<p>So, as a college senior, it's nearing my time to decide on a college to go to. I want to be a mechanical engineer and I always just assumed that I would go to Penn State. But the other day I visited Pitt, just to see what it was like, and I really loved it. Now, i visited PSU too, and I also loved that just as much. </p>
<p>Now, obviously, when you visit a school, they're going to tell you all the great stuff about that school. they might not include the bad stuff. </p>
<p>So thats where you guys come in. What are the negatives of each school? I mean if you went/go there, what did you like and dislike about it? thanks!</p>
<p>Have you been admitted to both? If not, wait, the decision may have been made for you.</p>
<p>I’d say it depends whether you’d rather live in a city or in a college town.
Personally I think you have your whole like to be a young adult in a city, and only 4 years to have a chance to live as a student in a college town, so I’d go with the college town, but some students have lived in a city or in a rural area their whole life and can’t wait to live in a big city, so ymmv. In addition, Pitt’s neighborhood is great.</p>
<p>Academically, Penn State is stronger than Pitt, but Pitt is far from shabby. Engineering at both will be strong.</p>
<p>What did YOU love about Pitt?</p>
<p>As MYOS has said, PSUP is a college town, and a great one at that. The local economy is built around the school; it really is an interesting environment. </p>
<p>Both are excellent for engineering, so you can’t really go wrong.</p>
<p>I don’t really have any insight about the downsides of each, so I’ll leave it at that.</p>