Which of the unis would provide the best location?

[Paluka]

Cornell has terrible weather, a beautiful campus,
low crime, cheap housing, and a diverse group of smart students. Ithaca has amazing food for being a small town, but it is 3 hours from New York and there isn't that much to do.

[samjjones]

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.

[beta1607]

I believe Austin was rated as one of the liberalist cities in the US.

[daryn]

stay in boston area

best city in US + best universities

can't help you on weather, but i like having seasons

[Paluka]

Partygirl we need to know how you feel about living in a real city vs living in a college town. Cornell and Brown are both really cool, but Columbia has New York City.

[samjjones]

Boston U. grads are generally looked down upon here in NYC where I work. Not a great rep. Guess it depends on industry.

[Paluka]

I think the absolute terrible choices here would be Illinois, Maryland, Rochester, and Ohio State.

[peterchi]

Austin for beautiful area, stuff to do, cheap housing (i think)
San Diego for weather, beautiful area, stuff to do
Ann Arbor for stuff to do, good rep

Granted I have only lived in Ann Arbor so I don't really know what I'm talking about.

Michigan summers are amazing, FWIW.

[daryn]

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Boston U. grads are generally looked down upon here in NYC where I work. Not a great rep. Guess it depends on industry.

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oops i didn't look at the choices in the poll. when i was talking about best universities i was talking about harvard, MIT not BU

[samjjones]

I would concur.