<p>LOL I know right!!!</p>
<p>perfect36: it’s funny: you said on a previous post (earlier this month) you’ll be a freshman at a state flagship university…did you forget?</p>
<p>Sometimes the biggest risk is not taking one.</p>
<p>Not when it risks one’s safety and well-being. One can get just as good of an education somewhere that’s not crime-ridden, but some people are too obsessed with the brand name that they’re willing to that that unnecessary, potentially detrimental, risk.</p>
<p>Perhaps some of you should read: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1185550-getting-plowed-my-freshman-year-princeton.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1185550-getting-plowed-my-freshman-year-princeton.html</a></p>
<p>“perfect”: no, you deleted your post because you implied you attended brown and now you’ve been caught so you’re embarrassed/remorseful</p>
<p>OCELITE: how is that relevant?</p>
<p>FIGHT! Fight! FIGHT! </p>
<p>But seriously wow guys</p>
<p>I was a bit worried about a college in the city for my daughter but then I realized that she would probably choose to live in a big city with her first job out of college. I decided it was better for her to learn about city life and safety while on the college campus in a more safe city “bubble” than move there after college. Besides my concerns, it is what she wanted to do and her college choice.</p>
<p>And I understand that so many Yale, Columbia and Chicago students flee the schools after being victims of violent crime that they have to hire people to pretend to be students so the classrooms won’t look too empty! It’s decent part-time work, but you have to look, ya know, smart.</p>
<p>This thread is ridiculous. I attended Columbia in the 70’s, when NYC was much more crime-ridden than it is now, and there was absolutely nothing dangerous about the campus or surrounding area. It’s sad to see that ostensibly intelligent students are so terrified of urban life.</p>
<p>Selecting the right college is a matter of doing your research carefully. Whether the college is located in a high crime or low crime area, it’s how comfortable you are after a visit to the school. There are other factors in choosing the right college as well, how well do you fit in? I know this may not be relevant but I’ll use it for fitting purposes. As an example, some kids thinking that it’d be great if they can get into a top school, but forget to think how comfortable they’d be with everything else until after they check in. My above post was a classic example of how someone didn’t think about fit until after getting in. If you don’t realize how comfortable you are with a college until after checking in, then you’ll have to deal with it, whether is location, or weather, or academics, etc. Go visit the school in the winter months not in the summer, go drive around the neighborhood and see for yourself, take pictures so when you go home, you’ll remember what the school looks like and what the area looks like. Finally, ask yourself these questions, will I be happy and comfortable living here for 4 years? Is this the right fit for me, location wise, climate wise, academic wise? You’ll have a better idea what you are getting into for 4 years.</p>
<p>Please. I spend my weekdays in the summer in Detroit. I’m not sheltered one iota. I simply wouldn’t want to live in the ghettos of Detroit, where people get stabbed/shot and it’s scary to walk around alone at night.</p>
<p>I’d be more scared to live somewhere rural. Although I live in a quieter neighborhood in Chicago [by suburbs], I feel more safe when others are out/around/driving. If its you alone at night, just don’t go out.(:</p>
<p>you may not be a ■■■■■ but you sure are a great facsimile for a ■■■■■’s rear end</p>
<p>Seriously, there is almost no risk of actually getting killed or hurt in one of these cities. You seriously have a better chance of drowning in a swimming pool then getting shot. If I had the chance I would totally go to one of these schools</p>
<p>facsimile for a ■■■■■’s rear end?</p>
<p>Have you even bothered to look at the actual crime rates? I hear way too many people say that Columbia’s in Harlem. No it’s not. It’s in Morningside Heights.</p>