I am looking at these colleges. Anybody who goes to these schools.....?
Asked by jhp0725- Barnard College - Boston University - Brandeis University - Bryn Mawr College - Macalester College - New York University (NYU) - Smith College - Tufts College - University of Southern California (USC) - University of Washington - Wellesley College I am having a hard time getting over the fact that a lot of them aren't in the city (like Wellesley and Smith and Brandeis). So, I guess, my main question is: how important is it REALLY to be in the city? My sister goes to Wellesley, and she says it's only marginally harder to get internships, but that it's still possible. But I guess I just want to know if it's that much different. As for NYU, I'm just nervous to go to the big city all of a sudden (because I come from a very very small rich community that's all white, no diversity) and I was wondering if it's a place that I REALLY have to be ready for, or if I can adjust. As for the rest, if anybody can just tell me your experience with the school, that would be great.
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Answered by RoaringMice
New York isn't just a big city. It's a HUGE city. You feel it, too, when you're in there. You either like it or you don't. Boston may be a big city, but it feels far smaller than NYC. That may be a better fit for you - cities like Boston or smaller, that have a lot of life to them, but aren't freekin' huge. If you were seriously looking at schools in NYC, look at Columbia and especially at Barnard, rather than at NYU. Columbia and Barnard feel smaller. NYU is very urban in feel. Columbia feels like a real campus. Barnard may especially a fit, because it offers all the resources of Columbia, but within a smaller, women's college. I'm thinking of all the schools in NYC that you list, Barnard may be the one. Your not going to school in a major city won't necessarily hamper your ability to get an internship in a major city, if that's what you want. NYC companies do list internships at Smith, for example, because it's so well ranked, and you can also seek out internships in NYC that aren't listed there. I agree with your sister - if the school is well respected, it's only marginally harder to get an internship, only because some of those listed by NYC companies at NYU, which is local, won't be listed at Smith, which is not. But you can still intern for ESPN, if you want to. You simply need to seek them out and apply directly. I wouldn't even consider Tufts to be out of the city. It's actually intimately tied to Boston, even though it's in a suburb. Thus that may be another good choice - of the city, but not in it. Brandeis feels much more "away from the city" than does Tufts. Wellesley is perhaps the one that you list in the Boston area that feels most removed from the city. Not on your list is Boston College. Perhaps it should go on there? It's just across the border from Boston, in a lovely suburb, and yet it's on the T - the train - and the same train that BU is on. It's very easy access to the city - literally moments away. That's a school I'd suggest you consider. Smith I actually really like. Yes, it's 1.5 hours from Boston, but it's in Northampton, which is a really funky, fun tiny city in its own right. And Smith has personality. It's also very good, so it does get recruited out of. Perhaps worth considering.
New York isn't just a big city. It's a HUGE city. You feel it, too, when you're in there. You either like it or you don't. Boston may be a big city, but it feels far smaller than NYC. That may be a better fit for you - cities like Boston or smaller, that have a lot of life to them, but aren't freekin' huge. If you were seriously looking at schools in NYC, look at Columbia and especially at Barnard, rather than at NYU. Columbia and Barnard feel smaller. NYU is very urban in feel. Columbia feels like a real campus. Barnard may especially a fit, because it offers all the resources of Columbia, but within a smaller, women's college. I'm thinking of all the schools in NYC that you list, Barnard may be the one. Your not going to school in a major city won't necessarily hamper your ability to get an internship in a major city, if that's what you want. NYC companies do list internships at Smith, for example, because it's so well ranked, and you can also seek out internships in NYC that aren't listed there. I agree with your sister - if the school is well respected, it's only marginally harder to get an internship, only because some of those listed by NYC companies at NYU, which is local, won't be listed at Smith, which is not. But you can still intern for ESPN, if you want to. You simply need to seek them out and apply directly. I wouldn't even consider Tufts to be out of the city. It's actually intimately tied to Boston, even though it's in a suburb. Thus that may be another good choice - of the city, but not in it. Brandeis feels much more "away from the city" than does Tufts. Wellesley is perhaps the one that you list in the Boston area that feels most removed from the city. Not on your list is Boston College. Perhaps it should go on there? It's just across the border from Boston, in a lovely suburb, and yet it's on the T - the train - and the same train that BU is on. It's very easy access to the city - literally moments away. That's a school I'd suggest you consider. Smith I actually really like. Yes, it's 1.5 hours from Boston, but it's in Northampton, which is a really funky, fun tiny city in its own right. And Smith has personality. It's also very good, so it does get recruited out of. Perhaps worth considering.
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