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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He will most likely be safe but that area is not safe. Drexel and Upenn are in a terrible location (I’m from philly). They are great schools in the midst of a challenged neighborhood. But for the most part they are in their own little world and he will he fine.  [/quote]

When were you in Philly?  Your assessment hasn't been accurate in decades.   I went to Penn, my kids go to Penn,  and two of my siblings live in Philly, each not far from Penn or Drexel.

It's a city,  so if you're scared of cities (I realize that lots of DC urban mom people are actually suburban or exurban parents afraid to come into even DC), you'll be scared.   But there's no reason to be.

Drexel butts up against Penn.  The two campuses are literally next to each other.   And Penn has grown so large and taken over and redeveloped so many blocks and blocks of Philly  that much of West Philly is either Penn, property owned by Penn, or businesses dependent on Penn or being incubated by Penn.  On the other sides of Drexel are the river and across it a fairly expensive part of center city, and on the other end 30th Street Station,  which has become a center of another area of amazing development.

As a result of all that Penn and the city put into this area,  there are jobs galore, especially tech, biotechnology, pharmaceutical,  and design.   It is attracting lots of young workers, with center city Philly now having a more vibrant vibe than DC.  Over the past decade,  Philly is jokingly referred to as the New Brooklyn or the sixth borough.  It would be a great place to do a coop.

I would say that Drexel has a lot of similarities to Northeastern, with both having a coop program as its core.  The key differences are:  Drexel is the real deal on STEM and design-- it's what they do-- but Drexel until recently didn't do the full blown marketing job that Northeastern has done to polish its reputation.

My suggestion is that,  if your child wants a coop, likes STEM or design,  and wants to be in a youth- focused,  dynamic city that is only two hours away  (and about three blocks from Amtrak), then Drexel is a great choice.  At this point,  if that was my child,  I'd pick Drexel over Northeastern. [/quote]

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