<p>Hey Guys,</p>
<p>Well, I was luckily accepted to Chicago...congrats to everyone that was accepted, and I'm really interested in going. However, my parents are really worried about Chicago's location...hyde park, south side? Is the campus (and area) safe? And is there really that need to worry, or are my parents just freaking out about me going so far away? Thanks!</p>
<p>The safe function is quite useful...</p>
<p>I'm from Chicago so I fill qualofoed to answer. Chicago is a major city so there will of course be crime but Hyde Park is not really known for being a bad area. And as long as you're not doing stupid things I'm sure you'll be fine.</p>
<p>Check out this website : <a href="http://ope.ed.gov/security/Search.asp%5B/url%5D">http://ope.ed.gov/security/Search.asp</a> .
You might want to compare the University of Chicago with Princeton. Which is safer?</p>
<p>Hyde Park is decent, the South Side is not. Stay in the Hyde Park Bubble :D</p>
<p>i heard for first years, watch out from housing at BJ. that housing complex is right next to a really bad street in chicago. so if ur a first year, and ur trying to find your way to get to class, but you take a wrong turn...</p>
<p>or mebe its upperclassmen trying to keep the best housing complex to themselves?</p>
<p>i hear graduates make it through with very little stab wounds........maybe 3 or 4 total. Maybe a ninja star if you are unlucky.</p>
<p>Soon there will be a new dorm south of BJ (which is right next to the law library). I guess the "warnings" will shift to that dorm in 2008.</p>
<p>I'm the great people of BJ appreciate the buffer dorm.</p>
<p>I've heard that snell hitchcock is incredibly dangerous. Avoid it.</p>