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[quote=Anonymous]I really think that parents and students generally make way too big a deal out of the city vs. town vs. rural debate for undergrad.

I do admissions interviews for a school in a small town and so many of my applicants want to talk about the town and flatter the town. It's a waste of time in the interview. You are not applying to the town, and the people who live there, be it city, town, or rural, will have a complicated relationship with the school that means that you as a student are, by default, outsiders and regarded with suspicion unless you take the extra time to get involved outside of your school, which is not at all necessary for earning your degree. We are seeing this now with the local populations in NW DC complaining about in-person classes at Georgetown and GW before they decided to go mostly remote. This is a dynamic that plays out everywhere.

Focus on the offerings and culture of the school, as well as whether or not it fits in your educational budget and your student's goals. Don't get distracted with the postcard. Schools are generally very insular places for freshmen anyway. It's likely that your student will be too busy to really engage with the community outside of school.

One thing to consider is the housing options for upperclassmen. That is worth asking the admissions office about, as it can be very costly and more limiting in terms of supply, and you as an applicant cannot tell the situation simply by looking at the environment around the school.[/quote]

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