I don't why New York hasn't been brought yet in the discussion. Sure, it's a city too busy, and dangerous, for teenagers, but the educational programs offered in the state are too good to turn the state down. NYU, Barnard College, King's College, City College of New York, and so on. Plus, the lakes are extravagant. Although you'd have to bring a jacket or two during wintertime, New York is fine.

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