What are you most excited about regarding your future in Pittsburgh and at the University of Pittsburgh?
OIS asked incoming students, before they arrived on campus, what they were most excited about regarding their future in Pittsburgh and at Pitt. Here are just a sample of their wonderful and thoughtful responses. These international students illustrate why Pitt is excited about the future of our community and university!
"I've loved Pitt since 4th grade so I'm excited about everything (maybe not much about homework). Most of all, I'm excited to learn more languages and cultures and eat lots of good Chinese food!"
"A huge diversity in faculty interests that allow me to explore the direction I would like to pursue a PhD in."
"The diversity of students that i will get and the knowledge shared from them. Everyone will come with a different experience. So it would be fun, learning and opportunity."
“Every person I met said that people in Pittsburgh are the kindest among the United States so I'm pretty excited to make friends in Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh.”
“I am excited about getting to meet new people from various parts of the world. I am also enthusiastic to see the both educational and cultural heritage of a new country. I hope to learn new skills and improve my current skills to a newer level, to face tougher challenges and situations in life and come out successfully.”
“I am excited about meeting new people, learning about them and their experiences, sharing my own life experiences, learning more about the culture, getting involved in it, and eventually building an amazing network of professionals for a lifetime. I am also excited about the experiential learning aspect of the program, which will help us hone our decision making skills by applying the right tools in a real world business situation.”
“I have determined to become a physical therapist in the future who provides service to people in need with expertise and warmth. Pitt is undoubtedly an ideal choice for me. It has a most prestigious rehabilitation school and the best physical therapy program in US! I will try my best to build a solid foundation in the coming 4 years at Pitt and earn the chance to study its physical therapy program in the future.”
“I have always been excited to enrolling in University of Pittsburgh since it has been my dream school for a long time. I have visited the city of Pittsburgh as well and I fell in love with its culture and environment of this city. It’s a really attractive place, full of fun and opportunities, which brings me a great passion of living and studying here.”
“I am really excited about the graduate program that I will be taking up at the University of Pittsburgh. I have had some of the best reviews about this specific program in the University. I also look forward to meeting people from different backgrounds and cultures and learning a lot from fellow students.”
“From the senior who was graduated from my high school and entered PITT, I got to know that I will have numerous chances to join in top research in the field as an undergraduate student with world-famous professors and classmates.”
“The thing I am most excited about is that I can study with professors and classmates from different background. I believe that studying in Pittsburgh will be an unforgettable journey for me.”
“I am looking forward to building a successful professional relationship with established individuals in my field and becoming a stronghold in my field. The opportunity of riding through the various parks and hills in Pittsburgh, kayaking on the waterways and interacting with neighboring CMU students (of course I will interact with my fellow Pitt students) will make it all a complete learning process.”
“I just want a simple friendship. I want to get to know more people and spend time them. I want my experience at Pitt to be memorable where I can look back and smile.”
“Learning in one of the biggest universities in world and studying in one of the best MBA program in States. Additionally, I am really excited about meeting new people and making friends and listening to their life experiences.”
“I am enthralled with the possibility to live in the other side of the world, enhancing my experience by joining an MBA program that would broaden my cultural and intellectual horizons and foster an overall growth. I am certain that Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh would provide a right platform for the same.”
“I am excited to meet all the graduate students, rotate in labs, and become an independent scientist! I am also thrilled about taking advantage of the resources and cultural capital that Pittsburgh has to offer.”
“Pittsburgh for me is a place where I will be able to gain a lots of hand on experience in the field of research and medicine. The city is full of institutes like the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre where groundbreaking research takes place. I am looking forward to doing lots of internships and lab work with world renowned faculty that the University of Pittsburgh offer. I am also excited about making new friends form a different country whose culture is as rich as India's.”
“As a cyclist and with my previous experience with road construction, I am particularly interested in Pavement Design course. And Transportation Engineering will solve my previous confusion at work. I wish to learn which factors should be taken into account when doing transportation engineering. I hope to feel the great air in Pittsburgh and look around by bike.”
