<p>Well, typically the same faculty is teaching both undergrads and grads, especially in a humanities department. If you have an interest in actually working with faculty, in an undergraduate research type of setting, faculty quality could factor in as well. The humanities wasn’t my background, as I was in the sciences, but I know undergrads that have done undergrad research/independent study it in the humanities. Perhaps you should contact someone in the Philosophy or Political Science departments and talk to them about such possibilities if you are interested. Undergrad research gets a lot of emphasis at Pitt (see <a href=“http://www.undergradresearch.pitt.edu/[/url]”>http://www.undergradresearch.pitt.edu/</a>). Anyway, undergrad rankings in Philosophy (and many disciplines) simply don’t exist, so the grad rankings are usually all there is to go by, but they are a reflection of the general prestige and faculty quality of a department, if not undergraduate training.</p>
<p>BTW, here is a link to a student at Pitt that had similar interests that you have and did undergrad research. (<a href=“http://www.undergradresearch.pitt.edu/research-profiles/Mike.pdf[/url]”>http://www.undergradresearch.pitt.edu/research-profiles/Mike.pdf</a>) Perhaps you could even try to contact him about his experiences.</p>
<p>Also, here is a list of clubs at Pitt, since you seem to be interested in them ([Student</a> Government Board](<a href=“http://www.pitt.edu/~sgb/allgroups.htm]Student”>http://www.pitt.edu/~sgb/allgroups.htm))</p>
<p>If you are interested in pursuing academic awards, like Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, Pitt’s honors college has been very prolific in helping students prepare for and obtain those awards (e.g. 3 Rhodes scholars in the last five years including this year).</p>
<p>Personally, I loved being able to run over the Carnegie Museums across from the Cathedral of Learning on a whim. I just thought it was a cool setting with them there, and having Schenley Park right there as well, and I loved studying in the Cathedral.</p>