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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New Englander by birth and education, Virginian by the grace of God here. This whole thread seems designed to make New Englanders look like petty provincial snobs. DC is a one horse town (gov) but Boston is only a little better: you've got higher ed, biotech, and whatever scraps of banking New York allows you to retain. Those are good industries for sure but people with real ambition unlike me or thee go to New York or the West Coast after graduation. So maybe work on yourselves.[/quote]
Um, you obviously don’t know anyone who works in the computer industry…ever hear of Route 128?[/quote]

I used to work at a software startup in the 128 corridor. As a tech scene it's okay, but nothing to rival silicon valley or even Austin or Seattle.[/quote]
Name a better computer industry place on the east coast. I did not say it is Silicon Valley, but high tech is still a big industry in the Boston area, contrary to previous poster’s assertion. Duh.[/quote]

DP. Not particularly for start ups but doesn't DMV beat everyone else in terms of IT Employment?  we beat Silicon Valley like 15 years ago.  The startup money and glamour is Silicon Valley but employment numbers are still DMV.

And to address the thread; the reason NE has a large number of schools is because that's where the population hub used to be. The original schools in Massachusetts were primarily for religious education that includes Harvard. While the South tried to create "Southern Gentlemen".  Only reason Princeton was created was because it's half way between Harvard and W&M. It's really interesting on the origin stories of all the schools in NE and old South.

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