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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would suggest visiting the school first.

Snow aside, the location (Rochester) is less than desireable to put it kindly.  It is a dirty, depressed, former industrial town that had its heyday in the post WW2 era and has been declining ever since.  The crime is not good.  The city was once pretty but is empty and a shell of itself.

My kid was accepted there and was offered a ton of merit, almost full pay.  But they couldn't get past the dinginess of the town and the crime.  For example, we saw a homeless guy threatening to kill someone they blocked into a bus shelter, at around noon on the perimeter of campus.  It is unfortunate that the town of Rochester is such a disappointment, because if it had been any other location with that program and the amount of merit given, my kid would have loved to attend the school.

You might not mind the town, but for us it was a deal breaker.

I really recommend visiting this school before putting it on your list, especially coming from a well run state like Florida.[/quote]

Interesting. I found Rochester (the city and school) so much nicer than syracuse[/quote]

Agree but that's not saying much. [/quote]

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