<p>Both are cities, so they're obviously going to have a lot of things to do. But some cities are the exception. Say, if I was between Case Western and Columbia, which would you pick (based on the city/campus life)?Also, for those of you who know a lot about both cities, could you rate both, 1 to 10 please? :)</p>
<p>NYC obviously wins.</p>
<p>Yeah, Cleveland’s not really known for being the best city in the US. I’m not a fan of the city, but that’s just my opinion. I prefer New York.</p>
<p>Columbia NYC wins for me too.</p>
<p>So I’m going to guess there’s a drastic difference between the two (I’ve never been to either <em>cries</em>). How bout Cleveland v. Providence, RI?</p>
<p>Cleveland is totally different from NYC. NYC is the cultural center of the US if that matters. It can be beautiful in some parts (central park and lincoln center come to mind), but its also super noisy, dark, and hard to deal with. Also the city can eat up college life, Columbia manages to have <em>some</em> campus life, while NYU has zero campus life. </p>
<p>Cleveland is a much smaller, easy to get around city, but its not very nice overall. Its an old-school rustbelt city that has seen better times. Not exactly the beacon of beauty, but its cheap and you can have a car.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t want to attend undergrad in ether, although I’d consider a school like Columbia for graduate school when I’ll care less about community and a <em>college experience</em> per say.</p>
<p>If going to a nice city is what you want, check out DC, Chicago, Boston, LA, San Francisco, Atlanta, or Seattle. They seem to strike a better balance between being urban centers while still being nice, easy to live in, and clean.</p>