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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however  we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, [b]not even Northwestern[/b], it is just too risky. [/quote]
Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?[/quote]

I  fear my DD going off campus and accidentally getting into a bad area without her knowledge. I am more comfortable with Penn (not that she is likely to get in) as I know Philly very well and could educate her on where she can and cannot go. [/quote]

Do your own research. There’s a lot of stats out there.

https://www.northwestern.edu/up/facts-and-figures/campus-crime/daily-blotter/[/quote]

Which illustrates how safe Northwestern's Evanston campus is if you read the police reports: "unsecured building", "medical attention", & "suspicious circumstances".

If anyone thinks that Penn's campus and Penn's area of Philly is safer than NU & Evanston, you are either deliberately trying to mislead readers or you have never been to Northwestern & Evanston.[/quote]

I am not saying Evanston is dangerous, its  a great area, I am just saying what if there is a party at u Ch or another part of Chicago--is my kid going to know to say no. When I was 20 I didnt exclusively hang out where my school is. [/quote]

When we toured Northwestern, there were some parts of Evanston that I felt were sketchy.[/quote]

Because parts of it ARE very sketchy. Evanston is an urban town bordering Chicago. It’s on the same subway system, subway stops are just west of campus.[/quote]

Interesting -- Evanston seemed a lot like Bethesda to me when we visited. The parts I saw didn't seem sketchy at all.[/quote]

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