Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
U of Rochester is alright. The weather in Rochester is even worse than the weather in Ithaca (I saw that everyone was already bitching about Cornell weather). The city is kind of Rochester is kind of meh. It's got a ton of college students but it's not a "college town." It still has its big city attitude but not much big city stuff to do. The parties at U of R are nothing special.
OSU is a fantastic school and Columbus is a great place to live. The only problem might be that OSU is TOO big of a school. It's a sweet college town, especially if you're big into sports. There's tons to do and the crime isn't too bad for a school the size of OSU. Columbus is also a "real" city though, it's not just a college town, so you have real city things to do. There's good shopping out in the suburbs and you can find great, safe places to live about 5 minutes from campus. Like I said though, the school is HUGE (>50,000 enrolled). If that's a problem, stay far far away.
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