<p>Do you care if the school you go to is in/near a city? The middle of nowhere? somewhere in between?</p>
<p>For me, anything BUT the middle of nowhere. Its not just that I need accessibility to at least a drugstore or preferably a shopping center/mall of some sort, but just knowing that its there gives me peace of mind and secondly, I can hardly stand that isolated atmosphere. It helps one (or maybe just me haha) feel connected.</p>
<p>Connected to what?</p>
<p>pulsar15, pay a little attention.</p>
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<p>as CaliPaki told already - </p>
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<p>Hootoo is a very bad boy!! LOL</p>
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I have to disagree as Andover almost wanted to accept me, and it only admits nice kids.</p>
<p>Apparently not.</p>
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Yeah, that’s after I brought up the Andover drug ring question during the interview, and they were startled by my drug related knowledge :/)</p>
<p>Lol silly hootoo, I’m pretty sure pointing out a school’s flaws to an interviewer isn’t the best way to win the school over.</p>
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But someone said on CC it is always good to have some questions ready for the interview, and that’s the only question I could think of at the time. Oh, well</p>
<p>When the subject of location comes up (as opposed to proximity to home), I always wonder if the people who say it matters currently live within day-trip distance to a metropolis. And if they do, how frequently do they make that day trip?</p>
<p>As for drugstore type needs…even the rural schools have neighbors, right? You know, people who live in the area year 'round. Well, where do you think these people buy the drugstore type stuff they need to live? Certainly not all through some online service. And what about groceries? You can bet there’s a Price Chopper (or Guido’s) somewhere within driving distance.</p>
<p>Now, a brick and mortar J. Crew, maybe not. But for normal snacks and things you can bet there will be retail alternatives to the school store.</p>
<p>My son is currently in school in the ‘middle of nowhere’ so for him - choosing a bs - he wanted to be near a city. With one exception, all the schools to which he applied are a short walk/train ride/taxi trip to a pretty happening scene. </p>
<p>As far as distance from home - didn’t make a difference (they are all far.)</p>
<p>As far as geography - he limited his choices to NE and TN/NC and away from the coast. </p>
<p>None of these factors were make or break decisions regarding applications, but they weighed in on the pro/con list.</p>
<p>As this process has progressed, we’ve come to realize that location is very important to us. We live outside of the US, and when booking flights for revisits, it became apparent that proximity to an airport with a direct flight is a big plus. Some of my daughter’s favorite schools were quite remote, but we’ve decided to only revisit schools within an easy drive of those airports!</p>