OT: Connecticut to Brooklyn question

[HuskyNan]

Thanks, everyone, for the advice. The Boneyard is usually the first place I go when I need info.

 

[msf22b]

VauConn
Giuliani got rid of the Squeegee's round about 1995.
You're reliving an ancient ritual
C'mon down mun, things have changed
(attempting Jamaican accent)!

 

[DaddyChoc]

VauConn
Giuliani got rid of the Squeegee's round about 1995.
You're reliving an ancient ritual
C'mon down mun, things have changed
(attempting Jamaican accent)!

very true, I was going to mention that but...!

remember 42nd Street in the early 80's (my teen yrs) holy cow

 

[Bestiarius]

VauConn
Giuliani got rid of the Squeegee's round about 1995.
You're reliving an ancient ritual
C'mon down mun, things have changed
(attempting Jamaican accent)!

I was beginning to think that we should have provided Nan with an EPIRB (Emergency radio beacon).

Yes, for a long time now NYC has been a great and safe city. The subway is a wonderful way to get around. I can understand how visitors can be intimidated by it's vastness and complexity. But, there is little one can do that is more pleasurable and cost effective than a day spent just walking around the city and taking in it's wonders.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Thanks, everyone, for the advice. The Boneyard is usually the first place I go when I need info.

Same here. Or unsolicited advice.

Will we get a trip report?

 

[HuskyNan]

Will we get a trip report?

The trip wasn't bad at all. It was 93 miles and Mapquest told me it would take 2 hrs, 7 minutes but we made it in 1 hr, 45 minutes. We went I-95 to I-278 and basically got off the highway a couple of blocks from NYU-Poly. The Marriott across the street had public parking. No problems at all. The worst part of the trip was going home as there were several stretches of I-95 in Connecticut with construction. Anyone traveling across the shoreline would be better served by using the Merritt, if possible.

I don't think NYU-Poly is for my son, though. NYU is absorbing the Polytechnic Institute and my son would be able to take classes at NYU but it's basically a commuter school with a limited on-campus student population and not much in the way of student life (activities, clubs, etc). Our next trip will probably be to WPI, which I know how to get to, lol.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Just curious - has your son considered Drexel? They have a well respected engineering program.

 

[HuskyNan]

Just curious - has your son considered Drexel? They have a well respected engineering program.

He did take a look at Drexel. His first choice is to stay within 2-3 hours from home so we're looking at WPI, MIT, RPI, UConn and Northeastern right now. If those don't pan out, he'll expand his search down to Philly since there are a lot of great schools in the area. If Cornell weren't out in God's country, he'd be looking at that school hard but given where it is and how far it is from home, he would not thrive there.

 

[msf22b]

Nan
Here you are, an intrepid, educated woman living a mere 90+ miles from New York and you are clearly bit intimidated and clearly unknowledgable regarding travel to the City. And from reading the posts, it seems you are not alone, many of the posters relied on past knowledge, decades out of date.

What difference does this make?

Its just a shame that the unbelievable and unsurpassed riches; cultural events, cuisine, park lands, ambience, and sights that is New York City, now one of the safest cities in the world, is regularly avoided by enormous numbers of folks, many who could most profit from it. Not far from where you were is Juniors, not a great restaurant, but a New York institution, the Heights with its magnificent river walk and BAM, one of the great cultural centers of the World...and that's just one neighborhood in Brooklyn.

I have regularly made the trip out to Hartford (merely long) and Storrs (quite rigorous) because there is a unique brand of sports entertainment available only there.

But New York is a wonder and very welcoming. Please come again.

 

[HuskyNan]

Nan
Here you are, an intrepid, educated woman living a mere 90+ miles from New York and you are clearly bit intimidated and clearly unknowledgable regarding travel to the City. And from reading the posts, it seems you are not alone, many of the posters relied on past knowledge, decades out of date.

But New York is a wonder and very welcoming. Please come again.

Clearly intimidated and unknowledgable? Not sure where you get that from.

I go to NYC several times a year, most recently in February when the family went down to the Museum of Natural History and to hang out and have lunch. I have never been to Brooklyn, though, and wasn't sure of the traffic patterns, roads especially of current construction other slowdowns that might make taking the train more advisable. I honestly didn't know which way was most efficient, so I asked.

 

[Adesmar123]

He did take a look at Drexel. His first choice is to stay within 2-3 hours from home so we're looking at WPI, MIT, RPI, UConn and Northeastern right now. If those don't pan out, he'll expand his search down to Philly since there are a lot of great schools in the area. If Cornell weren't out in God's country, he'd be looking at that school hard but given where it is and how far it is from home, he would not thrive there.

Nan,

My younger son went to Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. I know you thought 2-3 hrs was the max..and that's more like 8. But if you want to talk CMU, just let me know. That school also isn't for everyone - location, population, intensity. But if he wants engineering...its a great place.

Alan

 

[Icebear]

Carnegie Melllon is an awesome education and a tremendous school for numerous reasons.

 

[HuskyNan]

Yeah, well, Cal Tech is also a great school but he's not going there, either. Some kids flourish when they move away from family and friends and some don't. My son wants to stay close to home and there's nothing wrong with that.

The best engineering school in the country, maybe the world, is in Boston, reasonably close to home and in a fabulous city with a great college environment. He has a legit chance of getting in so he's taking a shot at it.

 

[speedoo]

Se o

Yeah, well, Cal Tech is also a great school but he's not going there, either. Some kids flourish when they move away from family and friends and some don't. My son wants to stay close to home and there's nothing wrong with that.

The best engineering school in the country, maybe the world, is in Boston, reasonably close to home and in a fabulous city with a great college environment. He has a legit chance of getting in so he's taking a shot at it.

Second best engineering school in Boston might be Tufts.. At least it was many years ago, when I was there.
But if he gets into MIT, wow, that's a smart and hard working kid.

 

[MilfordHusky]

The trip wasn't bad at all. It was 93 miles and Mapquest told me it would take 2 hrs, 7 minutes but we made it in 1 hr, 45 minutes. We went I-95 to I-278 and basically got off the highway a couple of blocks from NYU-Poly. The Marriott across the street had public parking. No problems at all. The worst part of the trip was going home as there were several stretches of I-95 in Connecticut with construction. Anyone traveling across the shoreline would be better served by using the Merritt, if possible.

I don't think NYU-Poly is for my son, though. NYU is absorbing the Polytechnic Institute and my son would be able to take classes at NYU but it's basically a commuter school with a limited on-campus student population and not much in the way of student life (activities, clubs, etc). Our next trip will probably be to WPI, which I know how to get to, lol.

Thanks for the update. At least there were no NYC transportation nightmares.

I guess your son can narrow his list. Connecticut is fairly close to a number of good options.

 

[Bestiarius]

Yeah, well, Cal Tech is also a great school but he's not going there, either. Some kids flourish when they move away from family and friends and some don't. My son wants to stay close to home and there's nothing wrong with that.

The best engineering school in the country, maybe the world, is in Boston, reasonably close to home and in a fabulous city with a great college environment. He has a legit chance of getting in so he's taking a shot at it.

Not much of a women's basketball program though. Have a family member who is an MIT grad and met his wife there. They had a great experience there.