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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you lived in North Dakota, maybe.  But this is DC and if you want to come back and get a job here, it will be really easy to do so.

That said, many kids don't come back here.  Warmer weather, nicer areas, less traffic, more of a community feel, less expensive, etc... can keep kids elsewhere.

I think SLAC's all tend to go home from where they are from or move onto graduate school in a different area. They are usually rural, have no positions in the area, and don't cater to graduates and beyond.

Large university and state schools have a big local population in addition to research and graduate opportunities.  But this also depends on the area that it is located in.  Clemson, Penn, UConn, WVA, UVA, VT, etc... aren't in large cities or business areas.  They will mainly only keep kids staying on for research and graduate.

Schools, like GW, UMCP, NYU, Villanova, Michigan, U Chicago, Wash U, Arizona State, Case Western, UF, UCLA, U of Minnesota, etc... have huge metro areas surrounding them.  If kids end up loving that city, having more close college friends than high school friends, than yes, I think I could see kids wanting to stay.

DC is really expensive to live in.  Only NY, Cali and parts of Boston are probably more expensive.

[b]And really, do you want your kids and potentially grandkids growing up in this area anyway?  It is so densely populated, transient, expensive, and pretty rude/stand-offish of an area.  It is only going to get worse. [/b] [/quote]

The most eye opening experience on college tours is how much nicer other areas of the country are.  Genuinely nicer, friendlier, happier, and calmer.  Not at just the college campuses, but in the surrounding areas.  Around here, customer service at hotels, restaurants, fast food, parking, stores, etc... is abysmal.  And people in the city and suburbs, elevators etc.. are just rushed and rude.  It is much more apparent when you are looking at so many other areas.  My daughter said even people in NY were nicer.   :lol: [/quote]

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