On: What college rankings really tell us

[endersshadow]

RPI is in Renssellear, about 2 hours north of NYC. RIT is in Rochester, about 6 hours northwest of NYC--on Lake Ontario.

[Spooky23 → endersshadow]

People in NYC have warped perceptions of distance.

I grew up in Queens. My grandmother would pack us a lunch when my dad I visited my cousins in "Upstate" in Westchester county (probably a 30 minute drive on the weekend in those days). The Albany/Troy area to a New Yorker is somewhere between Mongolia and Boston.

The ironic thing is that millions of people in the NY metro area spend 1-2 hours commuting less than 20 miles every day!

[duaneb → endersshadow]

For me, close to NYC means Poughkeepsie or further south.

[waivej → endersshadow]

RPI is actually in Troy, but the distance is correct.

[endersshadow → waivej]

You're right, it is. I always thought that was just Rensselear, but I've never spent long enough to actually notice the town lines.