NE: Train, bus or rent a car?

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<p>rent a car. Quite doable. The lobbies of each college also have handy “directions” to their competitors offered, small LACs and the Ivies.</p>

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<p>If she takes the train from Providence, she should get off at South Station, which is on the Red Line, so she can just get on the T and take it directly to the Harvard stop, which is also on the Red Line. If she gets off at Back Bay station, it’s a few blocks to the T stop, then she’ll have to take the Green Line and change to the Red line.</p>

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<p>Harvard is easy, the stop is Harvard Square. It’s almost impossible to park near Harvard except in the parking garage.</p>

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<p>We found a wonderful solution for the parking problem at Harvard. We booked a hotel northwest of Boston (cheaper) and then drove 20 minutes to the end of the Red Line (Alewife). $5 a day easy parking and Harvard is only 2 or 3 T stops in.</p>

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<p>At the reunions they book everyone in a parking garage in the middle of nowhere and shuttlebus everyone in.</p>