Boston has been a center of intellectual, cultural and political life since the 17th century. Home to scores of colleges and universities, more than 100,000 students provide fuel for one of the world's great intellectual capitals.

The beaches of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are an easy drive, and the hiking and ski trails of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts' Berkshire Valley invite quick weekend getaways. Whether you choose to live amidst the charm of historic Beacon Hill or Boston's Back Bay, its vibrant South End, nearby Cambridge or Jamaica Plain, the atmosphere is full of opportunity to relax easy or play hard.




"Life in Boston and Cambridge is exceptional. There is an amazingly rich culture and intellectual community here, surrounded by exquisitely preserved historic neighborhoods located in a clean, safe and beautiful urban environment. With the Cape, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine an hour's drive away, the proximity of nature is great. In Cambridge you can enjoy both the comfortable feeling of a college town along with the stimulating aspects of a northeastern city, and I don't know if you can find that anywhere else."

--Daphne Holt M.D.,Ph.D, Class of 2002 and current MGH faculty.