an urban university or the college experience?

College Search & Selection
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<p>For those who are dealing with the decision of deciding between colleges like NYU, Fordham, BU (urban) and UVA, Syracuse, Penn State (typical college experience), I've decided to start a thread listing the pros and cons of both experiences. I'll start </p>

<p>PRO
Urban schools have connections with whatever city it is in, which = internship opportunities </p>

<p>Feel free to use any school as an example</p>

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<p>I don’t understand the distinction. I get that NYU is different, but I don’t know Fordham or BU. But why do you think you can’t have a “typical college experience” in an urban area? I work at Rhodes College which is a great little LAC in the heart of Memphis, I’m sure there are other places (though admittedly not many LACs) in urban environments where you can get a “typical college experience”.</p>