<p>I think that it would be a big mistake for somebody to not apply only because of these recent events. Yale is actually safer than many other top schools… “In 2002–04, Yale reported 14 violent crimes (homicide, aggravated assault, or sex offenses), when Harvard reported 83 such incidents, Princeton 24, and Stanford 54” (From Wikipedia). Yale is, for the most part, very safe, and campus security is taken very seriously here by the administration. The murder of Annie Le was a premeditated crime that could have happened anywhere. Yale does everything in its power to have the best security, but sometimes no amount of money or precaution can prevent an act of pure evil, scary as it is.</p>