Colleges in major cities

[Anonymous]

Genuine urban schools would be BU, Northeastern, Columbia, and NYU.

You could also include Vanderbilt and Chicago. But both have very distinctive campuses that kind of separate them from the surrounding city. Whereas at BU and NYU you wouldn't know you were at a college without the signs.

There are lots a great schools in cities that aren't quite "downtown" and have their own distinctive campuses and are only short subway or bike rides from "the city." Rice and Harvard come to mind. The University of Washington in Seattle. The LA schools are kind of weird, because LA is kind of weird. There's USC and UCLA but you are getting into cars to go anywhere else. WashU, like BC, is close to the city, but separate in their own neighborhood adjacent bubbles.

In DC, obviously GW. But DC is not urban like NY, Boston, or Chicago. It's different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Genuine urban schools would be BU, Northeastern, Columbia, and NYU.

You could also include Vanderbilt and Chicago. But both have very distinctive campuses that kind of separate them from the surrounding city. Whereas at BU and NYU you wouldn't know you were at a college without the signs.

There are lots a great schools in cities that aren't quite "downtown" and have their own distinctive campuses and are only short subway or bike rides from "the city." Rice and Harvard come to mind. The University of Washington in Seattle. The LA schools are kind of weird, because LA is kind of weird. There's USC and UCLA but you are getting into cars to go anywhere else. WashU, like BC, is close to the city, but separate in their own neighborhood adjacent bubbles.

In DC, obviously GW. But DC is not urban like NY, Boston, or Chicago. It's different.

Penn (the ivy) is pretty urban.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BU is an obvious choice.

It depends if your DC wants true city school like BU, NYU, GW or do they want campus within a city like NEU, Tulane, Georgetown or do they want suburban feel but city adjacent like Northwestern, WUSTL, Emory, Tufts.

+1000

Boston University is integrated into the city and is considered safe.
Although there is no clear campus boundary, the school has numerous green spots where students gather, and a large public garden is just a few stops away on the T, which you can easily access right in front of the school.

[Anonymous]

Toronto or McGill in Canada ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BC, Tufts, Brown, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, Gtown, Rice, Wash U

GA Tech isn’t in a safe area. I took a wrong turn very close to campus—yikes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Drexel and Penn are fine with a lot of visible security.

And the NEED tons of security because the area sucks.

Not true whatsoever. Penn and Drexel are on the edge of Center City Philadelphia and University City is fine. There are actually far more young professionals actually living in University City these days compared to 20+ years ago.

B.S.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BU is an obvious choice.

It depends if your DC wants true city school like BU, NYU, GW or do they want campus within a city like NEU, Tulane, Georgetown or do they want suburban feel but city adjacent like Northwestern, WUSTL, Emory, Tufts.

+1000

Boston University is integrated into the city and is considered safe.
Although there is no clear campus boundary, the school has numerous green spots where students gather, and a large public garden is just a few stops away on the T, which you can easily access right in front of the school.

Well, that is just one way to put it. LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Genuine urban schools would be BU, Northeastern, Columbia, and NYU.

You could also include Vanderbilt and Chicago. But both have very distinctive campuses that kind of separate them from the surrounding city. Whereas at BU and NYU you wouldn't know you were at a college without the signs.

There are lots a great schools in cities that aren't quite "downtown" and have their own distinctive campuses and are only short subway or bike rides from "the city." Rice and Harvard come to mind. The University of Washington in Seattle. The LA schools are kind of weird, because LA is kind of weird. There's USC and UCLA but you are getting into cars to go anywhere else. WashU, like BC, is close to the city, but separate in their own neighborhood adjacent bubbles.

In DC, obviously GW. But DC is not urban like NY, Boston, or Chicago. It's different.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Miami

What hell no.

Well, Miami is technically in a suburb but not that far from downtown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drexel and Penn are fine with a lot of visible security.

+1
they are in a good area, not sure what OP is talking about.

West Philadelphia is sketchy. Not hunger games level, but Penn sees the need to send a lot of security patrols into the area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BU is an obvious choice.

It depends if your DC wants true city school like BU, NYU, GW or do they want campus within a city like NEU, Tulane, Georgetown or do they want suburban feel but city adjacent like Northwestern, WUSTL, Emory, Tufts.

+1000

Boston University is integrated into the city and is considered safe.
Although there is no clear campus boundary, the school has numerous green spots where students gather, and a large public garden is just a few stops away on the T, which you can easily access right in front of the school.

Well, that is just one way to put it. LOL.

so, Northeastern is at the intersection of the best of both worlds - in a real urban setting but also has 'boundaries' as well.

[Anonymous]

Not sure if he’d consider it a major urban area but UT Austin is smack dab in the middle of the city and feels very safe. Has become a challenging admit from OOS but definitely worth a shot, if interested. Austin is a great city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drexel and Penn are fine with a lot of visible security.

And the NEED tons of security because the area sucks.

Not true whatsoever. Penn and Drexel are on the edge of Center City Philadelphia and University City is fine. There are actually far more young professionals actually living in University City these days compared to 20+ years ago.

B.S.

I mean, have you even been there? There are probably 10 high-rise apartment buildings that have been built in the last decade that are not student housing. Sure, some grad students may live there (and yeah Penn has some rich undergrads that may as well), but probably too pricey for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drexel and Penn are fine with a lot of visible security.

Penn? Please the Warzone people are getting stabbed and shot right near campus. Stop spreading lies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pitt, Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. Oakland used to be dicy but it's not anymore.

University of Charleston.

Emory.

I'd be fine with the universities in Philly, personally.

Tulane.

Most of the others I can think of have been posted.

Tulane safe? lol