Director David Lynch went to UArts in Philly. He has been quoted as saying that living in Philly helped him develop his cinematic vision, i.e. his penchant for dark, surreal incongruity.
Speaking as someome who lives and works in Philly, there is no better place to go to school! It is a wonderful city just bursting with great theater, world-class museums, awesome restaurants and nightlife. You can walk everywhere downtown. As for the people here, well, we're real and we're spectacular.
UArts is right on Broad Street's Avenue of the Arts. Great location, in walking distance to everything you want to be a part of.
Criticism is prejudice made plausible. -- H.L. Mencken