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[quote=Anonymous]My mom grew up across the street from Yale. They moved out before the crack epidemic decimated NH in the 1980s.  Just a few years ago they had the largest number of opiod overdoses in the park.  The train station gets some sketchy people. I still have a lot of relatives in the area, some that were first responders.  The stories they told about the crime in New Haven were harrowing.

But, I also have relatives that live in Baltimore and NYC currently.  A niece and nephew at Hopkins. Crime in Baltimore is no joke either.  Look at Galludet in DC recently.

This is a reflective of crime spiking in major US cities. San Fran is a cesspool.

IF my son got into Yale would I send him?  Yes.  Hopkins? Yes. But we are city people and grew up knowing the limitations and street smarts needed.  As a teen/college student I didn't walk alone at night.  I didn't jog in the dark, etc.

Kids from parts of the US or other countries that don't have high crime rates truly don't understand they can't do what they can do at home.  I was always shocked to see young college girls jogging alone on the C&O towpath---down where it is very remote.  Living in Georgetown I never did that. I had a running partner always or I stuck to busier streets-never trails.

My dad also taught me about not drinking from open containers or a drink handed to me back in the late s1980s--pre Bill Cosby.  You need to educate your kids. Period.

And, for some, some of the urban campuses may not be the right place and that is perfectly understandable.  [/quote]

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