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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pittsburgh has changed a great deal in the decades since your brothers went to school there.  Your a data point is outdated and invalid.

Mom of happy Pitt student who loves the city.

H2P[/quote]

My youngest brother graduated 6 years ago, so hardly “decades ago.”  I was very involved in his admission process because our mother had died by then.  There really was no fundamental change in Pitt it the caliber of student it attracted by then from the time  the older brothers had attended.  It is a good school for kids who are upper average, but not academic powerhouses.  It isn’t a lovely campus, and the housing is adequate but devoid of charm, which is consistent with Pitt’s working class roots.  Pitt is not an excellent school, but it is good enough.  I was disappointed my youngest brother couldn’t do better, sure, but he had loads of fun and now has a good Job as an engineer.  He’s happy.  If your kid could have gotten into somewhere better, you would have encouraged him to go; I am sure he will get a fine education at Pitt, but let’s not pretend Pitt is excellent.  It just isn’t.  [/quote]

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