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#2
10-14-2005, 02:23 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
There are very few people with legitimate living experience in all these places, so this is bound to be more of a "what school did you go to" or "where are you from" poll than what you really want it to be. Maybe you'd be better off asking for people's opinions of any of the places in question.
Also, what are you studying? Do you want a large city or a smaller town? 
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10-14-2005, 02:35 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
I personally can talk about UM, UW, and UCSD, at least the towns they're in.
UM I went to grad school here. I personally think the whole of southern Michigan and Ohio is one huge hole. There are small exceptions, however. Ann Arbor is a tpical Big Ten college town and is probably the only decent place in all of southern Michigan and the school is a very well-respected school, if not a bit pricey. They have a top-tier law school and are very good in engineering. It's also solid in just about anything else. Pretty much any Big Ten school is going to be solid in engineering. It's about a 45-minute drive from Detroit, which is the poorest big city in America and an absolute hole. I haven't played poker in the casinos there, but I hear there's plenty of it. UW I grew up in Wisconsin and know several people who went to UW-Madison. It's a solid Big Ten school, strong in engineering and I'm sure other things. I don't know a whole lot more about the school itself, other than it's respectable in a wide range of studies. Madison is, like Ann Arbor, a typical college town with a good Big Ten feel. When you talk about great college towns, Ann Arbor, Madison, and Austin are the first three that come to mind (and you can probably put Boulder, CO in there, too). The area around Madison has a bit of a nicer feel to it than Detroit, but it's also not a hugely populated area. Milwaukee and Chicago are relatively nearby. UCSD San Diego is a great place if you've got the money. I didn't live there as a student, so I'm not sure about what it's like to live on campus. If you like 70 and sunny, you'll be in heaven 363 days out of the year. There's good poker in the area and there's plenty of fun to be had around town, as well.
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10-14-2005, 02:54 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
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UW I grew up in Wisconsin and know several people who went to UW-Madison. It's a solid Big Ten school, strong in engineering and I'm sure other things. I don't know a whole lot more about the school itself, other than it's respectable in a wide range of studies. Madison is, like Ann Arbor, a typical college town with a good Big Ten feel. When you talk about great college towns, Ann Arbor, Madison, and Austin are the first three that come to mind (and you can probably put Boulder, CO in there, too). The area around Madison has a bit of a nicer feel to it than Detroit, but it's also not a hugely populated area. Milwaukee and Chicago are relatively nearby. [/ QUOTE ] Sorry for the partial hijack but I want to hear more things about Madison. I'm currently applying to PhD programs in Biostats/Stats, and Wisconsin has somehow landed itself near the top of my list, despite my loathing of the thought of going to a Big Ten school other than Michigan, and despite the fact that I know nothing about the area. All I know is that it's a strong program and they have a lot of people doing things that I am interested in.
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10-14-2005, 02:57 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
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[ QUOTE ] UW I grew up in Wisconsin and know several people who went to UW-Madison. It's a solid Big Ten school, strong in engineering and I'm sure other things. I don't know a whole lot more about the school itself, other than it's respectable in a wide range of studies. Madison is, like Ann Arbor, a typical college town with a good Big Ten feel. When you talk about great college towns, Ann Arbor, Madison, and Austin are the first three that come to mind (and you can probably put Boulder, CO in there, too). The area around Madison has a bit of a nicer feel to it than Detroit, but it's also not a hugely populated area. Milwaukee and Chicago are relatively nearby. [/ QUOTE ] Sorry for the partial hijack but I want to hear more things about Madison. I'm currently applying to PhD programs in Biostats/Stats, and Wisconsin has somehow landed itself near the top of my list, despite my loathing of the thought of going to a Big Ten school other than Michigan, and despite the fact that I know nothing about the area. All I know is that it's a strong program and they have a lot of people doing things that I am interested in. [/ QUOTE ] I'd say just hop on I-94 and go visit (you're in Ann Arbor right now, right?).
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10-14-2005, 03:01 PM
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I'd say just hop on I-94 and go visit (you're in Ann Arbor right now, right?). [/ QUOTE ] I wish. I'm actually in Baltimore now; I did my Masters at Hopkins and I stayed here to work full-time in my lab for this year.
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10-15-2005, 01:02 AM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
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[ QUOTE ] UW I grew up in Wisconsin and know several people who went to UW-Madison. It's a solid Big Ten school, strong in engineering and I'm sure other things. I don't know a whole lot more about the school itself, other than it's respectable in a wide range of studies. Madison is, like Ann Arbor, a typical college town with a good Big Ten feel. When you talk about great college towns, Ann Arbor, Madison, and Austin are the first three that come to mind (and you can probably put Boulder, CO in there, too). The area around Madison has a bit of a nicer feel to it than Detroit, but it's also not a hugely populated area. Milwaukee and Chicago are relatively nearby. [/ QUOTE ] Sorry for the partial hijack but I want to hear more things about Madison. I'm currently applying to PhD programs in Biostats/Stats, and Wisconsin has somehow landed itself near the top of my list, despite my loathing of the thought of going to a Big Ten school other than Michigan, and despite the fact that I know nothing about the area. All I know is that it's a strong program and they have a lot of people doing things that I am interested in. [/ QUOTE ] I went to a small school an hour south of UWM. Madison's a lot of fun...but the weather/area blows ass.
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10-14-2005, 02:25 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
I voted Columbia, SD and Boston U.
SD for weather, Columbia for smart people and things to do. But I think Boston is the best "college town". One of the larger cities in the U.S. and during the school year 1 out of every 5 Boston residents is a college student.
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10-14-2005, 02:27 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
i voted for cornell, here's why...
[ QUOTE ] I'm probably looking to apply to 2 or 3 of these. Important things Weather [/ QUOTE ] ok yeah upstate new york weather isn't good, but the snow can be nice, and it's really not that bad. this is probably cornell's biggest downside. [ QUOTE ] Closer to home is better [/ QUOTE ] isn't your home the uk? ithaca > nyc > england [ QUOTE ] Beautiful area [/ QUOTE ] the finger lakes are amazing...ithaca in particular is beautiful. right on a lake, all the gorges, close to wine country, etc. [ QUOTE ] Stuff to do, e.g concerts [/ QUOTE ] decent music scene in ithaca. also you're not far from syracuse, rochester, and even nyc. [ QUOTE ] Low Crime [/ QUOTE ] definitely. [ QUOTE ] Cheap Housing [/ QUOTE ] compared to the other places you're considering, ithaca is very cheap. [ QUOTE ] School has good rep, would like to be around smart ppl [/ QUOTE ] definitely.
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10-14-2005, 02:29 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
Come on...there is NOTHING to do in Ithaca/Rochester outside of school. To compare the social scenes there to someplace like NYC, Boston, or even San Diego is utterly ridiculous.
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