<p>I am an international student. Now I am choosing between Syracuse and UConn. They are both great in my eyes, but syracuse might be expensive to me. I want to remove the pressure on their shoulder, though they tell me I don't need to worry about the money problem.
It is impossible for me to visit these two schools at this moment, so it is really hard to tell which community I will love more.
I need some help, could you guys do me a favour? Can someone tell which one is better?</p>
<p>Intended major of study? College accepted into (CAS, engineering, other)?</p>
<p>I was accepted by child and family studies program, but I may do intra transfer later. I am actually quite lost right now. :/</p>
<p>I can’t say I know anything about that program, but the college campuses are quite different. The University of Connecticut is a rural campus and Syracuse University is an urban setting in a medium size city. That might make a difference if you prefer country or city life…</p>
<p>I’d barely call Syracuse “urban”…When I think urban, I think NYC or Boston, Philly or DC. SU is more of a big university plopped on the outskirts of a very depressed town.</p>
<p>I agree with you about the fact that Syracuse is a depressed area, but I respectfully disagree with you about it not being urban. It is certainly is not a major city, but it is a city. I live in a town and Syracuse is far more like a city than a town. It is described as a city in each and every description I have read about it, and I encourage anyone considering the school to learn more about the area. The area is not very attractive at all.</p>
<p>The University of Connecticut is a rural campus with plenty of open space. Syracuse is not at all like that. That was the point I was trying to make in my description. It may not be “metropolitan” like Boston or New York, but I believe it is urban.</p>
<p>SU is a mile away from downtown Syracuse, but it seems much farther to students. The campus is a world unto itself. Not closed walled, and spills into the city through the “Connective Corridor”. But for most kids, the Quad, surrounding buildings/dorms, and “M Street” are their main stomping grounds. Disclosure - I’m an '84 grad and my son attends SU now.</p>
<p>SU is closer to an urban environment than UConn. That’s true indeed. But it somehow feels like a campus school with quite a bit of greenery, trees, etc.</p>
<p>Urban to me - Boston University for sure, and also Northeastern. Both “in” Boston, not on the edge.</p>
<p>I guess it is all a matter of perspective. We live in the country with lots of open space and cows for neighbors. It seems awfully urban to my family…</p>
<p>Syracuse has a very nice campus, stuck in a sketchy area of the city.
UConn is literally in the middle of nowhere, very rural northeast CT.
The state of CT has spent billions on upgrading facilities at UConn</p>