Comments by "pongop" (@pongop) on "Why Are College Towns So Great?" video.

  1. I wish I could experience attending all of the colleges/universities and living in all the college towns. Well, a lot of them anyway. I think about how my life ended up partially due to the schools I went to, the professors and classes offered there, the people I met, campus meals, the cities they're in, the the relationships I was/am in, my career, the music I was exposed to... and how things could have turned out differently and I could have had a different life in a different place if I went to different schools. There are so many interesting and unique classes and instructors at each and every community college, university, technical school, etc. There are so many possibilities of intriguing classes I could have taken, what I could have learned, the experiences I could have had, the friendships and relationships, and who I am now... and I would like to experience it all.
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  2. I enjoyed visiting Eugene and UO a few years ago. I also liked Corvallis and OSU.
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  3. I want to live in SLO!
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  4. Yes! Story time with Mr. Beat! I show your videos to my students every year! Great stuff!
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  5. Do you know Andy Bernard? Or Broccoli Rob?
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  6. Yes, Davis is great! I love the big slide there! Davis, Santa Cruz, SLO, and Isla Vista/Goleta are all great campuses/college towns here that I love to visit! I wish I could live in all of them.
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  7. @markvictor8776 Santa Cruz sounds amazing back in the day. That's cool you got go . The campus is amazing. Yes, Reed College is similar to how UCSC used to be and has a nice campus. The Evergreen State College is also similar to how UCSC was. Evergreen still doesn't have grades, whereas UCSC implemented grades in 2000, I believe. Both schools have weird mascots, too. Although Evergreen is changing and struggling now. I went there in 2005-2007. It's basically Hogwarts. I miss it.
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  8. I enjoyed going to school in Olympia and I've enjoyed visiting other west coast college towns: Bellingham, Corvallis, Eugene, Arcata, Davis, Santa Cruz, SLO, and Isla Vista/Goleta. Although I've never lived in one. I wish I could live in all of them! Been to Pullman but definitely wouldn't live there. Wow, I've been to quite a few college towns. I hadn't realized.
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  9. Awesome video! Wow, you went to Cornell? Do you know Andy Bernard?
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  10.  @ottovonbass-mark5424  ?
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  11.  @ottovonbass-mark5424  Oh cool, thank you so much! There are some great educators online who explain and demonstrate the topics better than I do, so I use them often! You're awesome for watching mr beat!
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  12. I like college towns. I wonder how European college towns compare. My parents stayed in Montpelier, France, which has a medical school from the 12th century.
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  13. Olympia, WA! It's kinda similar to Madison, although smaller. It's home to a smaller progressive/hippie college (public though) and known for this. Students also settle down and start organizations and businesses in town, so the school's influence and scope expands beyond campus. It's also the state capitol so there are politicians, lobbyists, and conservatives, as well. Also, the school (The Evergreen State College) is basically Hogwarts.
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  14. Yay SLO and Corvallis!
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