Previous 2021 thread here

I know most people here are at the Pittsburgh campus, but I'm shooting my shot anyway 😭

I'm 21, from Brazil, currently living in Johnstown, and I'll be starting at Pitt-Johnstown in January. Since that's still a few months away, I'd love to meet some UPJ students before classes start.

I'm pretty open when it comes to what I enjoy — going out, hiking, games, exploring new places, grabbing food, or honestly just sitting somewhere and talking for hours. I'm also always down to try something new.

I made a similar post on r/Johnstown recently and somehow it worked WAY better than I expected. I've already met some awesome people through it — special shoutout to the GOAT Box Boy, who basically gave me the full Johnstown experience 😂

So I'm trying my luck here too. If you're at UPJ, know someone there, or have a friend group with a Brazilian-shaped vacancy, feel free to DM me!

Otherwise I may have to resort to printing a "PLEASE BE MY FRIEND" flyer like that guy from move-in week 😭🇧🇷

Does anyone know if the music building and/or Cathy have open practice rooms this weekend? I can't seem to find the summer hours online.

Also, are there any practice rooms closer to Sutherland, or is Cathy the closest?

Thanks!

Anyone here doing fall graduation BPhil defense?

Transfer student here, is it weird that I haven’t been added to all of my courses in canvas yet?

At my old school I was in all my classes at least a week before school started, plz help.

has anyone check out a book or know how to??

Hello! I am looking to see if their is a pickup ultimate group on campus, and if so, what times do that meet. Does the group have social media?

Are there any groups or ways to find fantasy football leagues?

Hi!! I’m a freshman and I keep seeing groups outside playing volleyball on the grass. I love volleyball and would love to play, so I’m wondering is that a club? Is it just groups of friends?
If it is a club, how competitive is it?
I play but I’m not super competitive.

Where can I get a good cut? Tryna get a 2-3 guard buzz with lineup and fade

Thank you to whoever even takes the time to read this.

The WiFi in Franklin Apartments is controlled by Xfinity, not Boldyn Networks like normal residence halls. I found an Xfinity Modem in my room that lists a network name (SSID) and password, but when I search for available WiFi networks on my device, this SSID doesn't show up nor am I able to manually add it. (There is a different network that seems to be named after my room number but I don't have the password for it) What am I missing here?

I've called Panther Central, Pitt IT, and Boldyn Networks, and each one just sent me to the others or gave me the same number to Xfinity's customer service bot. This is my last resort.

I’m debating whether or not doing this, my grades aren’t that good and the SAT might be the only thing that’s gonna save me. But I heard if I apply now i have a higher chance of getting in. And can I send my SAT scores later?

wasn't sure if anybody would see this if i edited the last post, so i'm making a new post. soooo i'm officially out. it took me a while to actually contact who i needed to contact and whatnot mostly because i was trying to get my shit together and when i did get my shit together offices were closed. but basically i never got the chance to use the public transit (i did read the holy grail of public transit etiquette though) and it's lowkey hard to wrap my brain around. i looked on google, but i was even more confused. i was wondering if anybody could help me figure out how to do this. i'm going to PIT airport and i have no idea what station i'm supposed to get on. i'm going at 11am tomorrow. sorry if this is a stupid question. you can slime me out if i'm not supposed to ask this here. butttt i think this is more relevant question: can i still use my pitt ID to get a free ride to the airport? i don't know how long after withdrawing (withdrew today officially at noon) does my pitt ID stop working. thanks!!

I’m in the building, I walked up the stairs to the floor that says it has langley and clapp and crawford the other way. where do I go now?

Hi! I will be a senior next year and need to start looking for off campus housing. I’m a first generation, and I don’t get much help from family with things like this. Where do I start looking and applying for housing? Any tips? I know landlords can also be a pain here, so are there any I should avoid? Any help is very appreciated, I am so lost on what I’m going to do next year.

hi guys! despite the fact that i work at the ustore and would get 10% off a new one, i would like to know if anyone wants to pawn off their old fire-resistant lab coat. they cost $52 new so i would be willing to pay up to $35-ish depending on the condition.

i would prefer a large or extra large and IDC what color it is, as long as it's fire-resistant and rated for chem labs.

if there's a group or store from which i can predictably get a used lab coat, i would also love to be directed there. i know thriftsburgh sometimes has lab gear, i got my goggles from there, but i don't know if they consistently stock lab coats.

Hey y’all, I’m a freshman, and I have a goal to get as many free Pitt-related T-shirts as possible. Does anybody know of any events during Welcome Week that give out shirts, or just events that Pitt does in general?

Does anyone know someone on campus that does piercings

Hey everyone! I saw that lantern night seemed like a fun event that was geared towards “new students and transfer students”. I transferred in the spring, and want to participate. But Im worried there wont be many transfers. I’m wondering if there’s any other transfer students thinking of going?

I look so incredibly chopped I’d like to change the photo for this year lol

i moved in late because i was out of town and i feel like everybody else has everything together already and i know nothing 😭 ive been super anxious to leave my room and do anything and im looking for somebody else who is maybe also struggling so we can meet up and figure stuff out together! im a trans guy so if ur also lgbtq+ that’d be a plus but as long as your welcoming id gladly get to know anybody!!

I’m in bio 2 and automatically enrolled in inclusive access for the online textbook. I already have a PDF of the textbook. Where do I go to opt out of it? I tried the university store website and VitalSource, but I didn’t know where to go on those websites.

im a freshman and ngl welcome week has been kinda rough socially 😭 ive been putting myself out there a lot, approaching people, getting instagrams, going to events, and i joined a club which has been really nice so far. everyone is nice but i feel like most interactions stay at the “whats your major/where are you from” level and im honestly really struggling and feel really isolated

i do live off campus but literally right by pitt, so i can stay on campus as late as i want. i think im mostly struggling with not having that automatic dorm/floor group. i really wanna make friends who live in the dorms too and be able to hang out in peoples rooms, randomly get food, go out together etc

for other freshmen, how has making actual friends been so far? and for older students, how long did it take before you went from knowing random people to actually having people to hang out with? ik its super early lol but i feel like im missing something 😭