<p>Most of those crimes occur off campus. No other Big Ten school is in or abutting a major metro area. The fifth ward in particular is a high crime/low income ward where a decent number of students live.</p>
<p>Also, anyone here actually believe there are 13 forcible rapes but no non-forcible rapes? What’s the source on this data?</p>
<p>As a senior I do not personally know anyone who was raped, but I do know of two instances, and I personally only know of one burglary though I’m aware they happen. Don’t be stupid, lock your house. Rules of the day.</p>
<p>Also worth actually comparing to the other schools. the 13 rapes is by FAR the lowest, and is still among the lowest when adjusting for size.</p>
<p>Surely you are not serious, using the Daily Beast as a legitimate ranking system. While I abhor most such systems, this one has got to be a joke. </p>
<p>And if you look at the numbers on your Big 10 rankings, NU has much milder numbers than the following colleges - granted, with a smaller population. Also, keep in mind the statistics used are reported incidents, and less endowed universities may have less resources for their students than those such as NU - i.e., other universities may have more incidents, but they are not reported. Why would UMich and NU, the more academically focused schools of the Big 10 - granted, all are excellent schools, come out on top for danger? Why are 8 of the top 20 “most dangerous schools” in the nation one of the nation’s most elite - from Stanford to Brown to MIT? Why do these rankings fall under the section “SexyBeast: Entertainment & Fashion”? Because The Daily Beast is an opinion website/company and they want page views, so they promote sensationalism with an obnoxiously sketchy ranking methodology.</p>
<p>Oh, and burglaries, rape, and assaults at NU are extremely rare.</p>
<p>The area around NU (Ward 1) is affluent. But for some reason, as arbitar pointed out, Ward 5 is a rather high-crime ward and right next to Ward 1. There’s no reason to venture to Ward 5 unless you live there (manhy students live there for cheaper rent despite the risk).</p>
<p>Averby, if you haven’t noticed by now, is a ■■■■■. Specifically a Cornell ■■■■■ Good for NU then…you guys have a lot of haters, which is good. Unbelievable that he would even put Cornell ahead of Dartmouth also which is really annoying so uhhh…ignore her.</p>
<p>She could never get in with the stats she posted but if she did, then good. She will surely help the curves so booyah.</p>
<p>I have also read many posts by averby showing her enthusiasm for Cornell but not NU which made me wonder why she applied early to NU not Cornell…</p>
<p>I have read some of your posts and had thought you a ■■■■■ as well. But I prefer to give people the benefit of the doubt, in which case you are a seriously misinformed individual - and because misinformation is contagious, especially on an anonymous board - I will explain why you are thought a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>1) On every NU chance thread you have commented on (with one exception), you have said “You’re in!” or some derivation thereof. Northwestern is not easy to get into, but you seem to think so.
2) On other chance threads (and some NU), you have, without a prompt, randomly recommended applying to Cornell. You have a grossly inflated view of both the Ivy league schools and in particular, Cornell and Columbia - perhaps because these are New York schools and you’re from New York? For example, you say Columbia is much more prestigious than Stanford (also, prestige being the primary goal of any applicant bothers me, but I digress) and Fordham is “of course” better Tulane.
2.5) You seem to discriminate against the South, again citing Tulane as being in the south as a reason not to go there, and saying Georgetown is a much better option than Vanderbilt. This sort of discrimination is rather disturbing to me; marginalization and institutional stereotyping, even on a geographic basis, breeds hatred and disharmony.
3) You throw out completely arbitrary personal rankings (making me detest rankings even more), in which NU does rather poorly, but which make no sense whatsoever. For example, I contend that NU and Berkeley are comparable to Cornell and Columbia for Econ, but these two seem to omitted in your econ rankings. I actually think both are better than Cornell for econ by a wide margin, but refuse to rank. You rank schools feeding to Wall Street, in general, and within the Ivy league, without evidence.
4) You seem to think being Asian helps in college admissions, at least for NU.
5) You make statements such as the following:
^ Does it surprise you that some students study econ for econ’s sake?</p>
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^ Ironic that you should completely dismiss journalism, one of NU’s greatest strengths. But seriously, who told you that journalism is a dying field? I have heard no such thing. Perhaps you are right, but what evidence do you have? Making unsubstantiated claims, especially those that are contentious, is a pet peeve of mine. By the way, nobody is guaranteed a job in this economy, although prospects are looking better.</p>
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<p>^Ah yes. Pre-med. As someone who has done considerable research into the route to medical school, this misinformation bothers me the most. First of all, who are you to say that Cornell is better than premed than Binghamton and Northeastern? Unlike law school admissions, business, or even grad school admissions, the school that you attended for undergrad matters very little in medical school admissions. The reason why the top schools do better is simply because they tend to have better students. Whether a 4.0 from Podunk State or a 3.8 from Harvard is still controversial, but I am positive that a 3.8 from your local flagship is much more preferable to a 3.2 from Yale. Here’s the problem. Getting that 3.2 from Yale may have been much harder than the 3.8 from your local flagship. But unfortunately, med school adcoms use algorithms to weed out the first round of applicants to see who they should give secondaries to, and that means - for the best med schools - you may not have even been given a chance with a 3.2 from Yale, while the 3.8 is actually given one. So going to a better school carries greater risk, in which case it may not be a better idea to do so. Obviously, you may still want to go because you want the alumni network, the location, the research opportunities, etc. but these are reasons for choosing any school. These are thoughts to consider. It is not worth it to go broke as a premed at a school that some people might think is better, especially as a premed because of how much debt you will have to carry letter. That does not apply if you have FA or if you can afford it, of course. Also, no such thing as “Top undergrad medical program.” All the top schools have excellent premed programs. None is better than another, just different. Getting into med school with a lot of ambitious pre-meds is a more painful experience than otherwise, as I am learning quickly.</p>
<p>Oh, and this thread seems rather trollish as well, for reasons you can probably deduce.</p>
<p>Anyways, I just want CC posters to be rational and not make generalizing statements about schools, education, or jobs, as they have a tendency to do. Every statement should be substantiated, and when making choices all perspectives, options, and reasons should be considered - not “oh this school is better cuz ivy league duh.” And please, stop with the rankings, who are you to say such and such school is better than the other? I mean Harvard vs. your local community college is one thing, but when we are arguing about the top 25 schools, we are blaspheming the spirit of mutual respect and academic collaboration.</p>
<p>Good post Aequitas, but you missed the only thing you needed:</p>
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<p>K bye ■■■■■!</p>
<p>Also, Journalism, if not dying, IS seriously contracting as an industry.</p>
<p>Your points about premed are excellent. For reference, NU students admitted to med schools have a .1 lower GPA on average, but also have higher MCAT scores.</p>
<p>Ignoring the ■■■■■■■■ for a moment. I suspect much of the crime that takes place at NU takes place on the Chicago campus, where few undergrads will find themselves during odd hours. Evanston is fairly safe.</p>
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