Colleges in drab, dull, ugly, or boringly remote towns

[Anonymous]

OP, I ask the same question (to myself) about colleges in urban areas. What is the appeal? Why on earth would one choose to go to college in the inner city, with no defined campus, and block after block of cement? Not for me.

OTOH, I loved my four years at a rural university in a beautiful setting. Different strokes.

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bucknell

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Anonymous wrote:I went to a college in deadville. We had a great time hanging out with each other on campus, made our own fun. It was actually a bit of a party school because of it.

Ditto. Loved it.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA, W&M

Your definition of drab, dull and boring is different than mine. We saw charming, historic, unique, beautiful.

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The students are going to learn, not to go about a city or town. Don’t you remember college. Time evaporated.

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Anonymous wrote:UMCP

Nope, not even remotely. It's an entire city and DC has never been better. St. Mary's College of Maryland, more like.

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Anonymous wrote:bucknell

What? The campus is beautiful and the town is charming.

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Ithaca has 40 frats for this reason.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMCP

Nope, not even remotely. It's an entire city and DC has never been better. St. Mary's College of Maryland, more like.

OK but College Park ain’t the district of Columbia

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It just means everyone starts drinking like mad.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So they can concentrate on academics and not waste money.

waste money...by, oh no, having fun?

No one is forcing you to attend these colleges.

I was the first in my family to attend college and going somewhere out in the boonies that didn't have a crime problem where I could concentrate was wonderful for me.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMCP

Nope, not even remotely. It's an entire city and DC has never been better. St. Mary's College of Maryland, more like.

DC access

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I ask the same question (to myself) about colleges in urban areas. What is the appeal? Why on earth would one choose to go to college in the inner city, with no defined campus, and block after block of cement? Not for me.

OTOH, I loved my four years at a rural university in a beautiful setting. Different strokes.

This was exactly what our DD said. She said she grew up in a city and wanted undergrad to be a totally different experience. She went to a college in a town exactly like OP described and she loved every second of it. She knew she didn’t want to stay there permanently but for her it was perfect for four years.

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Hopkins

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I loved loved loved my 4 years in a small, remote college town. It was safe, it was quiet, it was friendly, it was unlikely, it was charming, it was different than what I’d known, which gave me space to grow in ways I didn’t expect. The skies were big, and the streets were quiet, and everything felt heightened as a result.

I wouldn’t do it any differently today. Not a chance.