University of Chicago is obviously a wonderful school and I spent a portion of my childhood living in the Chicagoland area.
Unfortunately, Chicago is routinely named one of the most corrupt cities in the United States and multiple UChicago students/recent graduates have been killed due to the crime level in the city in the last few years. Yes, directly on the campus is “safer”, but it is an island in the middle of rampant violence.
Why should my STEM daughter with a 1590 SAT/straight As/likely top in her class/“sparse country” state/individual state champion in multiple extracurriculars, including a sport for which UChicago has a team, consider applying to UChicago given the overall crime in the city once she steps foot off the campus?