[Robbie]

I agree with you. I found the Stanford environment very conducive to community and to study. Having campus at least a bit disconnected from the rest of the world seemed like a good thing.

But when I think back to when I applied to college every other school that I applied to was in an urban environment. (As long as you consider Berkeley urban. And I think you should.) Where I went to graduate school was urban. So my preferences seem to line up with hers.

And we live in Seattle and she went to a public high school, so she's not coming from the boondocks, exactly. I think she knows what she's getting into.

[Robbie]

I agree with you. I found the Stanford environment very conducive to community and to study. Having campus at least a bit disconnected from the rest of the world seemed like a good thing.

But when I think back to when I applied to college every other school that I applied to was in an urban environment. (As long as you consider Berkeley urban. And I think you should.) Where I went to graduate school was urban. So my preferences seem to line up with hers.

And we live in Seattle and she went to a public high school, so she's not coming from the boondocks, exactly. I think she knows what she's getting into.