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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she likes city I'd look at some of the [b]Boston schools.[/b]....Babson, Northeastern and BU?  If she gets her test scores up maybe Wellesley, BC or Tufts?

Or Villanova in Philly?[/quote]

NP with a child with similar scores/leanings: The feedback we got on many of the above Boston/Cambridge area schools (not Harvard or MIT--DC's not aiming that high) is that the number of schools/colleges in the area makes it feel to some like each school doesn't have as much of a strong communal feel.  The overall environment is vibrant and  feels 'student-friendly' but individual colleges don't have as intense a sense of community particular to the school.  This is a top priority for DC, and she heard a few current students/alumni at express that in slightly different ways (they framed it as a positive--there's so many schools to mix with, there's so much to do in the city, they aren't tied to campus) and it steered her away because she idealizes being tied to a campus community.  Anybody have a similar/different view on these schools in that regard--or are there some of the above that create a stronger campus culture?

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I graduated from Tufts many years ago and had a wonderful experience.  The city is a great melting put of college students and frankly by junior and certainly senior year any college campus can become a bit boring and/or stifling and the opportunity to socialize with friends at MIT, BU, Harvard, Wellesley, Simmons and elsewhere was a fantastic outlet.  If you went to the Hong Kong or the Boathouse on a weekday you'd meet amazing kids from other schools.  Maybe things have changed but I hope not. [/quote]

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