<p>what are some schools that are located in or around a city, but not directly in the midst of the chaos? i.e. a campus that is sort of nearby, and/or a closed off, distinct campus away from the urban center...I want a city experience but I still want to be able to get away from it when I want to</p>
<p>I just said "want" a little too many times in that last sentence</p>
<p>Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA...You're in a quiet, oceanside bubble, but you are still only 20-30 min away from the heart of LA.</p>
<p>But there are tons of urban/suburban schools. What else do you want in a college?</p>
<p>20-30 min is too far away...something much closer</p>
<p>East Coast...preferably CT/NY/PA/MA area...academically challenging...not too big, not too small...small student teacher ratio...all that good stuff</p>
<p>Haverford or Swarthmore are like 15 minutes from downtown Phili. </p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon (Pittsburgh) and Johns Hopkins (Baltimore) are also sort of subburban. </p>
<p>Georgetown, although urban, has a pretty nice feel to it.</p>
<p>Columbia and Barnard both have pretty closed off campuses in NYU.</p>
<p>Northwestern University is in Evanston, IL, which is near Chicago.</p>
<p>bumpety bump...</p>
<p>harvard, MIT, boston college, northeastern....pretty much most schools in boston except for boston u.</p>
<p>correct me if i am wrong?</p>
<p>bump....................</p>
<p>The University of Miami:
Located in The Upscale suburban Neighborhood of Coral Gables:</p>
<p>Link for a video of the setting:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theu.com/videos_view/?v=vb9931%5B/url%5D">http://www.theu.com/videos_view/?v=vb9931</a></p>
<p>Anyways its a really nice town... lots of cafes, shopping centers, promenades etc..
Downtown Miami is about 25 minutes from Campus driving (due to traffic) or you can take the metrorail/monoral which has its own stop on campus that will take u to downtown Miami. The school also has aside from its main Coral gables Campus a medical Campus and a campus on an island 5 minutes off downtown (UM shuttles take u there). </p>
<p>Main Campus is really nice. Just rescently visited. Has a huge lake in the middle with lots of rivers and canals running through campus. </p>
<p>Academics: # 54 in the US (according to US News)</p>
<p>Admissions:
- 40% acceptance rate
- average SAT: 1280
- Average gpa: 4.2 (weighted) not sure wat the UW is but img uessing 3.6-3.8</p>
<p>From what i've heard there is a "mac bubble" at Macalester which can/cannot be a good thing.</p>
<p>How do you edit a post?</p>
<p>Anyways what I referred as "Mac bubble" is wrong (different problem). Anyways from what I've heard from the tour guide is that many students choose to stay on campus but always have the option of the twin cities.</p>
<p>"what are some schools that are located in or around a city, but not directly in the midst of the chaos? i.e. a campus that is sort of nearby, and/or a closed off, distinct campus away from the urban center...I want a city experience but I still want to be able to get away from it when I want to"</p>
<p>have you looked at vanderbilt? i had somewhat similiar requirements and was amazingly shocked.</p>
<p>answer: "vanderbilt is 1.5 miles from the center of downtown nashville, tn. unlike other urban schools, its entire student body, both undergraduate and graduate, are located on the one centrally located campus. the campus is fenced off and is a national arboretum (trees, green grass, birds chirping). you can be 20ft away from the main road and have no idea you're in the middle of a city." </p>
<p>^ that is a description given to me during my college search. i didn't believe them. they were right on the money.</p>
<p>I love UMBC.</p>
<p>Holy Cross, Northwestern, Tufts.</p>
<p>briantheman is absolutely correct. Vanderbilt University is a mile or so from downtown Nashville, but you wouldn't know it. Very pretty campus, all the trees drown out traffic sounds. Quite a few coffee shops and restaurants within very easy walking distance. Undergraduate population of around 6,000. Class size is good, lots of interaction with professors. </p>
<p>It isn't east coast, of course, but there is a major airport that can get you there pretty conveniently.</p>