My daughter is a freshman at Brandeis and loves it so I’m biased but…I think the fact that it’s out in the suburbs is a plus. Since it takes a little effort to leave campus, the kids mostly stay on campus during the week, which makes it much easier to bump into friends at the cafeteria, library etc. Being “stuck” actually makes it easier to make friends. That said, Brandeis also has weekend shuttles into Boston and frequent shuttles into Waltham so the kids can absolutely leave campus and go exploring if they want. For my daughter it’s a nice balance of leaving campus about once a week, but also never sitting alone in the cafeteria.
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