<p>momsville, we sent our daughter there on her own two years ago. She drove herself (which ended up rather difficult as they had no provision at all for advice on where she should park; we were lucky she didn’t get towed from the university lot she parked in!) All the one-way streets were a big adjustment for this suburban gal! But the weekend is perfectly safe. The area around Yale is lovely and she’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Thanks donna - feeing better! I take it your daughter decided on Yale (despite parking difficulties). What program is she in? How is she liking it?</p>
<p>she is planning on majoring in Physics and Astronomy (that’s one major, regardless of how it sounds). She loves Yale. She took up ballroom dancing this year and that has become a major extracurricular for her (she never danced before at all, but she’s doing really well in competitions!)</p>
<p>My husband and I went with our son last year. We had a lot of fun and many parents came with their kids. If you can, go. It is really fun and you get to know Yale more. Congratulations to your son. My son loves Yale a lot and will be volunteering this year in the YES weekend program.
Enjoy!!
Proud Yale parent!</p>
<p>May I ask a further question about safety? As the father of an only child, a daughter, I have concerns about sending my daughter away to a school in a city, such as Yale. I have the nagging feeling that crime from the city crosses over into the campus. In my mind, locals have easy access to the campus, creating more of a risk of crime than, say, a rural campus or a suburban campus. When I look at crime statistics at a school like Yale for crimes such as forcible sex offenses, or even robbery, I worry. Should I be worried? Did any of you with daughters have similar feelings prior to sending them to Yale? How did you deal with these concerns?</p>
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<p>My daughter is a junior at Harvard and my son is a sophomore at Yale – and neither one of them has had any issues with safety on either campus. They grew up in New York City though and are street wise; they don’t walk alone late at night, the walk in a group in well lighted areas etc. If they were to trade places, I would not have an issue with them at either school.</p>
<p>Arjin: that’s a legitimate question. I attended Y when New Haven’s crime rate was near or at its apex (due to the crack epidemic and subsequent turf wars). Petty crime could and would happen. A deranged person attacked a friend in the middle of Beinekce plaza out of the blue in front of 50 passers by. Total freak incident. To be blunt, non-students stand out on campus.</p>
<p>But like Gibby, I think I’ve taught my two daughters to be wise and street smart. I would not hesitate one second to send them there if they were lucky enough to be admitted.</p>
<p>Not all non-students stand out. Most of us locals look and sound just the same. Some of my best friends and neighbors are Yale affiliated. I attend a group that meets on campus, and they don’t look at me funny. </p>
<p>I live and raised three kids in the shadow of Yale–including a teen age daughter. Over the years, they have attended a variety of programs and events at Yale. I’ve never hesitated for my daughter to walk to or be in the environs of Yale in daylight. A walk down Whitney or Chapel or Elm is perfectly fine. Excercise normal prudence as you should in any setting. </p>
<p>The preponderance of sexual assaults are student against student regardless of the campus. My daughter is in a small LAC bubble school, and as a parent I can be just as worried.</p>
<p>My daughter is a freshman there right now. We weren’t really concerned about safety, although we did go over street smarts with her. Honestly, I might be more concerned about overall safety at a rural campus where students have cars.</p>
<p>DS lost his jacket and wallet (with driver license, credit card, student ID…) at freshman screw. He is very frustrated. Any advice on how to get the guys looking into their closet to find out the mistake.</p>
<p>Oh my, that’s terrible! I think there’s a way for students to send an email message to everyone in their RC, and maybe all of the RCs since he doesn’t know where his stuff ended up. He would probably have to go through his dean to find out. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks all. Still concerned, but good advice.</p>
<p>I agree, normal prudence and just know basic things about safety you would use anywhere.
I think I am more laid back about Yale because it was my children’s close neighborhood for most of their lives. I might take my daughters to Columbia as I did one summer and have similar concerns.
I have as latichever had my children attend programs at Yale,have run many miles around Yale, they have visited many of the stores and restaurants during the year and never had an incidence. I realize and stress to them, to always be alert, don’t carry a lot of money and be in groups at night. Nothing is foolproof anywhere but sometimes you get lulled into thinking you are safer in certain environments when you are not.</p>
<p>I’ve known Yale police over the years and they try to give them tips but sometimes the students don’t listen, they run through neighborhoods they shouldn’t at night, they leave doors open thinking stealing doesn’t happen at Yale (it does) they will go to an open ATM at night and withdraw cash instead of during the day. Nothing is perfect, but Yale has many wonderful people working and living near it and overall I think it is as safe an environment that any city can be.</p>
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<p>Yes. I walk my dog daily in East Rock Park, and I regularly see lone female runners head into the woods. What are they thinking? And it’s not just carelessness in regard to street crime. Last year, a student had to be rescued climbing the rock cliff in the park. She was afraid to go up, and afraid to go down. Drivers are required to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks, but students assume I’ll be able to stop if they jump in front of my car approaching the corner. So far I’ve missed them all. But these incautions are the folly of youth. I agree with another poster. I’m as concerned, if not more concerned, about my daughter at the rural LAC getting into a car on an icy Saturday night in February.</p>
<p>This isn’t just Yale. Look at the number of major urban universities that are surrounded by neighborhoods calling for sensible precautions: Chicago, Penn, and Columbia.</p>
<p>Coincidentally, I’m visiting Columbia with my son in a couple of weeks. He’s attracted to the idea of NYC. I grew up in NYC, and I’d be concerned too. Columbia makes sure that parents see their statement about the safety of Morningside Heights. But familiarity breeds familiarity. I’d feel he’d be safer at Yale.</p>
<p>Don’t know if your son has found his jacket yet…there is a Yale College Class of 2016 FB page and apparently quite a few students left/forgot/lost jackets, scarves, wallets…one even took the wrong jacket home and was looking to trade back to his…seems it was a common problem. If he hasn’t found it yet tell him to post on the freshman FB page and on his own…of course if my son lost his jacket I am not sure he would tell me (it’s fine mom, I can handle it…his constant refrain) Good luck and be glad he shares!</p>
<p>thank you The3bears and sarafina. He did post on freshman FB. There is no response yet. The driver license is most important for him since he needs it for flight soon, and the replacement is going to take sometime.</p>
<p>I hope it turns up soon. Does he have a passport? You can send that to him and he can use that for ID for his flight. Good luck!</p>
<p>The3bears, thank you for the message. I have Fedex the passport. I will update if the jacket shows up in the future.</p>
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<p>Anjintrader, Have two kids at Harvard and on girl (Sophmore) at Yale, Was originally worried about the surrounding city of New Haven at Yale but have to say feel as safe if not safer than kids in Cambridge. D loves New Haven and Yale and feels very safe, even considering moving off campus next year, of course the apartments are right next to a residential college. </p>
<p>Sarafina, although I only have one son (at H) have never had him ask for a Tuxedo or been told he has the need for one, suits yes all the time. As for Yale, Daughter but have seen pictures of the friends she is out with and its suits. Of course they could just not be getting asked to the right places, would not surprise me. Overall, I think its much more casual these days.</p>