r/Pitt • u/cxqals • Jun 05 '21
r/Pitt • u/PuzzleheadedNeat7601 • Aug 13 '26
All the more necessary with the new dedicated lanes. Feel free to add your own rules!
"We need to talk about bus etiquette"
With thanks to Lady_Groudon, the OP:
I'm an employee and I'm not trying to be mean to you students but ever since classes started up and students are back the PAT buses have been unbearable. When the bus is empty it's mostly fine to do whatever but when it gets crowded you need to show some consideration. I know not everyone is used to public transit so let's talk about some things OK?
5a) if the bus is crowded you have to push past people. I'm sorry I know it's rude, but we're all crammed in here, if you don't move I have to push past you. Don't give me dirty looks if you're blocking the exit and I need to get off, and don't stand there whispering "excuse me" like a scared mouse when you need to get past someone. Human bodies can survive being rudely jostled a little. Don't get pissy when we inevitable have to be squished together, and seriously, just talk to the person next to you if they're in the way or something, it won't kill you.
6) if you miss your stop it won't kill you to walk an extra block or two from the next stop, calm down.
7) if the bus has to stop for a bit to safely let a wheelchair on and get strapped in, and you have to give up your seat, this is your fault for sitting in the accessible seating if you do not need it. If the extra time makes you late for class, this is your fault for not planning on any wiggle room on your commute, not the disabled person's fault. If you are unnecessarily sitting in the accessible seating, it's your responsibility to pay attention and make sure if someone who needs it gets on, you offer them your seat.
8) get out your wallet or card or however you plan on paying before you step up onto the bus and fumble with it in front of the fare box. We all should have bus passes but if for some reason you need to pay with cash, get on last so the driver can shut the door and start driving while you do so.
9) if the bus is crowded, don't put your stuff in the seat next to you. If the bus is crowded, move to the window seat. Don't block the seat next to you. I get it, nobody wants to sit with a stranger, but we all need to get somewhere, we all suck it up. On the flip side, it won't kill you to ask someone to move their bag so you can sit down.
10) Sometimes a bus is so crowded legitimately nobody else can get on. It happens. It is OK. Usually the next bus will be around in a few minutes. Please consider waiting for it instead of trying to crush everyone on. Sometimes we have bus bunching and an empty one will be right behind it. If missing this bus will make you late, you should start planning your schedule better so you have more of a time cushion getting to class. Public transit is not always exactly where and when you need it to be.
11) If you sit next to someone when the bus is crowded, and then a lot of people get off and more seats open up, you can move away to an empty seat. I promise it's okay. You're not going to hurt their feelings. You both want the extra space.
12) Don't sit right next to someone if there are empty seats elsewhere on the bus, what the fuck
Please I'm asking you to think even a little about space and time efficiency, and other people's comfort. A billion trillion people use the PAT bus system every second, we all want to get through it as painlessly as possible.
Also this is just a tip from me but if some rando is trying to engage you in conversation you definitely 100% have zero interest in, just tell them to fuck off and put headphones in. You don't owe strangers a conversation and sometimes weird, creepy, entitled old men ride the bus and scope out shy college girls while they're there.
r/Pitt • u/ArSinhic • 58m ago
Hey guys, so I am planning on taking DS 2 next semester, and the options are Dr. Khattab, Dr. Farnan, and Dr. Nixon. Who would you guys recommend as the best of the three? Thanks!
r/Pitt • u/ShootinAllMyChisolm • 14h ago
r/Pitt • u/Forward-Albatross413 • 9h ago
im oos (nc) and just applied. i thought this was a good time to apply but im now realizing so many people already got admitted because its rolling admissions. is it a lot harder to get in now? sorry if this is annoying im js worried now because i really want to go here!!
r/Pitt • u/IceCreamBlizzard • 12h ago
They don't review spring transfer applications until after October 1st. Being that its 2 weeks past that, has anyone heard back yet? I haven't gotten anything yet...
r/Pitt • u/humphreyisfat • 14h ago
Im a sophmore majoring in electrical engineering, I was wondering what the best clubs to join would be for someone like me who has basically no experience other than some of the labs in 101 and 201? I don't really know where to go since I feel like everybody who's already in the clubs will know a lot more than me and i'll be essentially useless, but I'm trying to get involved more.
r/Pitt • u/Hot-Isopod-155 • 11h ago
Very specific question--in PeopleSoft it says it runs in the spring, but there are no sections listed yet.
r/Pitt • u/Acrobatic_Ear751 • 22h ago
Anybody got any recommendations for easy, gimmie classes at Pitt? I need up to 6 credits and senioritis is gonna be in full swing. I'm seriously considering just taking a bunch of PE classes.
