I suggested he look at Pitt mostly because that rolling admission (and hopefully likely early acceptance) just makes senior year so much less stressful if you can feel comfortable there. And he liked Pittsburgh, he likes going into DC when he’s home. But I’m not sure that I see him really wanting an urban campus when it comes down to it. I wanted him to check it out, but I suspect Pitt is one that’s going to need him to do some more ruminating to decide if it feels right or not.
I think Penn State would be a good fit. I was trying to remember why it wasn’t on my list, it’s on the more expensive end and doesn’t give very much merit aid, so I think I took it off because I couldn’t see how it would be different/better than Va Tech for the price. But now that I know it was more the LOOK of Tech that was off-putting than anything else, something that looks different but feels otherwise similar maybe should get added back to the list. Thank you!