<p>I’ve started touring campuses recently and while I’m really getting pumped up about college, I still have a few concerns regarding the schools I am interested in. Below is a list, in no particular order, of the schools I have looked at or have been suggested to me for my particular major which is something in the realm of Finance coupled with a Computer Sciences/Cyber Security degree. (The latter is a degree of which I have not quite found a consistent name for because it’s so new)</p>
<p>Fordham (Rose Hill Campus)
Boston University
Northeastern University
George Washington University
James Madison University
University of Delaware</p>
<p>Granted, that’s a long list… I’ve been researching life on campuses with this same forum and usually, people have it narrowed down to two or three. However, I think the criteria I’m inquiring about will narrow down the list pretty quickly, that’s the plan anyway.</p>
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<li><p>Social life. I get the feeling that urban schools are so crowded and so busy that people don’t quite notice one another. I’m particularly concerned with not just partying but finding friends, girlfriends, etc. that I actually like. I’m from a smaller town in upstate New York at a school of roughly 300 students grades 7-12. (The area population is roughly 30,000) I love being around people, but I’m really shy at first so I want to find a place where people generally come from a similar situation in that they don’t know many if any other students.</p></li>
<li><p>Student Living Expense. I come from an upper middle class family. We’re certainly not millionaires, but we’re not in the red either. I’m pretty fiscally conservative myself, but I don’t want to absolutely have to be. I know urban areas are more expensive than small towns, but of the three large cities (and two smaller college towns) my list of schools encompasses, I want to find out which one you can get the most bang for your buck and have a good time-even if it is a little more than usual.</p></li>
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<p>It’s a tall order, I completely understand. I’m posting because I’ve seen tons of great feedback and I want to pose my own, more specific question and get in touch with people who know more because they’ve experienced life on campus.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>