I apologize for being MIA for a little while! I just returned from my spring break travels and had an amazing time. Although I have visited New York and Washington, D.C. in the past, this time I spent more days in outlying neighborhoods like Brooklyn, NY and Dupont Circle/Adams Morgan in DC. There is never enough time to visit all the sites and good eateries in NY and DC which is why it is so wonderful that I'm only a few hours away in Philadelphia!
The benefit of being in a centralized, mid-atlantic east coast city is the ease of travel (unfortunately usually a complete oxymoron). For all you prospective or accepted students out there who are not from the east coast and wondering how easy it is to travel to other major cities, I wanted to let you know that, well, it's pretty easy. I can't guarantee that you won't run into minor speed bumps along the way, like delays, but the affordability of certain options makes it worthwhile. You have many modes of transportation to choose from. You could rent a car, take a charter bus, ride the train, or fly to majority of the cities you would want to visit. I have been utilizing an interstate bus service, personally, because it is the most affordable and accessible option. I spent $8 to go to NYC from Philly (2hrs) on a Saturday afternoon and $16 from NYC to Washington DC (4hrs). The buses stop in Philly at 30th Street Station (Philly's major train station) which is only 4 or so blocks away from campus. It couldn't be more convenient :). The travel time may have been a bit longer than the other options (2 hours vs ~1), but free Wifi and outlets made the ride seem much shorter. The two major bus companies that most people I know utilize are BoltBus and Megabus. Check out their websites for a list of their destinations!
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