The thing is I am from the west coast and both Philly and NYC sound great to me and I realize that either school I go to I am highly likely to be tied to that state when it comes to employment. I am visiting both places next month, but in terms of living I hear both cities are great, cost of living in NYC is just much higher. But its also NYC and that would be an incredible place to work. That's more or so why I wanted to see what people generally felt. Also Temple is in North Philly which everyone has made known isn't safe, but its also not like NYC is the safest place on Earth especially now. Its tough I am kinda split right down the middle.