<p>charpie,</p>
<p>There are very few schools out there that can match NU in communications–in terms of not only reputation but also the breath/depth of curriculum. I have heard the theater program is pretty intense for the field but I’d never heard anyone complaining about it. I knew people in the RTF program and they all liked it. One guy turned down Stanford for it and didn’t regret about his decision.</p>
<p>As for Boston vs Chicago; they are both great. Boston is pretty and has a lot of history/culture but fairly small. Chicago feels like a cleaner/less in-your-face version of NYC.</p>