Colleges in drab, dull, ugly, or boringly remote towns

[Anonymous]

It doesn’t matter. Put a bunch of 18-22 yr olds together anywhere and they will have a great time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter. Put a bunch of 18-22 yr olds together anywhere and they will have a great time

Exactly. If a 18-22 year old can't have fun with a few thousand other 18-22 year olds regardless of the town they need more creativity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter. Put a bunch of 18-22 yr olds together anywhere and they will have a great time

Like the frontlines of the Rwandan genocide or Vietnam war? You're crazy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It just means everyone starts drinking like mad.

100% accurate.

And again, so do the students at urban schools who have access to a bar on every corner. Don’t kid yourself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter. Put a bunch of 18-22 yr olds together anywhere and they will have a great time

Exactly. If a 18-22 year old can't have fun with a few thousand other 18-22 year olds regardless of the town they need more creativity.

"fun" when there is nothing else to do = drinking and sex.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who cares about the town? Life revolves around school.

.. 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.

Interesting anecdote. Here’s mine: I attended an urban college and we spent all of our time bar hopping. And having sex after that. We had plenty of bars to explore, so I guess you could say there was “a lot to do.” Face it - most college kids will be drinking and having sex, regardless of their school’s location.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

+1
My four years at a small rural school were idyllic. I’ll never experience anything like that again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter. Put a bunch of 18-22 yr olds together anywhere and they will have a great time

Exactly. If a 18-22 year old can't have fun with a few thousand other 18-22 year olds regardless of the town they need more creativity.

"fun" when there is nothing else to do = drinking and sex.

Urban fun = bars every night, tons of wasted money, and sex. Not sure why you refuse to admit this.

[Anonymous]

My kid is at a small school in a small city that is not a great place to live (the city, not the school.) Loves the school nonetheless. They studied abroad in one of the largest cities in the world and loved that experience as well.

I understand why the local environment matters. But in reality it is the campus experience that matters most to most kids' experience at college. I went to school in a large city and most of our time was spent on campus anyway.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter. Put a bunch of 18-22 yr olds together anywhere and they will have a great time

Exactly. If a 18-22 year old can't have fun with a few thousand other 18-22 year olds regardless of the town they need more creativity.

"fun" when there is nothing else to do = drinking and sex.

Urban fun = bars every night, tons of wasted money, and sex. Not sure why you refuse to admit this.

? If drinking is the only fun you can find in an urban city you have drinking issues.

Yes, college students in urban areas also drink, but they have more options to do things compared to those who live in the middle of nowhere.

Not sure why you refuse to admit this.

I stated earlier, DH grew up in the middle of nowhere, and he said the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares about the town? Life revolves around school.

.. 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.

Interesting anecdote. Here’s mine: I attended an urban college and we spent all of our time bar hopping. And having sex after that. We had plenty of bars to explore, so I guess you could say there was “a lot to do.” Face it - most college kids will be drinking and having sex, regardless of their school’s location.

That's a *you* issue.

You had options to do other things in the urban area, but chose to just drink and have sex.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter. Put a bunch of 18-22 yr olds together anywhere and they will have a great time

Exactly. If a 18-22 year old can't have fun with a few thousand other 18-22 year olds regardless of the town they need more creativity.

"fun" when there is nothing else to do = drinking and sex.

Urban fun = bars every night, tons of wasted money, and sex. Not sure why you refuse to admit this.

Urban fun = access to amenities the city has to offer + drinking.....+.......sex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

+1
My four years at a small rural school were idyllic. I’ll never experience anything like that again.

Sounds claustrophobic.

[Anonymous]

If the drab schools were listed in a book, there would be a photo of Syracuse University on the cover.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UMCP

Nope, not even remotely. It's an entire city and DC has never been better. St. Mary's College of Maryland, more like.

OK but College Park ain’t the district of Columbia

It’s not in the middle of anywhere and the downtown has been revitalized with a bunch of restaurants and hang out spots.