Cities you don’t want your kids to live in

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Anonymous wrote:Nope! Diversity of thought is a good thing! I’d argue that only associating with like minded people makes us closed minded.

If OP is really not implicating politics, then I still put no limits on location as long as they have access to great medical care and safety measures are in place. I’m not going to my kid’s school for a vacation, I just want to see them. As long as they’re happy and getting a great education, the world is their oyster.

What does moving have to do with “diversity of thought?” More than ever, people are moving in line with their political ideology.

Going to a school that genuinely is interested in free speech and diverse thought is what matters. Some of the best places to get this experience are in blood blue places like Uchicago and Claremont McKenna

[Anonymous]

New Haven
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Hartford
Detroit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LA, SF, and Miami were on my no-go list for kid's college process.

Why these specifically?

I have daughters and personally don't care for the culture/vibe of these cities. By culture I mean emphasis on superficial beauty, car-centric, expensive, competitive- but not in a healthy way, referring more to la/miami. For sf, i lived there before and just don't like the vibe. I know my kids well. There are many options for cities/schools that would be a better fit for my kids/family.

[Anonymous]

There are some incredibly dumb posts here. Wow.

I live in NYC. I love it here. But college here is a unique experience. It could be incredible. But you and your kid need to know what they are getting into.

And same for a truly remote school like Grinnell. Could be a cool experience but you need to know what you are getting into.

If you are rejecting a big bad Democrat city just because you are dumb enough to get your propaganda from Fox News and they have told you it is scary there, you aren’t smart enough to go to college.

[Anonymous]

It’s reasonable to make sure the student knows pitfalls of cities: really hard to find housing, hard to get to an airport, how far to a reasonable size town, expensive, crowded. Otherwise, no.

[Anonymous]

Dartmouth, Williams, Cornell and the likes were crossed off my kid's list because she didn't want rural.

[Anonymous]

Biggest smile on my face reading this thread. Remembering the not-a-smile on my mum’s face when 17 year old me showed her my new apartment in Alphabet City in 1988. Opposite Vasacs, aka 7B. Anyone remember that bar? 10 wild minutes walking over to NYU several times a day. God, I loved that place.

She bit her tongue and let me fly. It’s been one amazing life. I will always be grateful that my parents let me make my choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are some incredibly dumb posts here. Wow.

I live in NYC. I love it here. But college here is a unique experience. It could be incredible. But you and your kid need to know what they are getting into.

And same for a truly remote school like Grinnell. Could be a cool experience but you need to know what you are getting into.

If you are rejecting a big bad Democrat city just because you are dumb enough to get your propaganda from Fox News and they have told you it is scary there, you aren’t smart enough to go to college.[/quote/]

I don’t think we are reading the same posts. Most people have only complained about red states politically. The blue cities are crossed off due to safety and Kardashian lifestyle.


For me, Temple would be a no-go for DC.

[Anonymous]

I don't want them to live anywhere they can't get an abortion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't want them to live anywhere they can't get an abortion.

You can’t/wouldn’t pay for them to go somewhere they could? That, plus the fact you think DD might need one, seem like the issues that should drive college choice or choices concerning whether college is the best first for the kid at this stage of their life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dartmouth, Williams, Cornell and the likes were crossed off my kid's list because she didn't want rural.

Right . . . she didn't. Not you didn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s reasonable to make sure the student knows pitfalls of cities: really hard to find housing, hard to get to an airport, how far to a reasonable size town, expensive, crowded. Otherwise, no.

Cities are the easiest places to get to an airport, though?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want them to live anywhere they can't get an abortion.

You can’t/wouldn’t pay for them to go somewhere they could? That, plus the fact you think DD might need one, seem like the issues that should drive college choice or choices concerning whether college is the best first for the kid at this stage of their life.

God forbid my child felt like they couldn't tell me, and couldn't travel somewhere they could access it if they wanted. I want healthcare easily accessible to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LA, SF, and Miami were on my no-go list for kid's college process.

Why these specifically?

I have daughters and personally don't care for the culture/vibe of these cities. By culture I mean emphasis on superficial beauty, car-centric, expensive, competitive- but not in a healthy way, referring more to la/miami. For sf, i lived there before and just don't like the vibe. I know my kids well. There are many options for cities/schools that would be a better fit for my kids/family.

Why does you not liking your experiencing a city extend to your kids? I think Boston is ridiculously boring and ugly, but I wouldn’t care if DD loves it.

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Anywhere without a direct flight