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How horrible for you that you live in a gorgeous city. Honestly, have you ever seen the part of LA that USC is in?</p>
<p>uconn cause there's like nothing near it
philly because it's dirty and unsafe
Bryant and Quinnipiac both have like 5 buildings near their entrances if I remember correctly
I heard the SUNY Buffalo had horrible weather</p>
<p>Anywhere in upstate NY</p>
<p>I've spent lots of time in New Haven, New York, and Durham, and it's true that all those cities have pros and cons. But the idea that they are unsafe is really overstated. If you use even the minimum of common sense, there will always be other people around and you are not likely to be mugged. Of course, if you leave your stuff unattended, or your door unlocked, you are likely to have problems. So don't do that. In New York, you will definitely see crimes around NYU and elsewhere, but it will be low-level drugdealing, prostitutes, etc. It will not be roving bands of thugs mugging NYU students.</p>
<p>Chicago has the UPass, fast shuttle buses downtown, nightlife, liberal cops. Except for complete disregard for pedestrians and lack of all-ages concerts in the north side, it's a great big city for students.</p>
<p>U. C. Berkeley: Murder capitol of California.</p>
<p>^ Is this actually true? From what I've heard Berkeley is really nice!</p>
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If somebody thinks Poughkeepsie is rough, they live a very sheltered life.
Cayuga:</p>
<p>My best friend's car-an old car-was stolen right off the street this year. There have been rapes over the years, and students are encouraged not to walk alone at all. But mostly, its ugly.</p>
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U. C. Berkeley: Murder capitol of California.
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<p>Stop trolling. It's obvious that you don't like Berkeley, but you don't need to bash it in every other thread.</p>
<p>(Nobody calls Berkeley the "murder capitol of California," as there are much worse places, which is why it's obvious you just made that up to further bash Berkeley.)</p>
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Philly can be pretty dangerous.
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One's own home can be dangerous-in fact, living is the most perilous thing a person can do. On a different note, as long as you're not involved in illegal activities, you should be fine in any city, suburb, rural place, etc.</p>
<p>"On a different note, as long as you're not involved in illegal activities, you should be fine in any city, suburb, rural place, etc."</p>
<p>that's why a UChicago grad student (just got his PhD thesis approved) was shot this year walking around at night, right?</p>
<p>Obviously there are a few isolated cases of people being randomly attacked, but those incidents are few and far between (btw, do you know what that grad student did in his off-time?).</p>
<p>If Berkeley is the murder capital of the country, then what is Richmond, 8 miles NW, or Oakland, 13 miles south?</p>
<p>Tampa, FL.. The city itself is pretty boring, at least to me, someone else might beg to differ. The dowtown area in some parts is a bit shady (but as any city would be). Even in the outskirts there aren't a significant amount of things to do.</p>
<p>oh no, i forgot. he used his chemistry skills to make ecstasy and sold it.</p>
<p>Haha, as a New Orleans native I'm pretty sure I come from the murder capitol of the country. Not that UNO is exactly an attractive place to go to college...</p>
<p>New Brunswick, NJ is pretty depressing. And Alfred University in Alfred, NY may not be at the end of the Earth, but you can see the end of the Earth from there.</p>
<p>Not that it seemed too dangerous, but I really hated Middletown. Wesleyan spills into the city and seems really ugly and kind of shady.</p>
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Not surprising ;)</p>
<p>Loyola Chicago sucks--its in Rogers Park which is a garbage neighborhood. Last semester I got probably 2 dozen notices of kids getting beat up and robbed at gun point. I wouldn't send my kid there.</p>