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    I went to UBC - it’s beyond beautiful in the summer. (That kinda goes for the whole PNW though)

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      Familiar a bit with UCLA and a bit with USC. Like you, I like both campuses. But, not a "fan" of the area around USC once you step off the campus. To me, it is pretty rundown area. I know that they have volunteer "police" that patrol the neighborhoods outside of campus proper and provide walking escorts, etc. as needed, but I still would not feel real safe there. UCLA is to me, in a much better neighborhood.

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        People during winter often ask how I could've ever moved to Minnesota. I tell them the winters are tough but the summer is really perfect for about 4 days in July. (Kidding, May->October here IMO is fantastic, minus mosquitos right at dusk).

        Anyway, thanks for the insights, yeah personally I'd be overwhelmed (in a good way) with all of the history and film/music at those schools. How fantastic to be in those halls (and parking lots).

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          At UCLA, did you see the Jim Morrison locker?

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            Familiar a bit with UCLA and a bit with USC. Like you, I like both campuses. But, not a "fan" of the area around USC once you step off the campus. To me, it is pretty rundown area. I know that they have volunteer "police" that patrol the neighborhoods outside of campus proper and provide walking escorts, etc. as needed, but I still would not feel real safe there. UCLA is to me, in a much better neighborhood.

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            @taiwan_girl said in Reflections on college visits:

            Familiar a bit with UCLA and a bit with USC. Like you, I like both campuses. But, not a "fan" of the area around USC once you step off the campus. To me, it is pretty rundown area. I know that they have volunteer "police" that patrol the neighborhoods outside of campus proper and provide walking escorts, etc. as needed, but I still would not feel real safe there. UCLA is to me, in a much better neighborhood.

            We noticed that too. Also the university has a deal with Lyft for free rides for students in the evenings within a certain radius of school. There’s a reason the place is so expensive.

            The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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              At UCLA, did you see the Jim Morrison locker?

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              @Klaus said in Reflections on college visits:

              At UCLA, did you see the Jim Morrison locker?

              Nope. They didn’t mention it.

              The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                @Klaus said in Reflections on college visits:

                At UCLA, did you see the Jim Morrison locker?

                Nope. They didn’t mention it.

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                @jon-nyc said in Reflections on college visits:

                @Klaus said in Reflections on college visits:

                At UCLA, did you see the Jim Morrison locker?

                Nope. They didn’t mention it.

                That locker was in the computer science building when I visited UCLA.

                It's full of stickers, and it is said that most stickers are laced with cocaine

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                • MikM Away
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                  Eh, if they were they would have been taken long ago. College students don't have the money for 8 balls.

                  "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                    By the way, we saw the college republicans setting up a booth at Berkeley. Brave young souls.

                    The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                      @jon-nyc said in Reflections on college visits:

                      @Klaus said in Reflections on college visits:

                      At UCLA, did you see the Jim Morrison locker?

                      Nope. They didn’t mention it.

                      That locker was in the computer science building when I visited UCLA.

                      It's full of stickers, and it is said that most stickers are laced with cocaine

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                      @Klaus I did a pilgrimage of sorts* to see his gravesite at Pere Lechaise, that’s enough for one lifetime.

                      *All the way from Chopin’s grave, a good 500m.

                      The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                        By the way, we saw the college republicans setting up a booth at Berkeley. Brave young souls.

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                        @jon-nyc said in Reflections on college visits:

                        By the way, we saw the college republicans setting up a booth at Berkeley. Brave young souls.

                        Surprised the Red Guard didn’t attack them.

                        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                          In fairness they were still setting up. They may not have seen them yet.

                          The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                            What subject does boy-nyc want to study?

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                              He’s narrowed it down to either medicine or aerospace engineering. With a minor in music.

                              The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                                A rich life.

                                "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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