Btw, I heard that Russian Fairytales got a lot harder.
r/Pitt • u/InfluenceFun7885 • 16h ago
Assuming I’m accepted into Pitt as a transfer, will I be likely be able to register for class on such short notice ? Someone said classes fill up rly quick
Ochem II
Physics II
Calculus
+ one more idk yet
Those are the classes I would need to take to make sure I’m back on track. Just trying to get a bases because I’m investing time trying to get to know some professors I was recommended to get involved in research so I don’t have to wait till the start of next year, but if I can’t register for classes I’ll just be fucked.
r/Pitt • u/FireProStan • 21h ago
r/Pitt • u/ImpressionOk4915 • 1d ago
The topics, the homework, the tools, the lecture, and club banners. I go to the Greensburg campus, everything is AI. I have to create questions and responses that get graded by this spark AI. My ethics class shows us AI Facebook reels about how AI works. My senior level class the professor said that all the homework and lecture material was made using AI. Everything is AI or they treat us like middle schoolers. It's so exhausting there's no escape from it. How can they even justify charging 10k and more for this level of education.
Is this just a satellite campus issue? Or this is a bigger thing happening all over Pitt?
r/Pitt • u/67MaaleAdumim • 8h ago
Pitt student here (20M), looking for a woman anywhere in Pittsburgh who is into feet. Also looking for events or groups that regularly meet for kinks. Perhaps there is a student group? I tried websites like Fetlife, but no luck. I thought about asking around, but felt too awkward.
r/Pitt • u/Fit_Collection_1541 • 1d ago
Hi, does anyone know where there is free/cheap food on campus tonight. Lmk.
r/Pitt • u/Big-Staff2280 • 1d ago
I’m planning on taking bio 2 chem 2 and calc 1 this spring semester. What professors do you recommend?
r/Pitt • u/Safe-Conclusion-4511 • 1d ago
Hello,
Has anyone taken CS 1660 with Dan Mahoney? I see his RMP has really high and positive reviews but just wanted to get opinions on how people feel about the class in general. I am not really that good at systems design style programming so I was wondering how heavy the course is and how challenging people found it to be. Also, what language does the course use? Does it have a lot of exams?
Thank you!!
r/Pitt • u/kyubertoober • 1d ago
On Pitt’s own website, I’m seeing so much conflict about the process of trying to get one of your finals rescheduled if there’s 3+ during a 24 hour period. Some of it says to submit a form ONLY if you can’t work out a time with any professor, some of it says you absolutely MUST submit the form and not to work it out with your instructor.
Which is it?? I already have a professor who is willing to accommodate but do I really have to go through this annoying process of documenting it??
r/Pitt • u/suspiciouscupcake8 • 1d ago
Has anyone taken classes at CCAC and transferred the credits to Pitt? Would you recommend it?
r/Pitt • u/Alex_232812 • 1d ago
For anyone who had Arnab for Physics 1 (algebra based), which exam did you find was the hardest?
We have 4 exams and we just took our second one and I found the second exam to be hard.
Any thoughts?
A big thank you to anyone who replies.
r/Pitt • u/InfluenceFun7885 • 2d ago
I am a prospective transfer. Currently majoring in neuroscience at WVU. Before WVU I’ve taken upper lvl bio and gen chem + physics classes at Montana State, which were genuinely difficult (at least the upper lvl bios). Now my classes this semester at WVU are kinda hard - especially my NS, but def manageable. Just wanna get an idea before I dedicate to a transfer. Note: if you wanna know more context of transfer I have another post. Thanks :) pls don’t hate on me 🙏🙏
r/Pitt • u/wretchedshrimps • 2d ago
for admitted transfers. bonus if you have a lot of existing credits
r/Pitt • u/Just-Concentrate-506 • 2d ago
I’m honestly so disgusted rn I just ordered from True burger and asked for a black bean patty. I took a few bites out of my burger and then realized that it didn’t really look like black beans but thought it was a beyond burger. I’ve never had this happen to me before but I’m almost positive that was like ground beef. I’m literally crying rn I haven’t had meet in six years not once. I’m so upset with myself I should have checked before but I guess I’m asking what are the odds that true burger would have used a beyond patty instead of a black bean?
r/Pitt • u/wwwdotyourmomdotcom • 2d ago
Anything easy/interesting please! I have some extra space in my schedule, and I though might as well minor in History. I have already taken HIST 0100 Western Civilizations and HIST 0600 US 1877.