mathguy

@ frankdux: thanks for your input, but the reason i want to avoid having a car has nothing to do with money.

@ kowtown- thanks for the extremely detailed response. i'm looking at phd programs.

oh, i should also add that i don't really plan on riding bicycles either if possible. so it's walking and public transportation for me.

hi. i plan to go to grad school in pure or applied math, and i would prefer to go to a grad school in a city with good public transportation so that i don't need a car at all. i'd prefer it if it's not only possible to not have a car, but also socially acceptable and normal. the model i have in mind is nyc, but i've heard there are many other cities that qualify. do any of you have suggestions for such cities (if you could also mention the grad schools you have in mind that would be great)? please post schools regardless of ranking (they don't have to be top 10...). thank you in advance 8) the cities/universities i've heard of so far (if you think something should go out of this list, please let me know) nyc (columbia, nyu, cuny) boston (bu) cambridge? (mit, harvard) washington d.c (?) philadelphia (upenn) chicago(university of chicago)