Rural Campuses

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Anonymous wrote:Urban schools are closer to better medical resources though so it is a trade off. My kid goes to a rural school in Update NY but he has always been outdoorsy so it is perfect for him. He did not consider any urban campuses.

If that’s a concern for you (General “you” not you specifically), rural schools that are close to big cities may be a good way to strike that balance. Denison, for example — pretty rural in feel, easy 40ish minute drive into Columbus for their great hospitals and medical resources. Carleton and St. Olaf, too — Northfield is very small, but less than an hour to both Rochester (Mayo) and facilities in Minneapolis.

True, but the 40-minute proximity increases the risk as kids will be tempted to go into the city. Colleges like to think they can prevent them but they will do what they feel like doing.

At most of these small schools (at least the ones that we looked out), you find that the kids don't go into the city that often, if at all. That's one of the benefits of having a small rural campus - the campus community and the on campus events and activities that the isolation creates - that's a big plus for many kids. At the schools we looked at, the students said for the most part that they were too busy on campus to go into the city. But, you have to want that. If you really like the city, then that environment is not for you.

Mine went to Denison and he and his friends definitely went into the city, especially as seniors seeking the bar scene. It doesn’t take many to break the semi-isolation seal.