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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The College of the Holy Cross is an excellent, academically strong, liberal arts school. It is very traditional in terms of campus feel and vibe. The students are friendly and generally service oriented. It is a Catholic Jesuit school and holds close to those values. It is [b]located about an hour away from Boston in Worcester, MA[/b]. Many students are from New England, but there are a good number from the DMV. Most of those who attend from this area went to a Catholic high school. A visit would give your daughter a better feel for the place. It is a great school![/quote]

Worcester is the armpit of New England. Awful, ugly city.[/quote]

+1. I’d rather be in an isolated location than that hellhole.[/quote]

When was the last time you visited. I just came back from a trip last weekend. I was pleasantly surprised. It had the amenities of a small city, relatively clean, and reminded me of Richmond. An easy train from Boston, there’s lots to like actually.[/quote]

My kid is starting at W&M, but I remember this thread. I was just in Worcester last week for business, and needed to rent a car.

As I was driving, two people hobbled out to jaywalk across the street, rather than head to a crossing signal. Naturally I stopped for them, only to have some scruffy teenager in a beat up sedan blare the horn at me as he zoomed around on my right.

Then that evening I was in the downtown area driving on Main Street, and turning right onto another downtown street. That street had one lane going in my direction, and two lanes flowing back into Main Street. The light turned green, but when I tried to turn right, a delivery truck was parked on the side street...on the corner, in my lane, facing against traffic. So I was left to navigate around the truck to go the wrong way down the middle lane, hoping no one came along. I stopped and asked the driver why he parked in that way to make his delivery, only to get a double middle finger and ideas on where I could go to do things to myself.

The next morning, I passed a police officer at a roadwork detail near the hotel. He was chatting with the workers and wasn't lifting a finger as motorists inched by the construction during rush hour.

So yes, I cast my vote with those who call Worcester the armpit of New England.[/quote]

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