My daughter’s top three choices are VT, Auburn & Clemson. Does anyone have kids going to any of them right now? How has your experience been with campus safety? My older child is at a school where it’s been a disappointment. The dorms do not have cameras monitoring the entrances/exits, the main downtown entertainment area has very little police presence and there are often muggings. I’m concerned about these types of things as well as the obvious other safety worries that moms have sending their daughters away to school for the first time. For these reasons (among others) my daughter is drawn to more “bubble like” schools. I’m hoping that they will provide a more insulated experience although there is no escaping crime altogether. I’d love to hear about recent experience for anyone that can share!
not sure if she’s made a decision, but I just wanted to offer that my son is a freshman at Auburn and is VERY happy. He feels very safe walking around campus at night and the town feels very safe as well. What’s nice is that the campus is fairly compact and walkable and they do have a great transit system for places off campus. Auburn very much feels like a “bubble” school. Good luck!
My daughter feels extremely safe at Clemson, she’s a senior.
My daughter is a senior at VT. Not surprisingly, VT is very vigilant about on-campus safety, and my daughter has never felt unsafe there. I’ve also always felt better that there are 1200+ cadets, who live on campus. Although not armed, they are always training and learning valuable leadership skills. I feel like they would be ready to go in a crisis.
The surrounding area is quiet and relatively safe as well. She lives just outside campus and walks to fitness classes and restaurants/bars on the weekends. She hasn’t remarked about any issues with vagrants on or around campus, which is sometimes the case at other universities.
Unless a college is completely remote, they can’t always control what goes on outside of campus but these days, most colleges are vigilant about on-campus safety because they know it’s a hot-button issue for parents and it can make or break a college decision.