<p>It’s not as easy as people think to take classes at CMU as a Pitt student - it is only possible if an equivalent course does not exist at Pitt and if the CMU course is not full. You also have to run around and get several signatures of permission.</p>
<p>However, I would still say go to Pitt if he likes it better and if he wants Bio engineering as this is the only engineering specialty which is actually ranked higher than Carnegie Mellon (Pitt is #21 in USNW rankings, CMU is not in top 25)
Pitt is also quite a bit less expensive and CMU is very stingy with money.</p>