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Op, what is your kid looking for? You just mention "traditional college town"?[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a recent UMiami grad. She maintains that U Miami is filled with happy, smart people. And she knew she wanted sunshine (felt other places were too depressing). She is a social person and was in a sorority but she's definitely not a follower, she makes her own way. As it turns out she makes friends from every situation she finds herself in. She's since graduated from a top business school and still says UM was the best place to spend 4 years. Also, teachers and admin, she said all were really great. In comparison she really had nothing particularly great to say about her grad school, except the diploma.   
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Op, what is your kid looking for? You just mention "traditional college town"?[/quote]

Here's a comparison:

We went to Boston University.  The programs offered seemed great and our tour guide was really personable.  The townhouses near the school were so appealing. However, my DC didn't like that they couldn't tell where the school ended and the city began.  While it would be awesome to have all of Boston available as a college student, they felt like they wanted more of a defined campus where they could just hang out on the quad and study outside.  They didn't want to walk out of their dorm onto a city street.  For this reason, DC also refused to apply to Pitt after visiting.

We also went to UGA.  Again, the program and tour guides were great (probably best tour guides of all, TBH).  It felt like the college campus they envisioned in their mind, from the design of the buildings to the landscaping and general vibe.  They felt much more comfortable in that environment.  Then, we walked around downtown Athens and loved all the restaurants and shops that are right there by campus.  You could tell that students would be just fine without a car, at least while living on campus because there is so much to walk to nearby. They also loved walking into the football stadium at the end of campus.  DC loves feeling part of a big community and I think the camaraderie that comes from supporting your school team contributes to that.

UMiami seems to be kind of in between these two.  We didn't have a chance to explore Coral Gables, but I get the impression that Michigan and Wisconsin are much more like Athens in terms of campus and college town.[/quote]

Coral Gables is really not a college town. You could live there and not even know it's a college kid area at all.[/quote]

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