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[quote=Anonymous]1. Pitt is a perfectly solid school, particularly in the sciences.  The graduates are generally balanced, community focused, reasonably driven people. 
2. Obviously, you need to be cognizant of whether urban is what you want.  Because it is.  And that's fine.
3. Pittsburgh really is a pretty neat city, but it is also pretty quirky.  (Consider reading The Paris of Appalachia, a series of short essays that really do capture what makes the place tick...and not tick.) Also be aware that Pittsburgh is sort of a souped up version of Pennsylvania parochialism on steroids.  You will encounter a  mindset that it is undebatably God's Country, which walks and periodically crosses the line between endearing and annoying.  The result of that it is a place where you will probably have a strong and loyal alumni group in the region who believe that it is better than it actually is, but if you're looking to get out of the region, it will not be quite the same though it will be better than people think it is.[/quote]

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