J School - Stanford or Northwestern?

[Oyama]

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@Sam Lee

Evanston borders Chicago. It is 11 miles from downtown Chicago. While the downtown is very large and impressive, the favorite hangouts for most locals are in the neigbhorhoods north of downtown, towards Evanston. Palo Also is a very wealthy suburb and doesn’t have the feel of a college town at all. Medium home price there is well over a million dollars. Evanston is more urban, bigger, and not as rich (though still nice and clean).

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<p>True that. The best parts are the neighborhoods between Evanston and downtown Chicago: Rogers Park, Wrigleyville, Lincoln Park, etc. Those neighborhoods also cost a lot less to live in than metro Chicago or Evanston, so if you’re not opposed to taking the El to campus, you can find a 1BR apartment for around $700-800 or a studio for even less than that.</p>