Tufts vs. Wash U?

danas
Fri, 09 May 2008 13:55:15 +0000

I used to live in Boston and studied there, and my oldest son got his degree there and now lives in Cambridge.
Harvard Square is touristy and expensive, and the city generally isn’t cheap. I would say Boston is a good student city, like New York, if you’ve got money to spend.
But most college students spend most of their time with the students from their own college on and near campus, whether it’s Boston or anywhere else. And they are plain busy as students and don’t always have plenty of money from mom and dad.
Somewhat related, I used to live in Florida (enough of the places I’ve lived) and noticed that many people would move to Florida with great expectations about what it would be like living there. They didn’t realize that they had been there before previously on vacation, and that the they were imagining it to be like their vacation experience. Making a living and dealing with everyday concerns is a different kettle of fish, as is being a busy student.