University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Top Questions

The common stereotype at Pitt is similar to that of any medium-to-large state school. In general, the typical or average Pitt student would be stereotyped as someone who parties hard and often, is smart enough to accomplish some pretty cool things in academia, but most of the time is too lazy to put much effort into general school work (that's why we ended up at a state school - we have the option to be challegened if we choose to (and many of us do choose to challenge ourselves in our area of interest), but we can also coast by drunk much of the time and still graduate). Most students are stereotyped as really into sports, since Pitt is a pretty good division 1 school. This is pretty accurate - I wasn't into sports when I came here, but being around so many people who were, I now understand football and have fun at games. Since we're in a city, there's also a big hipster scene. The typical sorority girl essentially has a uniform (black Northface jacket, leggings, and Uggs), but Greek Life is small enough on campus that while you can definitely tell it's there, it's not overwhelming. The stereotype of geek essentially doesn't exist on campus - those who excel academically, win scholarships, and get papers published in research still manage to have vibrant social lives and are celebrated by their peers, not pushed into a "geek" category. There is a distinct stereotype for "those who take school way too seriously," which usually consist of underclassmen pre-med students. That stereotype largely exists because, like I said, the typical Pitt student is one who is intelligent enough to get by while being lazy, so most do.