Why do kids prefer urban campuses?

[Anonymous]

The other potentially appealing part of urban settings not as available in smaller towns/suburbs is having another large pool of young people in their early 20s for social opportunities (dating or otherwise).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The other potentially appealing part of urban settings not as available in smaller towns/suburbs is having another large pool of young people in their early 20s for social opportunities (dating or otherwise).

Tbh, I would feel better about my kid meeting students on campus than older randos in city bars or on Tinder.

[Anonymous]

Because they hear other kids say it. Honestly, how much are these kids really taking advantage of being in a city? It's a stupid trend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they hear other kids say it. Honestly, how much are these kids really taking advantage of being in a city? It's a stupid trend.

This is a silly comment…my kid takes advantage of the city all the time…gets free tickets to professional sporting events, goes to restaurants, etc.

How is it a “stupid trend” considering some of the oldest, most prestigious universities in the country are located in cities.

[Anonymous]

The only problem I see is that there always isn't a lot of housing available. I don't want my child to have to scramble for housing (or pay for overpriced rent).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The other potentially appealing part of urban settings not as available in smaller towns/suburbs is having another large pool of young people in their early 20s for social opportunities (dating or otherwise).

Tbh, I would feel better about my kid meeting students on campus than older randos in city bars or on Tinder.

Why delay what they’re most likely to be encountering after graduation? It’s good practice with some built-in protection (a larger college social circle) that won’t be as present later in life. A campus-centric life can be too much of a bubble at many schools.

[Anonymous]

I also think kids today feel a greater pressure to get a job after college, and going to school in a city gives them a jumpstart thanks to more internship opportunities throughout their college years

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The other potentially appealing part of urban settings not as available in smaller towns/suburbs is having another large pool of young people in their early 20s for social opportunities (dating or otherwise).

Tbh, I would feel better about my kid meeting students on campus than older randos in city bars or on Tinder.

Young people also live in cities and go to bars?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do kids want to go to school in a city?

You mean, *some* kids?

Exactly. One of my kids wanted an urban school, the other wants nature. People want different things. Why would college age people be any different?

[Anonymous]

Not all urban areas. Look at how popular USC has become. Record applications. Same with UMiami, Villanova, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, NYU the Boston schools (I think being in Boston has allowed BC, BU and NEU is one of the biggest reasons they have all become wildly popular).

So it is the U.S.'s first tier cities that have become such a major draw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not all urban areas. Look at how popular USC has become. Record applications. Same with UMiami, Villanova, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, NYU the Boston schools (I think being in Boston has allowed BC, BU and NEU is one of the biggest reasons they have all become wildly popular).

So it is the U.S.'s first tier cities that have become such a major draw.

Baltimore drags JHU down because people are scared of crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do kids want to go to school in a city?

Because there are more things to do, more job and internship opportunities etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mine have both. Defined pretty, leafy campus right next to small city and 40 min to a major city.

+100

The first two years kids really socialize more around the campus and then the last two years they are out in the city more often

Happy medium. Good to have both.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t you mean why do *SOME kids prefer urban campuses? Ours didn’t. They grew up here and wanted a totally different experience.

Like middle of nowhere small town experience?

DP. That’s exactly what mine want. Quintessential small college town, traditional pretty campus, etc. As someone who went to a school in the city which had no campus to speak of, I wish I had done the same.

traditional pretty campus doesn't equal to middle of nowhere

True, but it often does. Which is just fine with my kids.
- another DP

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t you mean why do *SOME kids prefer urban campuses? Ours didn’t. They grew up here and wanted a totally different experience.

Like middle of nowhere small town experience?

For some, yes.

It's not an exact science.
We are talking in general.

Yes, in general, some people like the city and some people like the country.

In general, kids like urban setting.
Most applied private schools in the US are NYU, Northeastern, Boston Univ, USC. They are all in cities. Location helped the popularity of these schools.

Those are private schools. There are many publics that are far more popular with students - and that aren't in urban locations.
DP