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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am waiting to see how many kids who got into high profile college from DD's class find out they hate the school  (or can't keep up) and decide to transfer after the first year.  These places all look great on paper, but you get the real vibe once you are there, I guess.

U of Chicago certainly isn't in the middle of nowhere. 
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Campus is in the middle of nowhere to millions who live in Chicago who literally NEVER venture down there. No reason to, there’s nothing there. So of course it’s in the middle of nowhere to wealthy teens from the coasts, especially when most of their friends are at colleges clustered on the costs. Just getting to the airport from campus is a two hour affair.[/quote]

It's a half hour drive.  I think there's even a school shuttle, but it's a half hour in an uber.  If you're talking public transportation, then a hell of a lot of colleges are a 2 hour public bus ride from the airport.  I live in NYC and NYU or Columbia could easily be a 2 hour bus ride from an airport.

I feel like you people have never been to chicago?[/quote]

I don't understand why you clinging to non-peak travel times. Either way, a half hour one-way to a college student is a world apart. GU students who think the other side of Key Bridge is a world apart from campus. And you're using a personal car to double down on your weak point, which few students have at top private colleges, so they need pricey Ubers and Lyfts each way to attempt those times. Or take two or three times longer on public transit and risk your life in the process. I am sorry you can't grasp that is not the same as other top 30 universities which offer more safety, a higher quality of life, and closer proximity to thriving neighborhoods.[/quote]

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