Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:depends on how you describe major cities.
New York, DC, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, LA, SF, Philly, Dallas, Seattle are the top 10 cities by gpd. Only 8 of these cities have top 25 (elite) schools.
New York- Columbia
DC- Georgetown
Atlanta- Emory
Houston- Rice
Chicago- UChicago
LA- UCLA
SF- UCB
Philly- Upenn

There's also CMU, WashU, Vandy, JMU, Harvard, MIT etc. But these might be considered tier 2 cities by some.

I don't think most people would consider Boston a "tier 2 city" in relation to some of the other cities on your list, like Houston or Philadelphia.

LOL PP probably don't know much about geography.

What does geography have to do with anything?

Anonymous wrote:BC, Tufts, Brown, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, Gtown, Rice, Wash U

Gatech but not Emory?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:depends on how you describe major cities.
New York, DC, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, LA, SF, Philly, Dallas, Seattle are the top 10 cities by gpd. Only 8 of these cities have top 25 (elite) schools.
New York- Columbia
DC- Georgetown
Atlanta- Emory
Houston- Rice
Chicago- UChicago
LA- UCLA
SF- UCB
Philly- Upenn

There's also CMU, WashU, Vandy, JMU, Harvard, MIT etc. But these might be considered tier 2 cities by some.

I don't think most people would consider Boston a "tier 2 city" in relation to some of the other cities on your list, like Houston or Philadelphia.

LOL PP probably don't know much about geography.

Yes, LOL on the Boston folks out here objecting to the shade.

That said, Boston is a great city for a college student. We weighed relocating there at one point when we still felt unsettled in DC, but decided against it. But every time we visit, we are nostalgic for our grad school days.

Lots of great suggestions in this thread.

Boston is among the top desirable cities for college students, if not the very top destination, for those looking for some level of urban atmosphere, and has many schools to choose from.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:depends on how you describe major cities.
New York, DC, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, LA, SF, Philly, Dallas, Seattle are the top 10 cities by gpd. Only 8 of these cities have top 25 (elite) schools.
New York- Columbia
DC- Georgetown
Atlanta- Emory
Houston- Rice
Chicago- UChicago
LA- UCLA
SF- UCB
Philly- Upenn

There's also CMU, WashU, Vandy, JMU, Harvard, MIT etc. But these might be considered tier 2 cities by some.

I don't think most people would consider Boston a "tier 2 city" in relation to some of the other cities on your list, like Houston or Philadelphia.

Fair Boston was 11.
Boston, Miami, Pheonix, San Jose, and Detroit make the next 5 in the top 15

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:depends on how you describe major cities.
New York, DC, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, LA, SF, Philly, Dallas, Seattle are the top 10 cities by gpd. Only 8 of these cities have top 25 (elite) schools.
New York- Columbia
DC- Georgetown
Atlanta- Emory
Houston- Rice
Chicago- UChicago
LA- UCLA
SF- UCB
Philly- Upenn

There's also CMU, WashU, Vandy, JMU, Harvard, MIT etc. But these might be considered tier 2 cities by some.

I don't think most people would consider Boston a "tier 2 city" in relation to some of the other cities on your list, like Houston or Philadelphia.

LOL PP probably don't know much about geography.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drexel and Penn are fine with a lot of visible security.

And the NEED tons of security because the area sucks.

Not true whatsoever. Penn and Drexel are on the edge of Center City Philadelphia and University City is fine. There are actually far more young professionals actually living in University City these days compared to 20+ years ago.

Sure, as you continue going West, the area gets more unsafe...but there isn't any reason to keep going West.

Temple is located in a much more unsafe part of Philadelphia.

If you want much more safe, urban schools (as defined by crime rates)...consider University of Toronto (downtown campus) or McGill (Montreal).

Anonymous wrote:depends on how you describe major cities.
New York, DC, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, LA, SF, Philly, Dallas, Seattle are the top 10 cities by gpd. Only 8 of these cities have top 25 (elite) schools.
New York- Columbia
DC- Georgetown
Atlanta- Emory
Houston- Rice
Chicago- UChicago
LA- UCLA
SF- UCB
Philly- Upenn

There's also CMU, WashU, Vandy, JMU, Harvard, MIT etc. But these might be considered tier 2 cities by some.

I don't think most people would consider Boston a "tier 2 city" in relation to some of the other cities on your list, like Houston or Philadelphia.

Anonymous wrote:Macalester in St Paul!

Dang, still wish my DC would've gone there, but it wasn't my call.

Tulane should be on the list. It is in a really nice area of town. Not dangerous at all.

depends on how you describe major cities.
New York, DC, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, LA, SF, Philly, Dallas, Seattle are the top 10 cities by gpd. Only 8 of these cities have top 25 (elite) schools.
New York- Columbia
DC- Georgetown
Atlanta- Emory
Houston- Rice
Chicago- UChicago
LA- UCLA
SF- UCB
Philly- Upenn

There's also CMU, WashU, Vandy, JMU, Harvard, MIT etc. But these might be considered tier 2 cities by some.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drexel and Penn are fine with a lot of visible security.

And the NEED tons of security because the area sucks.

It's The Hamptons compared to Temple's neighborhood. Need a GUN to walk to class safely at that school.

Boston College is almost surrounded by very safe wealthy neighborhoods, but part of the campus extends into the city of Boston. Northwestern is in a wealthy suburb just north of Chicago.

Anonymous wrote:Drexel and Penn are fine with a lot of visible security.

And the NEED tons of security because the area sucks.

NYU and Northeastern hands down.