<p>lavaplatos - have you visited Pitt? We were pleasantly surprised at the real college campus feel Pitt has. It is in a very nice section of Pittsburgh - and Oakland has a real college town field. Carnegie Mellon is just down the road and there is a big park in between the two campuses. So we felt you really got the best of both worlds - a city to take advantage of all the sports, cultural, nightlife, etc. and a real campus and college town atmosphere. Good luck!</p>