" think Pitt is stronger in engineering than Temple though and my kid is communcations major, not eng. Still, he likely knows engineering students "
My son was accepted at Temple with Presidential scholarship. We went to the open house and the engineering presentation. DS is interested in Computer Engineering, and they sort of skimmed right over that program, so it is off the table. However, they seem very much interested in attracting women and I believe they are breaking the civil/environmental engineering into two distinct majors, as these seem to be what a lot of the women are going into.
DS is accpeted at UA, and it is a great opportunity. I would prefer Pitt as it is much closer, but he would need full tuition, and I don’t think he will be getting that; anything less and it isn’t doable.