<p>I think Pitt does have a good linguistics department. My daughter is studying Japanese in the East Asian Languages department and has also taken linguistics. Many languages are taught under the auspices of the Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center, which is part of the linguistics department.</p>
<p>[University</a> of Pittsburgh’s Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center](<a href=“http://www.lctl.pitt.edu%5DUniversity”>http://www.lctl.pitt.edu)</p>
<p>That notwithstanding, I think you should apply to places like Middlebury. I don’t think you have anything to lose, especially if the application fee can be waived, except for your time in filling out the paperwork and in writing the essay.</p>