<p>Hi there,</p>
<p>Thinking about attending either Cornell or WashU or Vassar as an Urban Studies major and was wondering if anyone knows anything about this program at each school and how they compare (or which one is the quote unquote best)?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I don’t know the specifics about the other schools, but Wash U’s program has a lot of collaboration between the Urban Studies major and many of the other ones on campus (american culture studies and political science, especially). We have a research center for urban studies and public policy, if you are interested in doing research projects with the professors… which is usually highly encouraged. </p>
<p>One thing you might consider as a strength of Wash U’s program would be the location… St Louis is a much bigger city than the cities where Cornell and Vassar are, and thus would provide you with exponentially greater experiences to use your city as a living case study for urban studies. I know that there are a couple of classes that conduct site visits and do field work in various neighborhoods in St Louis. </p>
<p>You should check out the course listings available and see how much (if any) of the program’s courses appeal to your specific interests. [Urban</a> Studies | Washington University in St. Louis](<a href=“http://bulletin.wustl.edu/artsci/urbanstudies/#courses]Urban”>http://bulletin.wustl.edu/artsci/urbanstudies/#courses)</p>
<p>As vbball said, vassar and cornell aren’t in big cities.</p>
<p>It would actually be more appropriate to say that they’re in the middle of nowhere (and I can say that as I’ve lived very near Vassar; doesn’t qualify as urban at all).
I don’t get how you couPoughkeepsield possibly have a strong urban studies department without being in a city.</p>
<p>And you can’t even claim they’re close to new york city, as cornell is nearly 4 hours away, and vassar is 2. That’s not even feasible if you want to make trips often.</p>