<p>I prefer campuses that are cohesive, do not have streets running through them, have landscaping and a mixture of architectural styles. The only schools that I have attended/worked for/visited extensively did not match these criteria. So I would retract University of Wisconsin, University of Michigan and University of Colorado from the list.</p>
<p>Bear in mind that the best universities probably won’t have the best dorms. They don’t need to. Lesser schools need great accommodations in order to market themselves.</p>
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<p>I disagree - larger endowment means more investment in facilities, including dorms. Typically the high-end private schools have far superior accommodations to Directional State U.</p>
<p>how is the BC campus/quality of life/dorm situation… very curious… is it easy to get to boston? that would be a huge plus</p>
<p>also what about bucknell, lehigh, dartmouth, notre dame, nyu</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>its all about what you want… you mentioned nyu, do you wana be IN the city your entire 4 years? or do you want a traditional campus with a city close by (like boston college)? or do you want completely rural like dartmouth? haha theres a lot of different college settings so if theres 1 you prefer you could narrow it down a lot more</p>
<p>id rather be right outside a city… i definately dont want to be in the middle of no where… and in a city may be too crazy</p>
<p>To each his own.</p>
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<p>My brother lives just down the road from the main BC campus. It is absolutely gorgeous - stunning gothic architecture and a surprising amount of green space for the location so near the city, lending a more suburban feel. BC is right off the Green Line train (B line, which is slow, though C is also nearby). But there are plenty of amenities in the Cleveland Circle area on the southeast edge of campus - bars, restaurants, banks, shopping - so you don’t have to leave the immediate area unless you want to explore.</p>
<p>The main campus is technically in Chestnut Hill, just west of Boston. But Brighton (a neighborhood of Boston) is within walking distance. The one downside I have heard about dorms is that freshmen are typically placed on the Newton campus, where the law school is located, and have to bus back & forth to classes. I’m not sure if this is due to overcrowding/expansion and due to be corrected or a long-term thing. But I’m sure a quick search will turn it up.</p>
<p>Pepperdine University in Malibu has gorgeous views of the Pacific. </p>
<p>Stanford University has a gorgeous campus, with a distinctive architecture.</p>
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<p>Nouveau Taco Bell? I kid, I kid - it is a pretty campus.</p>
<p>what about Villanova, university of Richmond…?</p>
<p>Duke. Magnolias and loblolly pines, Gothic architecture that includes a cathedral that they call a chapel, a Robert Trent Jones golf course, huge gardens, and 8000 acres of forest.</p>
<p>Mount Holyoke is amazing. Really. It’s almost distracting when walking to and from class. You can’t quite understand it until you’ve walked through on a fall day. And our dorms are downright amazing.</p>
<p>UConn’s campus is actually really beautiful. It feels like a liberal arts college and they’ve put $2 billion into upgrades over the past 20 years. They’re one of the few public universities that I’ve visited that’s really pleasant.</p>
<p>I visited Wells College in Aurora, New York and was really struck by how lovely it was, even on a really snowy day. You could tell that it needs some updates, but the Victorian sitting rooms and setting on the lake are hard to beat.</p>
<p>Trinity’s long walk and chapel are pretty spectacular, though the only facility I’ve actually gone inside is Cinestudio, their restored early movie theatre.</p>
<p>I think those are most of my favorites. :)</p>
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<p>I was going to reply… but why duplicate a thread from just three months ago asking the identical question ??</p>
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<p>Here is my reply:</p>
<p>I have been to many of the campuses mentioned:</p>
<p>Yale: awesome campus, crummy city
Stanford: Open, slightly random campus almost purely tile roofed, 2 story kind of boring buildings. Great for claustrophobics. Surrounding city is very nice suburb.
UCLA: Some beautiful architecture, rolling hills, tens of thousands of trees. Surrounding area is Westwood, Holmby Hills (Playboy Mansion) and Bel Air (home of Gary Winnick’s $150M hilltop home.
USC: OK campus, really lousy surrounding neighborhood.
Pepperdine: Ocean view, sparse architecture, not many trees. NOT beautiful in my book. Surrounding area nice but also lacking in trees.
Harvard: A little old and run down, vs. old and well kept. Surrounding city is lively.
Berkeley: similar to Harvard.
Cornell (my wife’s input): Beautiful campus but a real hassle for five months of snow.</p>
<p>I attended both Stanford and UCLA. UCLA is to me much the prettier campus, as I am partial to hills and trees.</p>