<p>So I know that Pittsburgh is not West Coast. University of Pittsburgh has a great Japanese program (top ten according to faculty though I have no idea how they judge that)and it also has engineering. Additionally, students can take classes at Carnegie Mellon. Pitt gives some nice merit scholarships. One of the brightest kids I have known (in addition to my own–haha) chose Pitt this fall over Carnegie Mellon and Cornell.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that large state universities like to cherry pick those good kids from other states, so she may want to focus on OOS. Good luck to her.</p>