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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Congrats. Those are both good schools.

My only input is that people seem to love Pittsburgh, and I am not a fan of College Park.

If you gave your kid the option of either, I would let her pick. Unless you really can’t afford it. Otherwise, don’t bargain hunt on her future home.

She must have worked hard to get these options, let her choose her reward for that effort. [/quote]

Curious what you don’t like about college park. DC is looking into it but will not be able to visit until summer when school is not in session.
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The campus itself is fine, but there is no charming town in the environs. There are busy cross county roads and strip malls geared to Spanish speaking families/workers. No diss on that population, but the options did not seem geared to meeting the needs of young undergrads.  [/quote]
I like CPs mini downtown on the edge of campus. It was hopping on Saturday afternoon. DS said its a madhouse on weekend evenings. Looks like fun. [/quote]
Are you referring to south Campus?   Yea, DC said next year they want to live there because that's where all the fun is.   Still, it's no Pittsburgh, and I say this as a UMD parent.  The area around CMU and Pitt is great; downtown Pitt is well.. the pits.  I think the city itself is pretty neat, though.

Having stated that, IMO, UMD is academically a better school.[/quote]

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