<p>as a person born in nyc myself, when you say you have been told being in the midwest
“or anywhere far from the Northeast” is going to be like being in a bubble,it upsets me! the world does not revolve around nyc! only people in nyc think that! all the more reason for you to expand your horizons! you will find that you may actually be a lot happier someplace else (a seperate lesson from the education aspect)
on that note check out rice university , vanderbilt and duke!
listen to your gut not others around you! it is your life and your future!</p>