If you're like me and when you leave school at the end of the day you really want to LEAVE school, I'd say to not live in Aurora. There's so many cool neighborhoods around the Denver metro area and you get the benefit of being close to cool bars, restaurants, and concerts without having to in the shadow of school. But that's just me, I need to put some geographical distance between me and school for my own sanity sometimes. I currently live in NW Denver, so I will have a heftier commute, but I love my neighborhood. I do know people who live in Aurora, and being close is convenient and also cheaper than living in Denver (I think). It's really all about what you prefer. Being closer to the mountains is also a plus of living westward 🙂