<p>ivy leagues alone doesn’t get you anywhere in any career. you still have to rely on internships for experience and networking. nyu is well-known enough internationally that it has a good status as a top school. nyc isn’t THAT crazily expensive, it’s is just more expensive than other cities. besides dartmouth is the middle of nowhere so there’s a monopoly on prices in the collegetown whereas nyc has cheaper places like Queens and Brooklyn that are NOT expensive though you have to travel outside Manhattan.</p>
<p>traditional college experience? you mean green grass and trees? how would that help anyone in their career. will that help you study or get an internship? better yet, there’s NOTHING to do in rural areas but party. forget shopping. forget visiting museums. forget corporate visits (meaning you cant take a trip to corporation HQs) and networking. sure, companies will visit some Ivy league colleges to recruit students but you certainty will have less chance meeting more people you can network with and you must make do with only the recruiters that visit. at night, rural areas aren’t that safe but here in nyc at least in Manhattan no one sleeps at all 24/7. always a lot of people at the street though less at night.</p>