<p>Marlgirl, those are shocking statistics and I appreciate your sharing them. I’m assuming that you are either a Yale student or alumna.</p>
<p>Teefore2, ouch, that’s a little harsh. I’ve lived long enough to understand that safety can’t be guaranteed but being concerned and surprised is not quite the same thing as wanting to, as you put it, “hide from everyone and everything to play it safe.” </p>
<p>Perhaps if I had signed off as “Concerned Dad of Teenage Applicant” you might have been gentler?</p>