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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two different vibes completely. My DC is at Pitt. Wonderful location along a row of 4 other colleges—Duquesne, Carlow, Carnegie and Chatham. Lots of new buildings on lining this year and next—bigger sports arena, huge new wellness center. Easy to get around on foot and by bus (for free). Just a lot to do. A smaller, more contained NYC sort of. And huge on medicine, tech, engineering,  the arts and sports. Phipps, museums, parks, three rivers. It’s beautiful and fun!

Rochester is similar in many ways, but the major differences that I see are the vibe—Rochester seems chill but slightly more sophisticated. Not as rah-rah at all. You have to dig a bit beneath the surface. More in your face intellectual, though Pitt is no slouch academically. I don’t see Rochester as super vibrant. Some great sections along the Genesee and in areas like Park Avenue are cool. Downtown is sort of hit or miss, but there is stuff there. The outdoors are quite nice as well.

Pitt is just a bit more down to earth and fun. Rochester is nice and a tad more worldly and sophisticated. I can imagine Toronto and Montreal are the escape bacays for this group.

If looking for only top 25 type kids, a little quirk, then Rochester.

But if you want those type of kids (premed and engineering), plus the fun sorority/frat kids, and some competitive D1sports, and top professional sports teams for added fun and stuff to do, Pitt is the answer. It is really climbing the ranks in terms of its ability to offer a complete college experience. [/quote]

One of my coworkers went to U of R. Your second paragraph describes his personality perfectly. [/quote]

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