violinmom

I have no knowledge of Hartt, but just want to second what thumper1 said about campus safety in general. Any major metro area or large city will have relatively safe areas and those areas that just plain need to be avoided. My middle D went to Northwestern, and lived off campus the last two years in a large converted "mansion" maybe 5 blocks from campus. There were muggings, car break-ins and robberies, and by the time she left I was very thankful she was done with Evanston and Chicago in general. The neighborhood around NW is NOT all that safe. Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured, but two people were beaten and robbed just down the street from D's house. It really concerns me when I read these very tragic stories and discover, in the details, that someone (male OR female, but esp. female) was attacked because they were out walking at 2 a.m., alone. Some common sense really needs to prevail -- no matter where you are, it is NOT a good idea to leave the safety of your dorm or home at 2 a.m., unless it's a real emergency - and get a friend to accompany you and be sure someone knows where you are going and how to reach you.

notfromme

I second what violinmom said. And, it does not matter where you are!! Older d goes to Shehandoah Conservatory in Virginia...very small school in the delightful town of Winchester. She can literally see her dorm from the conservatory HOWEVER...I have told her time and time again...DO NOT WALK ALONE!!! She assures me she does not. These rehearsals go until the wee hours of the morning. You have to use common sense no matter where you are. The bottom line is go to the school that you feel is best suited for YOU! If we started a list of schools located in "less than desirable neighborhoods", I think the list could go on forever and have some of the top schools in the country on it!!

ray198

Notfromme,

Very well put. College life is no different than the "real world". Danger potentially exists around every corner. We have to teach our children to be safe at all times and in all places.

lorelei2702

It is not possible to function as a college student and not walk alone some of the time, even at night. Many schools have escort services and emergency phones planted around campus. A student must learn the culture of the situation and respond accordingly. Orientation programs tend to cover such things.

Mitra

Thank you for the posts. Violadad, those statistics were very helpful.
And Operasinger2000, congrats on acceptance!

solnp

BEK,
Congratulations to your daughter on acceptane to Hartt. HS daughter takes lesson with Greig Searer. He is a very well respected flute teacher and performer as well as a nice person. One of his HS students was assepted to Julliard few years ago. Hartt flute studio has students who palyed at major music festivals and master classes with James Gallway.

flute88

I had the opportunity to study with Greig Shearer my 4 years in HS, and it was amazing. He is such a nice person, who pushes his students to reach the potential he knows they have. I absolutely recommend going to Hartt and studying with him. I learned a lot, and now that I've moved on, I continue to see connections to what he taught me, and how valuable it is.

tango14

Many campus have escort services that one can call to avoid having to walk alone at night.

don9992

The term "escort service" conjures up a different image than I think you were going for. There has to be a better name for that than !

tango14

Where I've been they have been termed campus escort services. Guess I didn't think about the non-campus connotation.

Hartt Admissions

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musicmom

West Hartford is lovely.
We visited many times while son was applying 4 years ago to Hartt. The area directly surrounding the campus has beautiful old homes and tall tree lined streets.
Oddly, our son preferred the slightly less lovely, more cityish downtown Hartford!

He is again considering Hartt for grad school. It's a wonderful place!

Hartt Admissions

Musicmom,

That is great! I like downtown Hartford too. There are a ton of building projects going on as part of Hartford's Renaissance: Home - Hartford 2010

Hartt Admissions

Dear Moderator,

Can we please have the title of this thread changed to The Hartt School? The Hartt School hasn't been called The Hartt School of Music since 1992, when we became a performing arts conservatory.

binx

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