<p>How is life at FSU, how is the city of Tallahasse? Is it anything like Gainsville party-wise/socially/sport-orientated or anything. I've heard mixed feelings about Tallahasse.</p>
<p>From what I hear from my son -- Tally is very social, lots of parties and pubs on the strip. The students are very into their sports, especially football.</p>
<p>Tallahassee is a college town, just like Gainesville. Socially, it's a little more active than Gainesville. They are both sport oriented towns. Tally has many other attractions besides FSU, Gainesville is UF and nothing more. Most of my UF friends would agree that Tally is "wilder" than Gainesville. My advice would be to visit both places and decide for yourself. I'm pretty sure that once you get to Tally, you won't want to leave.</p>
<p>How is the School of Music at FSU? How does it compare to others around the country?</p>
<p>The school of music is by far the best in Florida, and one of the best in the country. Others on this board are probably more familiar with the School of Music, so they could better answer your question. I do know that school is world renowned and it's also VERY selective.</p>
<p>I've been to Gainsville and really like it. But now that its getting so hard to get into, I'm gonna have to check out Tallahassee. I just wanted to know how it compared because I've heard that Tallahassee is kind've ghetto-y.</p>
<p>There are areas near campus that are a bit urban and depressed but there are also nearby state government buildings, shopping and lovely suburban/rural areas. The campus itself is very attractive and easy to get around with lovely brick buildings many are new or recently renovated. The students are very friendly and look happy when you visit.</p>
<p>Best thing to do would be to visit and see for yourself. Gainesville has some poor areas as well, just like any city. With FSU and Tallahassee it's no different than Yale in New Haven, CT. FSU's been in the same place for some 156 years
and the only constant is change in the areas around it. Because FSU is landlocked they continually buy older properties around it for expansion.</p>
<p>Some of the best universities in the country like Johns Hopkins and University of Pennsylvania are in very depressed urban areas. The area where FSU is located is no where near like those locations. I think you will really like the campus when you go to see it in person.</p>
<p>Hopkins is in a beautiful neighborhood, that is either extremely upscale and beautiful on one end, and rapidly gentrifying, on the other. This is not to say that Baltimore does not have some seedy neighborhoods. It surely does. However, the area in which Hopkins resides, is not one of them.</p>
<p>Yes, anyone who knows Baltimore would never describe the area around Hopkins as a "depressed urban" area. The area around Johns Hopkins Hospital would be described that way. The University is really not close to the inner city area or the harbor area either, for that matter.</p>