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College commencement season can bring back memories of people's college years. A lot of students and grads would argue their college was the best place to go, but there are certain places with reputations of being especially friendly to college students. Scroll through and see the top five college towns as rated by Katherine L. Cohen, founder and CEO of IvyWise LLC and ApplyWise.com.
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Umass, Berkeley, DC, and Montreal
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