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[quote=Anonymous]Parent of first-year from Southern California, and we are currently in Hyde Park as it's the college's Family Weekend.

Our DC is liking it but yes the workload is a lot.  She started out with four classes but dropped one to spend more time on the others.

She is a very strong critical thinker and the fit is great.  They really push the idea of robust public discourse/debate etc, and that attracts kids like her who want to talk about issues from all angles.

Re safety, we are from an area where we don't always lock our doors and my kids jog at night, so initially I was worried that my kid would unwittingly take stupid risks.  But the school does a good job at both having good security, and in teaching kids about how to be safe.

Her dorm is on the south side of campus and one look at her Citizen app makes you realize that there is crazy stuff happening off-campus just south and west of her all the time. It's not the thing that would have me dissuade someone from going to this school; it's just about learning how to be safe in an urban setting.  Also, we have said we'll pay for all Ubers/Lyfts etc. as we don't want her deciding to walk places just to save a buck.  [/quote]

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