<p>So, as a kid, my favorite school was clemson, and im a huge fan. i want to go for engineering. but i like the city atmosphere, and clemson doesnt have that. i know its a big school, so theres alot to do, but i feel like it would get boring after a while. assuming i get accepted, my top 5 is clemson, case western, pitt, university of miami, and uva. what are good and bad things about each. thanks</p>
<p>If you want to be in the city, Clemson is, indeed, a questionable choice. With your interst in engineering and city life, I find it odd that Georgia Tech isn’t on your list. Or Ohio State, since you seem to have no qualms about heading to Ohio. I can say that your other choices are all solid schools.</p>
<p>When we visited Clemson, my son really liked it but was concerned about its rural surroundings with not much to do off campus. It’s a beautiful school. </p>
<p>Some complain that Case is in a dreary city…but that may just be personal opinions.</p>
<p>You’ve got 3 state schools on your list. Are you instate for any of them? What are your parents saying about paying for an OOS school. UVA does meet need, but Pitt and Clemson don’t give much aid to OOS students. Clemson’s cost is quite high for an OOS public.</p>
<p>If you want to do engineering and be in the city I would look at GWU!</p>
<p>There are a lot of kids who go to schools in or near a big city - and they never leave campus. Campus becomes home, and in the end, rural or urban becomes rather irrelevant. </p>
<p>From my experience talking to students, it seems to be the one thing that goes from super-important before you get there to “Why did I make such a big deal of it?” after they’ve been there for awhile. I’m sure some people do hate their rural or small town location, but if Clemson is your dream school and has been for a long time, I don’t think you should rule it out because of it’s location. Atlanta is two hours away, which is a perfect road trip.</p>
<p>Besides, if you’re studying engineering, you don’t need the distractions of a city during the week. The more isolated, the better.</p>
<p>I had lots of friends at Northwestern that partly chose NU because it was in a large city. Yet in their 4 years at NU, many of these friends never really went in to the city to do anything. They never attended concerts, plays, shopped, went to sporting events, visited museums, etc. Being near a major city was a wasted opportunity for them. In the end, for many of my friends it would not have mattered one bit if they attended school in Chicago or Iowa City because 99% of their time was spent on/near campus.</p>
<p>My son attends a university similar to Clemson in a rural location. He finds plenty of things to do on/near campus…concerts at the student union, ice skating at the ice rink, mountain biking at a nearby state park, kayaking at a local lake, he has already run in 3 5k charity runs this fall, volunteering, etc etc.</p>
<p>Do you have specific things that you want to do in the city? Do you have the budget to afford to do these things?</p>
<p>Also, any school gets boring for most students after 3 years. You are tired of studying, having no money, living in crap apartments, etc and are ready to get on with your life.</p>
<p>I just like the city atmosphere. ive lived in a suburb my whole life, so i guess part of me wants to experience city living, plus my brother had a good experience in a city</p>
<p>I told D that she is likely going to live in cities/suburbs the rest of her life. She lives in one now, and wants to go to medical school, most of which are located in cities. Not to mention internship, residency, etc. So why not make college a chance to do something she’ll likely never have a chance to do again - live in a small town in another part of the country? She’s always liked the idea of it, and knows that as a young adult, living in the city is something she’ll do before heading back to the 'burbs, so she’s going for the small town.</p>