<p>Just want to reply to Mary’s comment regarding moving on if safety is a parent’s concern… want to clarify. I understand your point, however my S loves the school, and is not at all concerned about this. I want to make sure I am not overreacting to rumors, before preventing him from potentially attending his dream school. I want to make sure I have a realistic idea of the safety concerns. </p>
<p>However, there is a difference between truly not having safety concerns as opposed to: students are safe on campus as long as they never walk around Hartford “off-cammpus”. I am also understanding that students enjoy Hartford 10 minutes away (not the part that actually surrounds the campus) - getting there by car. Well my S does not have a car. So I don’t want to assume this is an option for him. Yes, he’ll have friends, but then he is dependent on them any time he needs or wants anything off-campus. </p>
<p>I can imagine that the students want to enjoy a Sunday breakfast off-campus, just to get a little change of astmosphere. Or a burger in town etc.</p>
<p>Please understand, I am not judging. I want this to work out for my S. But I want to make sure I really understand the situation.</p>
<p>varitek33 I think that is a very smart approach. I have two older boys. The oldest was very involved outside his immediate campus. He worked many blocks away, he met friends at local restaurants, many of his friends lived off campus. What was surrounding the immediate campus was important to him. My second son spends most time on his campus. He’s involved in campus organizations, his friends live on campus and while he does leave campus it is not anywhere near the frequency of his older brother and the town is of lesser importance. This is one of those “fit” things that is going to differ from kid to kid and it is smart to consider when faced with choices.</p>
<p>My dad said that at 5 pm he was getting in the car and not staying at Trinity. If i wanted to stay longer it was up to me but he was outta there. Trinity has THE most beautiful campus but it is in a SLUM. Sorry but true and there is no way around it.</p>
<p>I have to agree with digger. My husband is an alumni of Trinity and my son was accepted for the 2012 entering class and chose to go elsewhere. The crime ridden area directly surrounding campus was the primary reason.</p>
Any improvement since 2012? I got mugged twice on an urban campus and swore I would not let my kids go to urban colleges. Then I sent a son off to the Bronx. He used his spin moves when jogging back from subways at night. Happy that he transferred to a safer college. Again any updates? The new Trinity president could walk to burger bars in Baltimore when at Hopkins. Can I do the same at Trinity?
Last spring, I attended a karate class at Trinity that is open to community people. They recently expanded the campus by buying up several ‘tenement type’ buildings that bordered the campus near the physical education center. Trinity has built very attractive student housing and courtyards in the space and it is a huge improvement in the atmosphere of that part of the campus. There is lots of lighting in the evenings and very visible campus security. I felt ‘safe’ walking around campus. The campus really is beautiful. Unfortunately, there is not much ‘walkable’ from campus though (restaurants, stores etc.)