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That Make the Grade The Plain Dealer by Carol Hoffman May 4, 2003 When some recent graduates rated their college towns, Cleveland scored a 3.23 grade point average and failed to make the Top Ten Cities list. Boston was first with 3.90. Columbus was sixth with 3.75. "These figures are constantly changing with our online voting," explains Jesse Vickey, whose Connecticut company, Cap & Compass, launched the survey this year along with a Web-based Starter Kit ($9.95) offering city-specific information designed to help graduates who are moving to a new city settle in. "More new grads will be voting this spring," he says. Approximately 50 seniors and recent graduates were quizzed about their preferences for the Cleveland Starter Kit. "Young grads living in Cleveland say, The city is revitalized' and University Heights has a good nightlife,' " Vickey reports. "As far as places to live, most people mentioned University Circle and University Heights as their top choices." Vickey admits that most of the information in the kit, including RTA maps and fares, Ohio and Cleveland income tax forms, voting sites and utility phone numbers, can be found elsewhere for free, but he maintains that having accurate information in one place simplifies the moving process. "When I graduated from Duke University and moved to New York City [to work on Wall Street], I spent hours researching the best ways to find an apartment, get my driver's license and set up my cable," Vickey recalls. "I would have rather spent that time buying myself new clothes for my new job."
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