University of Pittsburgh - possible out of state transfer

I go to college at Winona State in Minnesota and I am seriously considering to another school, and from what I’ve seen so far about Pitt it looks amazing. But coming from Minnesota and never have been to Pennsylvania, I am really curious on any opinions or things people would want to say about Pittsburgh, from what I’ve researched it looks really neat.

I am also a little concerned about my standings. When I apply, I will have around 44 credits at my college done and will be attempting 16 more to hopefully get the grand total of 60 credits completed by spring of 2016, any hopefully my GPA will still be at a 3.6 or higher! If I do pursue this, I would come to Pitt fall of 2016. In high school I wasn’t as strong of a student due to family issues, and graduated with a 3.1 and I scored a 21 on the ACT. Since this college is a little more selective and me being an out of state student, I get nervous about taking such a big leap.

I’ve done so much research and so far it all looks amazing. Please feel free to give me a harsh reality if needed!

Thank you.