<p>Is not choosing a school based on the fact that my car was almost stolen there in the parking lot (key slot was damaged, papers were thrown around the car) a valid reason not to a choose that school? Curious...and I would be commuting there.</p>
<p>If you don't feel safe at the school you're choosing, don't go there. So your reason for not selecting this particular school is, as far as I am concerned, just as valid as any other "fit" feeling.</p>
<p>I'd have to agree with Chedva...</p>
<p>You'll be using the parking facilities a lot. If you do not feel safe, then it is an issue which will impact your education. Perhaps, it is just bad luck though. I'd check the crime statistics of the school and compare it to the other colleges you are looking at to be sure.</p>