Best mix of urban amenities plus a college campus?

[Anonymous]

DC is a high-stats STEM kid looking for the right mix of urban amenities (food, music, culture) and an actual campus to the college. For example, NYU is too urban in the sense that its just a bunch of buildings with a flag that say "NYU". Location is not a factor, but a strong STEM program is needed, and research opps tend to be more plentiful near cities. What do you recommend?

TIA!

[Anonymous]

Don't know if you consider it urban enough, but Michigan could be a good option. Ann Arbor is a great city with a ton going on, and Michigan has excellent STEM programs. Your DC should have great research opportunities at the various research institutes at Michigan.

I'm biased since DH went there and has thoroughly brainwashed me into the Michigan religion, but I honestly have been really impressed with everything I've learned about it.

[Anonymous]

UChicago. More research opportunities than students. Beautiful campus 15 minutes from downtown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UChicago. More research opportunities than students. Beautiful campus 15 minutes from downtown.

Agreed. Another great option.

[Anonymous]

Rice would be a good fit - campus is near downtown Houston (easy connection via light rail) and lots of big city amenities but it's a pretty bucolic real campus setting. It's not an east coast-style city, but there are good museums, an impressive arts scene, and amazing food. Plus, Texas culture

[Anonymous]

Cornell / Michigan / MIT

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Anonymous wrote:Cornell / Michigan / MIT

I'm down with Michigan and MIT, but have you been to upstate NY in the winter? Holy crap is it depressing. And you can't escape because you're basically snowed in the entire time. I'm not usually one to consider weather as a factor for where to live, but a kid has to seriously think about whether they want to deal with that.

- Someone who lived in Buffalo for most of my childhood

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rice would be a good fit - campus is near downtown Houston (easy connection via light rail) and lots of big city amenities but it's a pretty bucolic real campus setting. It's not an east coast-style city, but there are good museums, an impressive arts scene, and amazing food. Plus, Texas culture

I have 2 cousins who went to Rice and loved it. One is a now a Dr and the other an exec in technology.

Other ideas: University of Washington and Berkley

[Anonymous]

Penn, Lehigh - visited

Carnegie Mellon - haven’t visited but seems to fit the bill from what I know

[Anonymous]

Case Western, JHU, Stanford, USC, UCLA, UMiami, Stonybrook, URochester

[Anonymous]

GA Tech. Downtown ATL, but the campus is contained.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cornell / Michigan / MIT

I'm down with Michigan and MIT, but have you been to upstate NY in the winter? Holy crap is it depressing. And you can't escape because you're basically snowed in the entire time. I'm not usually one to consider weather as a factor for where to live, but a kid has to seriously think about whether they want to deal with that.

- Someone who lived in Buffalo for most of my childhood

Cornell is in the middle nowhere. Beautiful, but nowhere. Where do they have Research oops nearby? NYC? That’s hours away.

[Anonymous]

Washington University in St. Louis

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Anonymous wrote:Penn, Lehigh - visited

Carnegie Mellon - haven’t visited but seems to fit the bill from what I know

Not familiar with Lehigh’s vicinity. Is it not too isolated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GA Tech. Downtown ATL, but the campus is contained.

How about Emory? How connected is it to downtown? Is there a campus?