Ohio State/Arizona State/UMinn/Oklahoma/Rutgers/Pitt

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<p>I was interested in seeing everyones thoughts in general about these universities. Which do you feel are the strongest OVERALL? Which are located in the best area?</p>

<p>I’m thinking about applying to all of these as a transfer student, and just wanted to see CC’s take on them. I want a university that has a decent academic reputation but it also in an urban area. Money isn’t an issue at all, all of these are OOS. I’m fortunate enough to where my family will have no problem paying for 2 or 3 years OOS, I just want to experience a new area.</p>

<p>I like how all of these are located in urban area, and I really have no preference as to warm/cold weather… I just like clean and exciting city areas.
OSU - Columbus
ASU - Phoenix
Minn - Minneapolis
OU - OKC
Rutgers - NYC/Philly
Pitt - Pitt lol…</p>

<p>Whats everyones take lol? I may post this in other places to see different responses.
Thanks guys!</p>

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<p>I’ve also only visited OU and ASU, but I’m planning on visting 2 or 3 during Spring Break. I’m interested to see which campuses look the best and feel right to me.</p>

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<p>oh yeah… and I am an Economics major! I know someone will probably ask that lol.</p>

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<p>also… if anyone would have any suggestions on great well-known universities near major cities that you think are worth mentioning, that would be awesome! :slight_smile: </p>

<p>im already looking at a few like Udub and SDSU but I think I like the fore mentioned better lol</p>

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<p>[Forbes[/url</a>]
[url=<a href=“http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11053/1127102-53.stm]The”>http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11053/1127102-53.stm]The</a> Economist](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/cities-livable-pittsburgh-lifestyle-real-estate-top-ten-jobs-crime-income.html]Forbes[/url”>America's Most Livable Cities)
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[RMIT[/url</a>]
[url=<a href=“http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/best-trips-2012/]National”>Best Trips 2012 -- National Geographic]National</a> Geographic](<a href=“http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fTwbMukAKvQJ:131.170.40.30/browse%3BID%3Dq3l220b3wzs5&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari]RMIT[/url”>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fTwbMukAKvQJ:131.170.40.30/browse%3BID%3Dq3l220b3wzs5&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari)
[Huffington</a> Post](<a href=“Why Pittsburgh Is A Hidden Travel Gem | HuffPost Life”>Why Pittsburgh Is A Hidden Travel Gem | HuffPost Life)
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[Financial</a> Times](<a href=“Downtown Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership”>Downtown Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership)</p>

<p>BTW, Rutgers is at least an hour, conservatively, from NYC by train and not anywhere close to Philadelphia unless you are talking about their Camden branch campus.</p>

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<p>thanks for the links</p>

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<p>you make pittsburgh seem like a really great place lol </p>

<p>i can’t stop reading about the burgh lol</p>

<p>0_0</p>

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<p>It is. I live in San Francisco now, arguably the best city I’ve ever visited or lived in in the US, but Pittsburgh is thoroughly underrated because of the stereotype of its industrial heritage from over 50 years ago. That Pittsburgh hasn’t existed for decades; there are zero steel mills in the city now. It has a completely different economy but it has the amenities of a city twice its size, because, frankly, it was twice as big 50+ years ago. Pittsburgh is never going to be like SF, or NYC or Chicago, it just isn’t big enough. But it is absolutely one of the nicest cities of its size, and a great city for college because I believe it has the second most college students per capita after Boston. Obviously I can’t be completely alone in my opinion: I didn’t make up all those rankings or write any of those articles.</p>

<p>Here’s another [recent</a> article from the Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/features/2011/year-in-review/the-list.html]recent”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/features/2011/year-in-review/the-list.html) listing it as an “in” city, with additional commentary [here[/url</a>].</p>

<p>And here’s another [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.coolpgh.pitt.edu/]resource”&gt;http://www.coolpgh.pitt.edu/]resource</a> specifically about living in Pittsburgh as a student](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/portlandia-your-15-minutes-are-up-long-live-pittsburgh/2012/01/03/gIQAMUlSYP_blog.html]here[/url”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/portlandia-your-15-minutes-are-up-long-live-pittsburgh/2012/01/03/gIQAMUlSYP_blog.html). It’s geared toward graduate students, but you’ll get the gist. Many of the colleges in Pittsburgh also have deals where the students have free access to public transportation and free/discounted admission to many of the cultural facilities and events around the city too. For Pitt, their website about it is [url=&lt;a href=“PITT ARTS | Student Affairs”&gt;http://www.pittarts.pitt.edu/]here[/url</a>].</p>

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<p>thanks a lot! any other ideas from anyone lol?</p>

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<p>Both of my parents went to OSU and I currently live near ASU. I would not go to ASU as an undergrad. I am getting my BA from the U of A in Tucson, which I like a hell of a lot better. I just like Tucson better, I guess. I went to high school in Phoenix. I was just accepted to graduate school at Ohio State and am trying to figure out where to go…I got into some other schools too. I have never been on OSU’s campus, but I would suggest you check out the U of A in Tucson. </p>

<p>Let’s see…other schools…maybe American or George Washington in DC? Boston University? Tulane. Syracuse.</p>