College Visits

You'd think, with my third kid, I'd be better at college visits, but here it is October and we are only on our 2nd visit. And he is a senior. He has to apply by the end of November.

Today we went to Pitt, University of Pittsburgh, about 3 hours from home. 

It's a gorgeous day, weather in the low 70s, sunny. Pittsburgh is built on a series of hills with some of the trees turning vibrant orange already. 

The campus is smack-dab in the middle of the city. I liked the urban feel. Cool architecture. 

Although the campus is big, 18,000 students, it feels fairly compact and sort of magical. Of course, the college campus near our house has 50,000 students, so everything seems small in comparison.

The cathedral of learning felt like Hogwarts.

And the ceilings looked like a cathedral too. 

We ate in a great little diner right downtown.

Tucker wants a big campus but isn't sure he wants to be in a big city. 

That's a tough request. Any suggestions?