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ASIDE FROM ACADEMIC OFFERINGS, ATMOSPHERE IS A KEY FACTOR IN CHOOSING A COLLEGE.
By Lisa Dukart
When pondering where they’ll spend the next four (or more) years, prospective college students must decide between the city, the suburbs or something downright rural. Doug Zander, the University of Delaware’s director of admissions, offers his take on what’s worth considering.
CG: How can a student know which environment is right for them?
DZ: People who love cities love them for the excitement and the hustle and bustle, versus people who really like to be in quiet spaces. There are students for whom those extremes are important. It’s important to visit schools that would fit into [ur- ban and rural] types. It’s important to go beyond that, too. Within the campus, it’s important that there is some green space, no matter where you are. Being success- ful in college is [shown to have a correlation to] feeling connected to your campus.
CG: What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different environments?
DZ: It’s helpful if there’s an intersection of the local community with the university. That happens quite naturally in urban settings, where all around the college or university there’s a vibrant sense of the rest of the city. In a more suburban or rural setting, that may be less so. It’s important for students to continue to have a sense that they’re part of important issues happening
in a local environment, not segregated from it.
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