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Colleges in drab, dull, ugly, or boringly remote towns
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Anonymous
| Union College. Schenectady. |
Anonymous
| Went to college in Hanover NH. Remote, tiny town. Loved it. My kid wants to be in Houston. Both are nice. Why all the weird hate on here. |
Anonymous
Sporting events, performing arts, public transportation, green space, a farm, 5 bars and multiple restaurants catering to college age within walking distance and 30k undergrads. What else would you propose? |
Anonymous
| I do think the town figures into the ecosystem of a campus - from volunteer opportunities, to cultural events, to restaurants and festivals. All else being equal, my own personal choice would be to attend a college in a thriving community because it could only enhance the experience. |
Anonymous
| Kids who love the campus experience. My kid is signing up for four years in a town where there is absolutely nothing but the college for miles. She can't wait. |
Anonymous
They are in two of the nicest parts of the state in my view. To each their own. |
Anonymous
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I think the title of this thread is too broad. There is a big difference between a town being ugly and a town being boringly remote. College Park is ugly (I'm an alum and proud Terp but CP has always been ugly) but it's not dull, drab nor remote. St Mary's is remote and a bit dull but it's not ugly, its beautiful. Those two schools are very far apart on the spectrum of college experiences and both have plenty of upsides.
Scary/dangerous is another thing. Parts of the neighborhoods surrounding Hopkins are scary. I stayed at Temple once and that was really scary. But neither fall into the category of drab, dull, ugly or remote. |
Anonymous
None of the neighborhoods around Hopkins undergrad are scary. |
Anonymous
+1 my kid sometimes goes to DC on the weekends. Also, easy access to NYC from DC. Neither of my kids want to go to school in the middle of nowhere. They'd rather go to a drab campus that has easy access to more urban life. IMO, UMDCP campus itself can be pretty nice. It's the surrounding area that is drab, though it seems to be changing. |
Anonymous
| Who cares about the town? Life revolves around school. |
Anonymous
College Park itself is not a good college town. Sure, it's close to DC. But it's no Madison, Iowa City, Chapel Hill, or Bloomington. |
Anonymous
.. if you go to a school in the middle of nowhere. People drink more when there is nothing to do, especially when you are young. My spouse grew up in a rural town, but moved at 14. They were super thankful that they moved at that age because they knew how they would end up if they had stayed there. Lots of drinking and sex. That's all there was to do. Same for college. When there is not much to do, guess what 18-22 year olds will do. Yep, alcohol and sex. |
Anonymous
Not necessarily though. |
Anonymous
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I went to an SLAC in a dead town and then studied at a large urban university my junior year. I didn’t like the larger school at all, and I made essentially no friends! At my tiny school in a crappy town, there was much more cohesiveness and community, and we had plenty to do on campus. It’s nice to be in a little focused academic cocoon for a few years at that age.
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Anonymous
That was my experience too pp. |