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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Be careful, there was a mass shooting this weekend near campus.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shooting-4-shot-1-fatally-business-east-63rd-street-west-woodlawn-police-say/16874509/[/quote]

That is not on the U Chicago campus. There's no reason for a student to go wandering in Woodlawn. I live near Columbia and there are dangerous areas within 1/4 mile of campus (parts of Harlem). But there's nothing in those places for a student, you'd never simply find yourself in those areas (unless you were seeking out hard drugs, in which case...well, you have other issues).[/quote]

This is written like it’s official UChicago propaganda. Half of the undergrad campus is in Woodlawn — the newest dorm is literally called Woodlawn Commons. Of course the university only wants you to focus on Hyde Park, not the exponentially more dangerous Woodlawn and other neighboring hoods.[/quote]

I agree with this. We visited Chicago and I am extremely familiar with the Penn and Columbia campuses - unfortunately there is no comparison. Chicago prioritizes economic theory as opposed to financial/commercial transactions, and as a result the surrounding area is grim as can be. Whereas Penn and Columbia bought up all the surrounding real estate, pushing gentrification and revitalization. The contrast is stark and depressing, considering my dc wants to apply ED.[/quote]

I am also familiar with Penn and Columbia (live very close to Columbia) and I agree with you. Hyde Park (Woodlawn) isn't safe. Your smart DD can and will do better in regular decision.[/quote]

As a west coaster who is not familiar with the areas around these schools and has non-street-savvy girls, I would like to know more.  A couple of parents are saying that the areas around Penn and Columbia are safer than Hyde Park and Woodlawn.  That's good news.  If you are familiar with New Haven by Yale and Baltimore by JHU, I would like to know your thoughts on those areas.  Thanks in advance.[/quote]

The area around JHU has always been safe and now it is categorically so. Baltimore (where I live) just set a record for fewest homicides in the first 6 months of the year, dating back to 1978

My kid finished grad school at U of Chicago last year. It is not as categorically safe as Baltimore but is still fine although you have to be more aware of your surroundings and possibly take advantage of the free rides after dark depending on how late and where you’re going [/quote]

People in Baltimore say this a lot on this board, but I just visited JHU (drove up from D.C.) and the area we drove through to get to JHU had several police cars, a fair amount of graffiti, and was generally very run-down looking.  So, clearly, that's not in the same area you live, but it did not leave a good impression even though the campus itself was beautiful.  Another point that I noticed was one of the dorms has an actual security office planted right at the entrance, which while reassuring also begs the question of why that is needed.  Overall, I was just surprised at the contrasts I saw between the nice campus and the not so nice area near campus.  It think Princeton/Newark also gave me that kind of whiplash.[/quote]

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