assistance. The cliche that you get out what you put into it is true. The BioE department is by far the best/most respected in the school so there are a lot of opportunities there. The graduate BioE program is top 10 nationally I believe, and the Industrial E is somewhere after that.</p>
<p>You won’t be limited by Pitt’s engineering school if you excel and see out all the opportunities that are provided to you. My graduating year, people from my department were accepted into very good grad schools (that I know of), 2 to Georgia Tech, 1 to MIT. I know other that I have graduated with that have gone or are in school at UPenn, several at Johns Hopkins.</p>