Does undergraduate prestige matter

LostInTheShuffle
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 21:19:03 +0000

Reasonable people can certainly disagree. We live in one of the largest, most diverse cities in the world and my D22 is out and about everyday - so she’s not living in a cocoon. But level of violence in the areas surrounding UChicago is at a whole different level (I know Chicago very well, having lived there and also visited frequently on business) - with so many good universities around, I feel it is not smart to unnecessarily expose yourself to such hazards.

Here are some headlines from the ABC7 (Chicago) website over the past 2 weeks:

Feb. 7th: Chicago shootings: 22 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend violence, CPD says

In particular: “A 17-year-old boy was struck by gunfire Saturday afternoon in Hyde Park on the South Side. The teen boy was on the sidewalk about 2:20 p.m. in the 5600-block of South Woodlawn Avenue when a dark vehicle pulled up and someone from inside fired shots, police said.”

5600 block of South Woodlawn Avenue is 2 blocks from UChicago campus.

Jan. 31st: Chicago shootings: 18 shot, 4 fatally, in weekend violence, CPD says

Jan. 30th: Area residents gather to protest Chicago violence against kids, women in 2022 so far

You might be comfortable with this but I’d prefer to avoid it.