New Jersey's lack of cool college towns (tuition, close to)

[DFBonnett]

Originally Posted by Cherno

I said to him that many middle-to-high income college families want their kid to get the "college campus town experience"

Nonsense. First priority is a quality education not some sort of "experience".

[Cherno]

Nonsense. First priority is a quality education not some sort of "experience".

Disagree. To an 18-year old kid, if they have the choice, the experience matters. My best friend went to Tulane on a full-ride. The fact that it is in New Orleans clinched the deal.

[Cherno]

HubCityMadMan,

How hard is it to walk from Rutherford to the other side of the tracks where East Rutherford has two decent pubs? But I agree, not enough overall.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by PDD

Everybody knows the" college educational experience" is always better the further away you get from mom and dad.

You're probably right. My daughter's at school about 8300 miles away, and she sounds as if she's having a great time!

[soug]

Sorry I keep going off topic but I read just now that NJ loses 40% of its students to out of state colleges every year, the highest in the nation. That's really high haha.

[HubCityMadMan]

Originally Posted by Cherno

HubCityMadMan,

How hard is it to walk from Rutherford to the other side of the tracks where East Rutherford has two decent pubs? But I agree, not enough overall.

I was the one who WOULD do it, all my friends there were too lazy.

[PDD]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

You're probably right. My daughter's at school about 8300 miles away, and she sounds as if she's having a great time!

I've seen those "girls gone wild" videos and I don't think many are filmed in New Brunswick, NJ.

I can almost hear the phone being dialed right now.

[Magic78]

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

I did that walk from Convent Station to Morristown back in Nov , took between 20-30mins...

From Drew's campus to Century 21, it is 4.4 miles. Drew is not at Convent Station. It is a very long walk from campus to the green.

I graduated from Drew in 2000. We never walked to Morristown from campus. We took the train (before we were allowed to have cars on campus) or drove.

Madison offered college kids with basic needs and a safe, small town. I was able to do necessary shopping in town then take the bus to Short Hills or Livingston Mall. I was debating between Trinity College and Drew. When my parents saw Madison, Trinity was not an option anymore. They wanted me to be safe and be able to go off campus when I needed to.

[CM402]

Originally Posted by soug

Sorry I keep going off topic but I read just now that NJ loses 40% of its students to out of state colleges every year, the highest in the nation. That's really high haha.

NJ's in-state tuition is higher than most state's out-of-state tuition

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by PDD

I've seen those "girls gone wild" videos and I don't think many are filmed in New Brunswick, NJ.

I can almost hear the phone being dialed right now.

I have to Skype my daughter. Phone connections between here and China are iffy.