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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lower ranked school that doesn’t get a lot of love on here, but my entire family loved Rhodes. I was surprised myself.

Stunning campus, small classes and engaged teachers and students, great pre med to med school track, a service/volunteer requirement to graduate, friendly kids who are neither too conservative or too ‘woke’ seeming, and in an interesting vibrant city, Memphis. (And yes, we know there’s crime in larger Memphis, the admission tour addressed it and advises students on what areas to avoid). Dc thought she wanted a SLAC, but so many of them are in small, boring towns. This school really hit the mark in so many ways. [/quote]

+1 It's a great school, and I know quite a few grads--all very nice and smart! I so think Memphis crime is a big issue that's not being adequately addressed by Memphis leaders. [/quote]

Memphis & New Orleans ranked as the bottom two out of 182 cities for safety issues. Both are quite dangerous, but New Orleans has a lot of good attributes as well.[/quote]

And Memphis doesnt? Apparently you don’t like music! But yes, those cities - overall- have high crime rates. But Rhodes, as example, is enclosed and in a nice area of the city. I’ll note Berkeley is right by Oakland, an unsafe city by stats. Same with Washington U- St. Louis is one of the least safe cities in the US. And obviously USC gets no shortage of apps even though it is in a very sketchy part of LA.

The schools make safety a huge priority.

The reality is that if your kid wants to leave the nest, and live in a vibrant place with jobs and culture, they are going to likely end up in a place you’d call ‘unsafe’. My dc would never want to be in a small boring town. [/quote]

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