<p>Hi!</p>
<p>Could someone explain the differences between:</p>
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<li><p>rural/suburban/urban setting</p></li>
<li><p>on-campus/off-campus housing</p></li>
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<p>3.commuter/resident campus</p>
<p>How do these affect an undergrad?</p>
<p>Are there major price differences in the diff. housing options?</p>
<p>1 Rural: Relatively low population, small malls, not much consumerism hype; think: Manesar. Suburban: Countryside; think: a scaled down Gurgaon. Urban: Think Delhi*1.5. Anyway, a much better explanation would be to just consult a dictionary.</p>
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<li><p>A university/college has a defined boundary. If you sleep within that boundary, it’s on-campus. If not, it’s off-campus. Prices depend on the state’s COL and financial aid covering living expenses and boarding.</p></li>
<li><p>No idea.</p></li>
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<p>It doesn’t affect your undergrad. It affects you.</p>
<p>Explained above. Varies widely.</p>
<p>3.</p>
<p>@Tizil7 - </p>
<p>How much of an impact do these factors have on students?</p>
<p>What are the options that most Indian CC users here prefer?</p>
<p>They have different influences on different students. What exactly do you mean by impact?</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen, Indian students in India couldn’t care less about any of these, except on-campus/off-campus housing, while considering COA.</p>
<p>However, and naturally, Indians living in the US consider these factors more seriously.</p>
<p>For example, Dartmouth is an Ivy. That very fact will make some people drool over it and apply there, feverishly hoping for an acceptance. But did you know that it’s in the middle of nowhere?</p>
<p>Hi!</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m as clueless about the effects of such choices on my undergrad study, as any other Indian Indian. :)</p>
<p>Will the choice really affect my study? Are they so important that I should ignore campuses which don’t fit my needs in these options?</p>
<p>Really? I didn’t know that. Weird…</p>
<p>It wouldn’t affect your undergraduate studies directly so much as it would affect you directly thereby affecting your studies.</p>
<p>For example, do you like the serenity of a quite farm or do you like the hustle of the city? Only you can answer that.</p>
<p>As before, it’s your question to answer and your decision to disregard colleges based on anything that might be a deal-breaker for you. You should find a good match.</p>
<p>In addition to Tizil’s definitions, here are definitions from Indian perspective.</p>
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<li><p>rural/suburban/urban setting
Rural - kind of remote, population will not be very diverse, not too many asians or availability of asian food/culture, not much to do, not very cosmopolitan.
(Indians - think hard before going there, exceptions can be made for top colleges in rural setting)</p></li>
<li><p>on-campus/off-campus housing
Staying in (Hostel) as opposed to renting on your own. Most students start out living on campus and may later (last couple years) move to outside apartment. Advantage of latter is you don’t have to vacate during holidays and may be cheaper (usually 3-4 students will share a house or apartment)</p></li>
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<p>3.commuter/resident campus
Commuter is when most people choose NOT to live on campus. There are some state universities and community colleges. Resident is most students live inside dorms.
Prefered is resident, else no one around evenings or weekends.</p>
<p>How do these affect an undergrad?
(agreed with Tizil - it is your personal choice but if you are from India, you may prefer residential colleges in non-rural areas)</p>
<p>Are there major price differences in the diff. housing options? That varies by college. Not major price difference usually.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>Nice to see another 17’er. 
Welcome. :)</p>
<p>@Mrinal2207 -</p>
<p>Hi! So, have you taken the SAT 1 yet? Which colleges are you considering applying to?</p>
<p>I have taken the ACT. I am applying to the ivies+GTech+UCB/UCLA+USC+PennState</p>
<p>Hi!</p>
<p>Ok. So what made you choose the ACT over the SAT?
Also, can you provide an overview of your ECs, since you’re applying to the ivy league colleges?</p>
<p>Do you require FA? Or, are you applying at sticker price?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I am applying for FA at the need blind colleges, I am full pay at need aware ones. I personally think that the English section in the ACT is easier than on the SAT and the Maths,Science sections are easy to crack. (Only my personal opinion)
I have decent ECs, but you can go through my various chance threads in my previous posts ;)</p>
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<p>Not Stanford, MIT, Northwestern?</p>
<p>:eek: They pretty much are ivies, but I am applying to the first 2 and 4 ivies :)</p>
<p>Oh, alright :)</p>
<p>arvindch,
dont ask their stats, you might feel complexed! 
just sayyyying</p>
<p>@rew2402-</p>
<p>What do you mean?</p>
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<p>Oh, you will come to see to that in your time here…rew is trying to scare you 
@rew: Lol…true that. Some guys on CC have insane stats :D</p>
<p>@mrinal2207 -</p>
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<p>Hmmm. I see.</p>
<p>By ‘scare’, do you mean discourage?</p>