Columbia, South Carolina

I've only driven through and stopped for lunch. Seems very much like Baton Rouge, for whatever that's worth.

The biggest plus to me would seem to be LOCATION. It is basically 2-3 hours in every direction to pretty much everything one could want: beaches, mountains, 2 big NFL cities (hell, I guess you could even count Jacksonville, but nobody really counts Jacksonville), 2-3 SEC schools.

If the job is right and if you have nothing else tying you here, at your age I'd leap at the opportunity.

Y’all responses are greatly appreciated. Really am leaning towards taking the opportunity

Columbia, SC is great. Like Baton Rouge but a lot better. Great place for a younger person, too.

Spent 8 years in Columbia for undergrad and law school. My brother lives there. It is a great area imo. You are an hour from Charlotte, 3 from Atlanta, 1.5 hours from Greenville, less than 2 from Charleston and about 2 from Myrtle Beach.

If you are interested in football, Gamecock fans are some of the most loyal in the country and Williams-Brice is a shite show most Saturdays. Clemson is about 150 miles away, UGA is a 3 hour ride. You are also close enough to do a Sunday trip to Panthers and Falcons games.

As far as good areas, downtown has come a long way. The areas around USC, Shandon, the Vista and Rosewood are all nice areas. Just outside downtown is Forest Acres, which is its own incorporated town. It is also very nice but more suited for families. If you're talking about suburbs, Northeast Columbia, specifically the Spring Valley area, is very popular.

If you're in your mid-20's, I would highly recommend downtown. The bar and restaurant scenes in the Vista, Main Street and Five Points are all great, but they can be a pain to get to outside that area, specifically because of how spread out the city is. And best of all, the talent in Columbia is spectacular.

Cost of living much cheaper than Nola and lots of things close by. You probably don’t care but they have a great zoo. It would be a good experience to leave and pocket some extra money even if you don’t like it long term. I view it as the BR to Nola’s Charleston but probably more liveable.

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You will be expected to affiliate w/ the Gamecocks or the Clemson Tigers. Doesn’t matter that you have no previous association with either one. You will probably get that question the first day from multiple people.

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not really...
All my friends knew I was LSU and did not have a problem.
Would likely have more problems associating w Clemson.

Back in the day ... I had to sit in the parking lot of a club called Polo's (top of a hill) to catch games on the NOLA radio.
Waitresses were very nice, would bring me drinks to the car in the parking lot even though the club did not get busy till after 11:30

You lived there and no one asked you which team you favored?

It is good natured, I didn’t mean to imply that it is a problem, but I was asked many times to “pick a side”, especially the week they play. Didn’t matter that my team is LSU.

I moved to Greenville, SC 6ish months ago. I'm about 1.5 hours from Columbia and I've passed through and stopped 4-5 times. It's pretty similar to BR, but it's surrounding by some really pretty areas. I'd take the offer and run. I miss the boot, but I'm loving life up here. Plus, it was 65 degrees yesterday morning and the hottest it got was 82. Made for a hell of a round of golf! Edit: I'm also mid 20s for what it's worth.