The Rural Campus And The Urban Campus: The Benefits Of Each

When you’re choosing your college campus, there are multiple factors to consider. One of the most important factors is the school itself and where it’s located. Some students will be naturally more drawn to an urban campus, while others might prefer a more removed campus. Both can have their advantages! Finding what’s suitable is what’s best for you.

There are advantages to both! So finding one that suits you will be to your benefit. And even if you go to a school that isn’t your first choice as far its location, learn to embrace both. Your environment will help to determine the experience you’ll have, and consider it your job to get the most out of it.

With an urban campus, you of course have more options, and opportunities, in one regard. There will be more local businesses with which you can hopefully secure internship opportunities down the road, and you also will have just, well, more to do! Urban campuses, since they’re in city areas, will have more restaurants, places to have fun, and businesses to check out. Of course, that’s not to say there isn’t plenty to do on rural campuses, but urban campuses do have more people and places around them, as that’s just a simple fact.

Being in a city also often means that you’ll be nearby to other schools; this is a unique opportunity. Many colleges allow you to take classes at other campuses, which can only broaden horizons and your outreach. Plus, making friends with students at other schools gives you a different perspective on college, and you’ll get to check out a different campus and school, which can provide some unique insight.

Still, rural campuses can’t be discredited. If you want to feel like part of a team, it’s hard not to feel the school spirit on a rural campus. Your school and your campus will act as your community, and you’ll be inevitably involved with a range of school functions. While you can obviously make good friends on an urban campus, on a rural campus, that tight-knit community feeling can make adjusting to college easier, too.

Rural campuses also have, frankly, fewer distractions. When you need to buckle down and get your work done, you won’t always be missing out on a plethora of other activities. Sometimes the sheer volume of places to see and things to do on urban campuses can feel overwhelming. But on rural campuses, you can really hone in on what you want to do, and sometimes that means just settling in and studying.

Both environments can be beneficial. While hopefully you’ll like the surroundings of your school, no matter where you go to school or where you’ll one day end up in college, recognize the benefits of your surroundings and … embrace them!