“Explore my greatest potential and be a person with leadership is my most excited. As I did not have enough opportunity doing those things during the eighteen years I have went through, I am really excited to fully explore myself in the University of Pittsburgh.”
“I am excited to connect with people in a city that I have always dreamed to live in. I am most excited about assimilating into many of the wonderful communities that Pitt has to offer and potentially build communities of my own.”
“The exposure that I am going to get, in regard to the quality of education that UPitt has to offer, is the single most thing I am extremely keen about. Apart from this, I am looking forward to enjoying one of the most diverse cities in the United States.”
“Pittsburgh provides a great learning experience and living conditions. They have one of the best laboratories in the US. I also can know some new friends who have the interests in learning medicine. We can exchange ideas and discuss problems. I am looking forward to the internship opportunities during the school year.”
“The Hispanic Languages and Literatures Program at Pitt is considered one of the best in its field, for me it´s a huge opportunity of academic and professional growth.”
“I guess probably hot cakes.”
“I am excited to begin my new journey in the 'Steel City' where my studies in Industrial Engineering blends with a good career opportunity. Also, the superior quality of education provided by University of Pittsburgh intrigues me immensely.”
“I will have the chance to communicate with students from different opinions and most importantly, learning from the distinguished professors in the world. It will offer me so many perspectives and share my views with them as well.”
“I am most excited about the opportunity to live independently in Pittsburgh while developing specialized skills for career development and meeting and learning from people with diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.”
“Getting the opportunity to be able to study what I have been longing to, in an environment that not only promotes the analytical approach but also encourages sharing ideas.”
“I'm so excited about the program that I've chosen, as I couldn't see myself doing anything else! Even though I haven't even arrived, I can tell by the exchanged e-mails that I will love the professors and the general atmosphere at the University of Pittsburgh!”
“Experiencing different cultures, making connections through networking and making new friends, understanding different perspectives from people, studying under such accomplished professors.”
“I am very impressed by Pitt’s 42-story skyscraper, Cathedral of Learning. I am very excited to study inside such a high building. In addition, I have great interest in the museums in the city. I can’t wait to visit the famous Andy Warhol Museum! Thinking of visiting these spectacular places, meeting my new schoolmates, and starting my brand new college life etc., I feel extremely excited. It is so great to be together with my peers from all over the world.”
“Totally new way of teaching makes me a little nervous and also excited.”
“Making some foreign friends, finding my love, and taking part in some advanced research.”
“Honestly, I have always been fascinated by the US culture. I am not sure what to expect, but I have been looking forward to this experience for a very long time. I hope that I will be able to make friends and enjoy this semester, but most importantly, I hope that it will make me able to study the subject of my degree course in Italy (law) in a different way, so that I will be able to see it under a new perspective.”
“I am most excited about discovering the city and the state, but also to meet new people from all over the world. I am also particularly excited at the thought of attending art history classes taught by excellent teachers in ideal small group settings.”
“I am excited that I get to be part of the superior program that Pitt provide for the pharmacy school. I know it is going to be tough, yet this program will allow me to grow in the field of pharmacy and become a leader in the field.”
“Since it has always been my dream to expand my academic career in the United States, I am most excited about the incredibly unique experience of the American student life. Furthermore, it will have a positive impact on my personal and intellectual development. Also, I am excited about getting to know the American culture and way of living as well as many other open-minded people, coming from all across the world.”
“The Research. I want to make a difference to people's lives and society as a whole through the area of public health and UPitt is giving me that opportunity!”
“Being able to learn a whole new environment and get in touch with people from a totally different background.”
“I am very excited to become part of such a prestigious university with the field of dentistry, which I have always dreamed of. Experiencing life in the United States and building a future in the land of opportunities is something I will be working hard for. The people of Pittsburgh were so kind during my stay when I had my interview at the university and that was a very warm welcome, from the regular people, to the faculty and staff.”
“I am very excited to be admitted as a graduate student in one of the most prestigious universities in the world.”
“Very excited about starting the next step in my scientific career (i.e. PhD) at Pitt School of Medicine. Also, looking forward to exploring wilderness in Pittsburgh through occasional hiking and trekking.”