<p>My son graduated from Eastman in 2006. </p>
<p>ptmom - Sorry to hear about your son’s experience and glad to know that things turned out ok. My son did not run into any problems while he was there. He lived in the dorm for 3 years and in an apartment a couple blocks from the dorm during his senior year. The dorm is security locked and as long as the students follow the rules, there will not be problems there. The dorm is right across the street from the classroom building which also has security.</p>
<p>Downtown Rochester is not the safest place in the world. Students are instructed to never walk around alone after dark, to stick together, to always make sure someone knows where you are going and when you will be back, etc. My son says the students do a good job of looking after each other. Also, campus security is very responsive even to the students who live off campus. During sophmore year son was at an off campus party where there was an incident. They called security who responded right away. </p>
<p>When I was in college back in the dark ages we used to privately make fun of the security guards who were often full of themselves and not too bright. My son said that this was not his experience at Eastman. The guards were friendly to the students and helpful when needed. There seemed to be good relations between the two groups.</p>