Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 15:44     Subject: Bad College Campuses
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Anonymous wrote:Ones that didn't make my personal cut, based on recent tours:
Penn and Drexel
NYU

Pleasantly surprised by:
UConn
Syracuse


I guess we don't like urban, since they don't really have much of a campus--buildings are sort of all over the place.


If you don't like urban, that's definitely your perogative. But Penn and NYU aren't so bad these days, at least for urban campuses. Penn used to be HORRIBLE - I know, I went there. Today, Penn is much less dangerous than it used to be and many nice stores and boutiques have sprouted up around it. Like many urban campuses, it's never going to be crime-free or even low-crime, though. Temple, in another part of Philadelphia, has barbed wire around the dorms. I love Philadelphia, but it's an "emerging" city, shall we say.


Penn area is not nice at all. Philly schools are all in bad neighborhoods. Boston, DC, NYC, Pittsburgh all have schools in better areas than Philly.


"Nice" is subjective. If you want an urban school, you might find Penn at least as "nice" as NYU or Columbia. Yes, I've been to all three recently.


The surrounding area in Philly is far worse than Greenwich Village or Morningside Heights. That's the problem. Some of the buildings are nice, but the general area sucks.


Morningside Heights is 10 minutes from Harlem, which is coming up, but still.


Dumb. Some of the most expensive real estate in the world on the UES is 10 minutes from Harlem, too.

The issue with Penn is the immediately surrounding area, which is awful.


Dumb? You're rude!

If you define "nice" as being expensive, then there are lots of places in Haarlem and the Bronx where you'll be deleriously happy. The rest of us probalby define "nice" as having more to do with nice trees and parks, and safety.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 13:27     Subject: Bad College Campuses
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Anonymous wrote:Who cares? Really? College should not be a four year nature hike or garden tour ( or party for that matter). Tell me where the professors that inspire are? And please don't bother if classes are taught by uninterested teaching assistants.

The purpose of education is . . . Education. It's not that complex folks.


Since you are so....educated...you must know that everyone has different priorities/interests. Some people do appreciate an attractive campus.


Which is just fine - but realize you have to pay for it. If you are taking out $30K in loans per year for the privelege of a pretty campus and spa-like dorms, you're not very smart, are you? If you're getting a full-ride, have an awesome time!


So many assumptions there I don't know where to begin...
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 13:14     Subject: Bad College Campuses
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Anonymous wrote:Ones that didn't make my personal cut, based on recent tours:
Penn and Drexel
NYU

Pleasantly surprised by:
UConn
Syracuse


I guess we don't like urban, since they don't really have much of a campus--buildings are sort of all over the place.


If you don't like urban, that's definitely your perogative. But Penn and NYU aren't so bad these days, at least for urban campuses. Penn used to be HORRIBLE - I know, I went there. Today, Penn is much less dangerous than it used to be and many nice stores and boutiques have sprouted up around it. Like many urban campuses, it's never going to be crime-free or even low-crime, though. Temple, in another part of Philadelphia, has barbed wire around the dorms. I love Philadelphia, but it's an "emerging" city, shall we say.


Penn area is not nice at all. Philly schools are all in bad neighborhoods. Boston, DC, NYC, Pittsburgh all have schools in better areas than Philly.


"Nice" is subjective. If you want an urban school, you might find Penn at least as "nice" as NYU or Columbia. Yes, I've been to all three recently.


The surrounding area in Philly is far worse than Greenwich Village or Morningside Heights. That's the problem. Some of the buildings are nice, but the general area sucks.


Morningside Heights is 10 minutes from Harlem, which is coming up, but still.


Dumb. Some of the most expensive real estate in the world on the UES is 10 minutes from Harlem, too.

The issue with Penn is the immediately surrounding area, which is awful.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 13:09     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Carnegie Mellon and PSU are very underwhelming campuses to say the least.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 12:50     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ones that didn't make my personal cut, based on recent tours:
Penn and Drexel
NYU

Pleasantly surprised by:
UConn
Syracuse


I guess we don't like urban, since they don't really have much of a campus--buildings are sort of all over the place.


If you don't like urban, that's definitely your perogative. But Penn and NYU aren't so bad these days, at least for urban campuses. Penn used to be HORRIBLE - I know, I went there. Today, Penn is much less dangerous than it used to be and many nice stores and boutiques have sprouted up around it. Like many urban campuses, it's never going to be crime-free or even low-crime, though. Temple, in another part of Philadelphia, has barbed wire around the dorms. I love Philadelphia, but it's an "emerging" city, shall we say.


Penn area is not nice at all. Philly schools are all in bad neighborhoods. Boston, DC, NYC, Pittsburgh all have schools in better areas than Philly.


"Nice" is subjective. If you want an urban school, you might find Penn at least as "nice" as NYU or Columbia. Yes, I've been to all three recently.


The surrounding area in Philly is far worse than Greenwich Village or Morningside Heights. That's the problem. Some of the buildings are nice, but the general area sucks.


Morningside Heights is 10 minutes from Harlem, which is coming up, but still.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 12:30     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Who cares? Really? College should not be a four year nature hike or garden tour ( or party for that matter). Tell me where the professors that inspire are? And please don't bother if classes are taught by uninterested teaching assistants.

The purpose of education is . . . Education. It's not that complex folks.


Since you are so....educated...you must know that everyone has different priorities/interests. Some people do appreciate an attractive campus.


