<p>I'm a high school junior looking at colleges, and I'm from a really large city. There's around 1,000,000 people here, and the nearest small town is less than 100 miles away. Yay, New York City. x)</p>
<p>When I go to college, I really want to go to a small town. I've been prepping hard and am looking at some small colleges.. But that's not what I'm asking about.</p>
<p>I don't want there to be something to DO friday nights. A choice between farms. Venues to be bored. Somewhere to indulge my sex drive (computer pron). Perhaps a libray? Even <em>gasp!</em> a park or two?</p>
<p>I've been to a couple small towns before, and I really like the feel of the small towns. What I haven't really looked at is an inbetween place. Suburbs aren't really in existence anywhere near where I live.</p>
<p>Would a college like something small, etc. have the sort of off-campus entertainment I'm looking for? I'm looking at state schools but have been put off by many of their locations in seemingly crowded places. I've heard that california is much more built up than eastern washington, but just by looking at the map and the numbers a lot of the college towns seem just as exciting as the one I'm in.</p>
<p>Should I be so hardline on refusing to even really look at a school that isn't in a small sized town? Or am I underestimating the power of small towns and horse & buggie transportation? (we don't have horses in eastern washington, either)? What are your thoughts, college confidential?</p>