<p>Lol, I love when people put big cities as “college towns.” Congrats, you have missed the point. </p>
<p>College towns are towns that gain most or all their livelihood from the school - like a community of just students, almost. Think Madison (best, sorry), Ann Arbor, Chapel Hill, Gainesville, etc. Towns that are dominated by the colleges. New York and Philly might be nice places to go to school, but they sure as hell ain’t college towns.</p>
<p>Why are college towns great (and imo better than big cities to go to college in)? Well, it’s amazing to have your whole town really be all about the school. I can walk into any store in Madison and there’ll be some Bucky Badger something I can buy if I want to. There are also usually a lot of things college students like, like bars/restaurants which are fairly cheap. Football game days, there is a HUGE, HUGE crowd of red just walking the streets all day (and that morning procession of people into the stadium is completely inspiring). My town is my college is my world for right now, and I’m all about that. Some college towns are boring though because they’re usually smaller, so it’s about finding the one that has plenty to do. Which is why Madison kicks ass :D</p>