Cydney
While I love being in a big school because of the social aspect, it can also be frustrating because of the lack of individual attention in classes. The lectures tend to be huge and a lot of the learning is on an individual basis.
Matthew
The perception that everyone attending our school has a lot of money was very frustrating because people made assumptions about the students attending there based on that fact.
Kelsey
The most frustrating thing about my school is that they do not offer scholarship money to transfer students. I chose the school because I know it is a perfect fit for me, but I do wish that I had been eligible for scholarship money to help pay for my education.
Amber
This is more of a personal frustration, but I love my school and this city - but my boyfriend does not like Pittsburgh. I guess I wish the University of Pittsburgh was in a different city, or that the branch campuses had more engineering programs.
Brianna
being limited to 15 credits allowed to count toward graduation taken outside of your designated school (i'm in the school of arts and sciences but only 15 credits of classes from the school of education or school of general studies can count toward my graduation even though i need to take 21 credits in the school of education during undergrad in order to apply to pitt's school education grad program)
Joseph
The departments do not communicate with each other efficiently. Grades don't get changed when they are supposed to which causes problems for a student on finantial aid. This is directly due to the size and lack of sufficient handling of it.
Niea
Receiving clear responses from the financial aid office is always tough. If your account is not in good standing you can't register for classes and you have to have proof. Getting that proof if money had not 'pinged' your account around the time you had registered and so wasn't showing up on the most recent pull of your account, when trying to register was always annoying. Because then you would have to walk across campus back and forth, until things were straightened out.
Arienne
keeping up with my school work, job responsibilities, volunteer and community service obligations and still trying to maintain some sort of social life.
Danielle
There aren't very many frustrating things about Pitt, though the financial aid department is probably one of them. They are usually helpful and considerate, but this department becomes painful when your materials are incomplete or not turned in on time. In addition, sometimes they say they didn't receive material even though a student submitted it on time.
Sue
There is not much parking because the school is in the city.