<p>Money plays a huge role in the college decision-making process, but I’ve always believed that overall happiness is number one. If Pitt is affordable and you think you would be happier there, it’s worth considering. Being from Long Island, I kind of appreciate that I’m one of four people from my high school at Pitt (and for the record, I only know maybe two people from Connecticut). But I also think UConn is big enough that you could kind of branch out and do your own thing. You could elect to not live with any of your high school friends–in fact, I would recommend that.</p>