Schools like Gtown

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Anonymous wrote:Emory, Vanderbilt, Rice, Dartmouth, Brown, WashU

WashU is not city adjacent at all. It has a beautiful campus in the suburbs of St. Louis. A good 9 miles by car. I think there is public transportation available to get into the city but it is not located in a city.

Yeah, same with Brandeis. It is in Waltham, MA. It has a T stop and I'm not sure how long it takes to get into Boston via the T, but it’s a 20 minute drive to Boston. You can walk into Waltham, but it’s not an easy walk and it’s a town (and not so cute).

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Anonymous wrote:Emory, Vanderbilt, Rice, Dartmouth, Brown, WashU

WashU is not city adjacent at all. It has a beautiful campus in the suburbs of St. Louis. A good 9 miles by car. I think there is public transportation available to get into the city but it is not located in a city.

OP asked for walkable to a “neighborhood” which WashU is to all of the West End. Even Delmar Loop which is hipster central is less than a mile so a longish walk or a short Uber.

DTStL is not exactly an evening destination anyway. Unless there is a Cardinals game it’s dead after 6 pm.

OP said, “walking distance of a neighborhood that has a lot going on in a major or semi major city?“.

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Atlanta is not a walking or public transportation city the way DC and Boston and Chicago are. It’s lack of a cohesive center or truly distinct neighborhoods is frustrating for a lot of people who’ve lived in other major cities.

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Anonymous wrote:Atlanta is not a walking or public transportation city the way DC and Boston and Chicago are. It’s lack of a cohesive center or truly distinct neighborhoods is frustrating for a lot of people who’ve lived in other major cities.

Yes, I hate it for that reason. You need a car and basically have to drive everywhere, often in terrible traffic.

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UDenver or UMiami

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Definitely Penn. The surrounding neighborhoods of West Philadelphia used to be gritty but have now gentrified and are highly desirable, with great restaurants. A quick walk across the river to some of the most interesting Philly neighborhoods, too.

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Pitt!

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Anonymous wrote:Atlanta is not a walking or public transportation city the way DC and Boston and Chicago are. It’s lack of a cohesive center or truly distinct neighborhoods is frustrating for a lot of people who’ve lived in other major cities.

Yes, I hate it for that reason. You need a car and basically have to drive everywhere, often in terrible traffic.

My DC is at Emory. I agree, I hate Atlanta traffic, but I hate DC traffic as well and haven't left here! My DC walks into Emory village daily. Has restaurants, liquor store, CVS, bank, dry cleaner, etc. Everything a college student needs. My DC loves the neighborhood around school with parks and trails. My DC spends a lot of time in downtown Atlanta, Buckhead, Decatur. All are a 10-15 minute uber (fete?) ride.

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Anonymous wrote:Holy Cross and Villanova

Are all the colleges in Wooster walkable to shopping / city?

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Anonymous wrote:Chicago, Rice, Case Western. Not wash U, Richmond, Rochester. The last 3 are surprisingly isolated from the cities they are in.
Emory is in between. There’s BU, but that’s very urban. More than Gtown. Northeastern might fit the bill.

Chicago is not ideal in the sense that it takes some effort to get to the part of the city students would want to explore. Might as well go to Northwestern.

Chicago is in a very dangerous area. Apparently kids take Ubers to downtown Chicago. Agree you might as well be at Northwestern (also you won't get shot in Evanston).

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Anonymous wrote:Atlanta is not a walking or public transportation city the way DC and Boston and Chicago are. It’s lack of a cohesive center or truly distinct neighborhoods is frustrating for a lot of people who’ve lived in other major cities.

Yes, I hate it for that reason. You need a car and basically have to drive everywhere, often in terrible traffic.

My DC is at Emory. I agree, I hate Atlanta traffic, but I hate DC traffic as well and haven't left here! My DC walks into Emory village daily. Has restaurants, liquor store, CVS, bank, dry cleaner, etc. Everything a college student needs. My DC loves the neighborhood around school with parks and trails. My DC spends a lot of time in downtown Atlanta, Buckhead, Decatur. All are a 10-15 minute uber (fete?) ride.

Agree. Emory is not a public transit city so not perfect but Emory Village is great. Virginia Highlands is very close and is a really cool area with great shops, restaurants, bars, etc. It is a very quick Uber ride from campus. Little Five Points is also fun, and some of the other in town neighborhoods are also quickly gentrifying. It is a fun area for a college student and an incredible place to live right after college - you get the benefits of a big city at a lower price point and more amenities than NYC, SF, etc.

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Case Western

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Anonymous wrote:Emory, Vanderbilt, Rice, Dartmouth, Brown, WashU

Unfortunately Emory is not walkable to anything. Georgia Tech is in a more walkable part of Atlanta. But the city overall isn’t really a walking city. This was disappointing when we visited.

The type of student body, and where it is in relation to the rest of Atlanta, make it similar. Also, the Georgetown neighborhood is walkable but getting there from the school is a trek, crossing busy roads and bridges.

What? Are you posting from Wyoming ? I live near GU. There is no trekking involved to get to commerce. The roads abutting campus have a speed limit of 20 mph and are narrow because they’re 120 years old.

There are no bridges, at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend schools that have settings similar to Gtown? A school of 4000 to 15000 undergrads with a real campus within walking distance of a neighborhood that has a lot going on in a major or semi major city? I’m not worried about the ranking and whether DC can be competitive, I just need as a baseline schools that I can investigate.

You should check out BU if you’d like. It’s right next to all the popular spots, and you can walk everywhere or hop on the subway right in front of the school to go further.
It’s a bit different from a traditional campus, but there’s a clear boundary and the view of the Charles River is gorgeous.
Check out Google Maps to see what’s around.

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Anonymous wrote:Emory, Vanderbilt, Rice, Dartmouth, Brown, WashU

WashU is not city adjacent at all. It has a beautiful campus in the suburbs of St. Louis. A good 9 miles by car. I think there is public transportation available to get into the city but it is not located in a city.

OP asked for walkable to a “neighborhood” which WashU is to all of the West End. Even Delmar Loop which is hipster central is less than a mile so a longish walk or a short Uber.

DTStL is not exactly an evening destination anyway. Unless there is a Cardinals game it’s dead after 6 pm.

West End is a dump.