Carnegie Mellon University - Area Immediately Around Campus

Rating	Posted By	Comment
4 - Very Good	DON HO July 19 2010	A bit removed from the bustle that surrounds neighbor Univeristy of PIttsburgh. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	vinceh January 19 2010	Lots of older homes for off-campus housing. Nearby restaurants and museums add a nice touch. Parking is a bit a of a pain. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	applicannot November 11 2009	There's actually nothing DIRECTLY off campus, but Oakland is a ten minute walk (or less) and the bus/campus shuttle will take you to nearby active areas. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	ihs76 October 22 2009	Quite hilly. Didn't see much in the immediate area that was striking. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	sciencefrenchie August 04 2009	You're in Pittsburgh, so you have the conveniences of any large city. Lots of little restaurants downtown, but didn't have much time to explore. Seemed like a good place to go if you need a [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	Keilexandra April 12 2009	Bordered by UPitt and busy streets. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Vballer2010 March 29 2009	. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	mathmom March 26 2009	Middle to upper middle class residential. Nice park across the street with a golf course, greenhouse and lots of trees. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	morvoren November 26 2008	Right in the city [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	dsultemeier May 31 2008	Interesting variety of restaurants and shops shared with U of Pittsburgh. Beautiful churches and historic structures nearby. Great public transit. Carnegie museuems very close. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	aymyoonik August 13 2007	Pittsburgh looks very urban, which intimidated me-- coming from green suburbs with bored policemen. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	hollyert August 05 2007	Above campus are some cool wealthy shopping areas, and below it is really neat and student-oriented. But I hear students don't get out much anyway. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Father of the Boarder April 16 2007	Pitt is not Boston. But, it may rival it some day. It has northeastern elements: urban decay, pollution and other blights. But, revival is coming. And, CMU campus is included with that phrase. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Jeremybeach September 04 2006	CMU is right by the Schenley Park area which is a pretty decent area, though there are shady things that happen there sometimes. the uiniversity is also rigth by oakland, which is bad at night. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Marilyn August 14 2006	We only saw the Oakland area, which was very student oriented. I've heard Shadyside is quite nice and only a few minutes walk. The conservatory in the park was fantastic. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	ever_after August 07 2006	One nearby neighborhood, Oakland, seemed to have a fair number of panhandlers. Students get free bus passes, so getting to Squirrel Hill and Shadyside were fairly easy. [View Full Report]