![]() ![]() It would’ve been even nicer if I didn’t have to wrestle with the computers in there to print and had my items already waiting for me (to be fair, this was available by the time I graduated).ĭuquesne’s website is a little simpler to navigate than Pitt’s, but will give you the same essentials - Microsoft Office is free, other software you can download or find where it is available, information about MultiPass, and download the Duquesne app. Again, this would’ve saved me time and energy, because I hated crumpling papers in my bag, so I’d go to the lab nearest my class and print. So if I could do something when the thought occurred to me, it would’ve made things just a touch easier.Īfter the PeopleSoft app, I’d definitely recommend the Pitt printing software, which allows users to print from their computer anywhere on campus to a specific computer lab. But I did carry my phone, and I was often doing so many things at once (besides a full course load and working, I was often doing internships or working at the school paper), it was easy for things to fall by the wayside. For you to understand that last point, I guess you should know I didn’t carry a laptop with me - old-fashioned pen and paper for yours truly. Having a mobile-optimized version of this is something I longed for in school, because it would’ve given me the opportunity to be productive when I otherwise couldn’t be (eating lunch, waiting for a class to start, riding a shuttle, etc.). PeopleSoft is Pitt’s site for checking grades, adding and dropping classes, checking class schedules, contacting professors. One of the cool new things though is the Pitt App Store, which can be downloaded to any mobile device and then offers downloads for a variety of Pitt-specific things - The Pitt News, Pitt Gameday, Microsoft Office apps (if you have your Pitt credentials), and most important, PeopleSoft Mobile. The site also lists prices for software - a lot of it free, if not heavily discounted, and some available at computer labs. There is software on this site that can save you from a hassle - namely, the certificates for the campus WiFi, PittNet. Listen, headphones are cool, I have expensive headphones, but I’d rather have $200 off the computer. Apple is currently offering a free pair of Beats headphones with the purchase of a computer. Currently with Dell, if you buy a select computer that’s over $700, they throw in a 32-inch television. But as long as you have proof you’re a student, it’s $100 a year.Īs far as hardware is concerned, discounts aren’t really the name of the game anymore as much as add-ons are. For example, if you go to Adobe because you need the Creative Cloud, it would normally cost $50 a month. If you’re in search of software, simply Google whatever you’re looking for and add “student discount” if your school doesn’t offer it. Many companies will offer discounts (some significant, some not so much) simply with proof of enrollment (this could be a schedule, an up-to-date student ID card, whatever). Before I get started, considering this will be the final installment of the back-to-school series this year, I want to remind parents and students about academic pricing.
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