Better than Burlington?

[Anonymous]

Burlington is too small + no cities seems like a contradiction.

Agree with recommendations for Pitt and Madison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Think about Providence.

+1

[Anonymous]

DC - Georgetown, GWU and American are all walkable and/or have easy access to public transportation if your kid wants an urban escape.

[Anonymous]

Why are people so bad at listening and are now suggesting such massive schools? It’s like DCUM can’t handle that not everyone needs to be at these huge state schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CU-Boulder

Boulder - great quality of life! Academics depends on degree program and student's focus and drive. Same goes for Colo. State in Fort Collins - very very nice small city.

I like CSU/Fort Collins, but Boulder is a much quicker express bus ride to Denver, which sounds like it could be important to this kid.

[Anonymous]

Weird ask. Burlington is too small, so tell me about Williamsburg and Lawrence? Those places are far smaller and more insular than Burlington.

Maybe Syracuse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg- William &Mary: as others have said, if you want vibrant town life this is not the way to go.

Mass 5 college consortium: closest to what you're looking for but walking distances and proximity to town will differ depending on what college of the five you pick and get into.

Appleton WI - Lawrence: don't know

Kalamazoo MI: don't know.

Worcester MA - Holy Cross, Clark: gritty small city that is not generally safe to walk around. Excellent food though.

Not by New England, non-sprawl part of the country standards: Worcester is the second-largest city in all of the six-state New England region.

[Anonymous]

Skidmore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Amherst campus is walking distance to town. Smith is also walking distance to the main part of Northampton.

Umass is walking distance to town as well.

[Anonymous]

If Burlington is too small I think they should consider the boston area and its schools.

[Anonymous]

OP again - thanks all for the responses. Looking back at my post, it seems I inadvertently gave some of you the impression that my kid is an extreme goldilocks - "a town is too small, a city too big!" What I meant to convey is that I already know a city would suit my kid but was looking at smaller places that might have enough there or around there to satisfy.
W&M - I think this was wishful thinking on my part as I think the college itself is a great fit. But definitely seems like not enough there.
Kalamazoo and Appleton(Lawrence) - these are both population bigger than Burlington but no one seems to think they are better.
5C Mass - this seems like a maybe
Worcester - I still don't get a sense of this at all. Some of you find it gritty and unwalkable but it also has great food and is a true small city.
Appreciate the Brown and Cornell suggestions but they may be too much of a reach for my kid and my checkbook!
College of Charleston and Tulane will be too red/south but great suggestions.
Will take a closer look at Skidmore and Pitt honor college. As stated in the first post, looking at small/medium schools (non-religious). CA has plenty of great large schools options w/UCs and CSUs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg- William &Mary: as others have said, if you want vibrant town life this is not the way to go.

Mass 5 college consortium: closest to what you're looking for but walking distances and proximity to town will differ depending on what college of the five you pick and get into.

Appleton WI - Lawrence: don't know

Kalamazoo MI: don't know.

Worcester MA - Holy Cross, Clark: gritty small city that is not generally safe to walk around. Excellent food though.

Not by New England, non-sprawl part of the country standards: Worcester is the second-largest city in all of the six-state New England region.

It seems smaller than it is because very little goes on there. Providence is more happening. Providence!

[Anonymous]

If Burlington is too small, so is Saratoga Springs.

Maybe UNC-Asheville?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again - thanks all for the responses. Looking back at my post, it seems I inadvertently gave some of you the impression that my kid is an extreme goldilocks - "a town is too small, a city too big!" What I meant to convey is that I already know a city would suit my kid but was looking at smaller places that might have enough there or around there to satisfy.
W&M - I think this was wishful thinking on my part as I think the college itself is a great fit. But definitely seems like not enough there.
Kalamazoo and Appleton(Lawrence) - these are both population bigger than Burlington but no one seems to think they are better.
5C Mass - this seems like a maybe
Worcester - I still don't get a sense of this at all. Some of you find it gritty and unwalkable but it also has great food and is a true small city.
Appreciate the Brown and Cornell suggestions but they may be too much of a reach for my kid and my checkbook!
College of Charleston and Tulane will be too red/south but great suggestions.
Will take a closer look at Skidmore and Pitt honor college. As stated in the first post, looking at small/medium schools (non-religious). CA has plenty of great large schools options w/UCs and CSUs.

I actually like Worcester, but it is a city not a college town as I implied upthread and socioeconomically diverse which frightens some UMC people. You should look into much Holy Cross students go into it. There seems be a separation, and kid go into Boston fairly often, so I would make some inquiries if you are still interested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Skidmore

It is really nice but if Burlington is too small, IDK if this is a fit. It's also a mile or so from downtown.