<p>Congrats on your acceptance. As a student who loves Pitt, perhaps I’m a little biased, but I really love both the campus and Oakland. Oakland is a suburb of Pittsburgh, so Pitt isn’t right smack-dab in the middle of the city. However, it’s particularly convenient because the entire city is one (free) bus ride away. Oakland feels like a suburb. And it’s definitely not a sea of concrete, either. Pitt seems to do an admirable job at maintaining campus aesthetics–including maintaining gardens, etc. Try to Google some photos or check out the promotional photos on Pitt’s website. If it’s at all feasible, I would recommend visiting. It’s a bit pricey for out-of-state students–you can find the exact tuition rates at [::</a> College Planning Made Easy | Inside Source for College Admissions Requirements](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>http://www.collegeboard.com/). There aren’t any real benefits of being honors qualified. You are eligible for honors housing, which I suppose can be viewed as a perk. You are also eligible to take honors courses, but most non-honors freshman can enroll in honors courses regardless and any student with a 3.25 can take an honors course. Pitt has a solid reputation. Check out the link below. Science classes at Pitt are not to be taken lightly. It is definitely possible to do well in them, though. In my experience, the non-science classes that I’ve taken have been easy.</p>
<p>Pitt’s reputation:
[University</a> of Pittsburgh: News From Pitt](<a href=“FM | University of Pittsburgh News FM”>FM | University of Pittsburgh News FM)</p>
<p>Oakland:
[Oakland</a> (Pittsburgh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_(Pittsburgh]Oakland">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_(Pittsburgh))</p>