Which is just fine - but realize you have to pay for it. If you are taking out $30K in loans per year for the privelege of a pretty campus and spa-like dorms, you're not very smart, are you? If you're getting a full-ride, have an awesome time!
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 12:29     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:Who cares? Really? College should not be a four year nature hike or garden tour ( or party for that matter). Tell me where the professors that inspire are? And please don't bother if classes are taught by uninterested teaching assistants.

The purpose of education is . . . Education. It's not that complex folks.


+1 Smart people will place a premium on paying for good teachers and educational experiences. If you can get that with a lovely campus too, great. If you're paying more in the long run for pretty landscaping and fancy facilities well. . .I kind of can't muster up too much sympathy for your colossal debt.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 12:27     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Clark. I wanted to to there until I visited. No way.

(Worcester, MA, which is also a shithole)
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 12:24     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ones that didn't make my personal cut, based on recent tours:
Penn and Drexel
NYU

Pleasantly surprised by:
UConn
Syracuse


I guess we don't like urban, since they don't really have much of a campus--buildings are sort of all over the place.


If you don't like urban, that's definitely your perogative. But Penn and NYU aren't so bad these days, at least for urban campuses. Penn used to be HORRIBLE - I know, I went there. Today, Penn is much less dangerous than it used to be and many nice stores and boutiques have sprouted up around it. Like many urban campuses, it's never going to be crime-free or even low-crime, though. Temple, in another part of Philadelphia, has barbed wire around the dorms. I love Philadelphia, but it's an "emerging" city, shall we say.


Penn area is not nice at all. Philly schools are all in bad neighborhoods. Boston, DC, NYC, Pittsburgh all have schools in better areas than Philly.


"Nice" is subjective. If you want an urban school, you might find Penn at least as "nice" as NYU or Columbia. Yes, I've been to all three recently.


The surrounding area in Philly is far worse than Greenwich Village or Morningside Heights. That's the problem. Some of the buildings are nice, but the general area sucks.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 11:29     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ones that didn't make my personal cut, based on recent tours:
Penn and Drexel
NYU

Pleasantly surprised by:
UConn
Syracuse


I guess we don't like urban, since they don't really have much of a campus--buildings are sort of all over the place.


If you don't like urban, that's definitely your perogative. But Penn and NYU aren't so bad these days, at least for urban campuses. Penn used to be HORRIBLE - I know, I went there. Today, Penn is much less dangerous than it used to be and many nice stores and boutiques have sprouted up around it. Like many urban campuses, it's never going to be crime-free or even low-crime, though. Temple, in another part of Philadelphia, has barbed wire around the dorms. I love Philadelphia, but it's an "emerging" city, shall we say.


Penn area is not nice at all. Philly schools are all in bad neighborhoods. Boston, DC, NYC, Pittsburgh all have schools in better areas than Philly.


"Nice" is subjective. If you want an urban school, you might find Penn at least as "nice" as NYU or Columbia. Yes, I've been to all three recently.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 11:20     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ones that didn't make my personal cut, based on recent tours:
Penn and Drexel
NYU

Pleasantly surprised by:
UConn
Syracuse


I guess we don't like urban, since they don't really have much of a campus--buildings are sort of all over the place.


If you don't like urban, that's definitely your perogative. But Penn and NYU aren't so bad these days, at least for urban campuses. Penn used to be HORRIBLE - I know, I went there. Today, Penn is much less dangerous than it used to be and many nice stores and boutiques have sprouted up around it. Like many urban campuses, it's never going to be crime-free or even low-crime, though. Temple, in another part of Philadelphia, has barbed wire around the dorms. I love Philadelphia, but it's an "emerging" city, shall we say.


Penn area is not nice at all. Philly schools are all in bad neighborhoods. Boston, DC, NYC, Pittsburgh all have schools in better areas than Philly.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 11:10     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:Ones that didn't make my personal cut, based on recent tours:
Penn and Drexel
NYU

Pleasantly surprised by:
UConn
Syracuse


I guess we don't like urban, since they don't really have much of a campus--buildings are sort of all over the place.


If you don't like urban, that's definitely your perogative. But Penn and NYU aren't so bad these days, at least for urban campuses. Penn used to be HORRIBLE - I know, I went there. Today, Penn is much less dangerous than it used to be and many nice stores and boutiques have sprouted up around it. Like many urban campuses, it's never going to be crime-free or even low-crime, though. Temple, in another part of Philadelphia, has barbed wire around the dorms. I love Philadelphia, but it's an "emerging" city, shall we say.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 08:58     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Ones that didn't make my personal cut, based on recent tours:
Penn and Drexel
NYU

Pleasantly surprised by:
UConn
Syracuse

I guess we don't like urban, since they don't really have much of a campus--buildings are sort of all over the place.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 08:19     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Anonymous wrote:Who cares? Really? College should not be a four year nature hike or garden tour ( or party for that matter). Tell me where the professors that inspire are? And please don't bother if classes are taught by uninterested teaching assistants.

The purpose of education is . . . Education. It's not that complex folks.


Since you are so....educated...you must know that everyone has different priorities/interests. Some people do appreciate an attractive campus.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2014 07:04     Subject: Bad College Campuses
Who cares? Really? College should not be a four year nature hike or garden tour ( or party for that matter). Tell me where the professors that inspire are? And please don't bother if classes are taught by uninterested teaching assistants.

The purpose of education is . . . Education. It's not that complex folks.