Congratulations on your Pitt acceptance. I, too, have been accepted to begin doctoral studies in sociocultural anthropology this fall and have accepted the offer. I'm so excited. I am actually attending a conference in the area this weekend and so will be leaving to visit Pittsburgh and start getting to know the area/looking at neighborhoods and apartments tomorrow! So, I'll have more to say about it in a few days, but from what I have heard about Pittsburgh, it seems that you should be able to live quite comfortably in a nice area on that stipend. As far as whether or not Pittsburgh is a good school for sociocultural anthropology, I think it still depends on what you intend to focus on in terms of area and topic. They have a great southeast Asian/Pacific focus, for example, but they may not be the best place for studying other geographic areas. Hope to hear more from you soon!
