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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve observed with increasing interest that the two main universities in the Chicago area, Northwestern and Univ. of Chicago have exploded both in popularity and general awareness but also seem to be climbing the rankings steadily. What are these colleges doing right? Niece is interested in both and a ton of her friends have either or both of those two schools on their wish-lists.[/quote]

Nobody cares about either undergraduate college in real life, it’s just US News obsessed middle class strivers spamming message boards. And truth be told both campuses are not really in Chicago; NU is in a boring northern suburb and [b]UC is 30 minutes south of downtown surrounded by a war zone.[/b][/quote]

This just sounds bitter and jealous[/quote]

And not even true. U of C is a 10 minute drive from the Loop. With uber, the whole city is very close.

And "war zone?" Please. North of U of C is Bronzeville, a vibrant historically interesting neighborhood on the climb. South is Woodlawn/South Short, also historically black neighborhoods with increasingly interesting commercial outlets. There is violent crime on the south side, but I really hate the (often racist) hyperbole. [/quote]

Totally agree that describing the South side as a war zone is racist hyperbole.

But it’s more like a 20 minute drive from campus to the Loop. DD routinely took buses/the L/Ubers to various places in the City and never had any problem either wrt safety or accessibility. She definitely experienced living in Chicago and Hyde Park was her neighborhood (not a suburb or a different city).[/quote]

Any other parents of recent UChicago grads who can comment on safety and how their DC felt there?  It is DD's #1 choice but we are all starting to worry a little about crime.  For context, DH and I grew up in the NYC and Philly and DD wants an urban campus and all that comes with it.  But stories of violent crime sometimes in broad daylight near campus and on public transit into downtown have us wondering.  Tour guide was evasive when another parent asked about crime but did say that she and her friends uber everywhere instead of transit because they feel safer.  [/quote]

DD was a 2020 grad. Relied primarily on public transit (with the occasional Uber). Went all over the city, day and night, alone and in groups.  Only crime she experienced in 4 years was bike theft from her apt building’s backyard overnight in a case where she did secure the bike properly (the thief only had to clip a wire in a chain link fence to liberate it). For context DD grew up in DC and was a regular bus/Metro user and pedestrian.[/quote]

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