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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New York City Philadelphia Baltimore Los Ángeles San Francisco Chicago Detroit Houston Memphis Dallas[/quote] LOL, so every major metro in the USA. Ithaca it is![/quote] I really disliked Ithaca when we visited. The region is decent, but the town? Blech [/quote] Really? What's "blech"? I mean, if you are a big city person, or hate cold weather...I can see where it wouldn't be a fit. But if you know what you are getting into on that end...love it. Just idyllic. [/quote] Someone above already expressed what isn’t to like. The town is depressed and not “charming” like one might expect. Yes, the natural surroundings are pretty. And the finger lakes and wineries are nice. I specified that I did not like the town of Ithaca.[/quote] Exactly! Plus Wineries are not really accessible until Senior year (or end of Junior year) for many students. Plus, who has the time to really do that when you are in school? Not to mention, Finger lakes are only useful for playing around in summer and early fall---majority of time students are not on campus. The town itself is okay, not that exciting. The fact that the area is so remote, airports are not accessible easily, and it's dreary 5 months of the year is not appealing. My kid ultimately picked a place only a few hours away, so weather quite similar, but airport is 5-7 min Uber from campus, and the town is one of the top 2 largest towns outside of NYC metro area. Not a Boston experience, but much better (in my kids and my opinions) than tiny remote town that is basically just 2 colleges. [/quote] My Cornell kids enjoyed.... Skiing within 30 minutes Access to one of the nicest lakes in the Northeast Hiking at several of the best parks on the East Coast RT Jones golf course on campus One of the top Farmers Markets in NY State every weekend. Buses running every da to/from NYC Several buses per day to/from the DMV during breaks. Dozens of wineries and distilleries Great restaurants and bars off campus Perennial top 10 hockey team [/quote]
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