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Accomplished_Crab392 t1_j5optw8 wrote

Reply to comment by hannahmckayx in Temple holds safety town hall after student attacked near campus by redeyeblink

Anywhere else with similar tuition? I hate to poo poo temple because I think it’s a great school, but the area is worth being worried about. FYIY I went to sju and probably wouldn’t encourage any kids looking at schools to go there either personally.

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hannahmckayx t1_j5osj6f wrote

He got into a few schools in NJ which is cheaper since we live in NJ, and a few schools in NY. The main problem for me is I grew up in Philly but my kids grew up in cape may lol. My kids are so soft and I feel like it would be a culture shock, they’d be such easy targets in a city 😂

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Lunamothknits t1_j5owrkq wrote

My oldest is what I call suburban soft. I’m from the area but he’s been raised literally everywhere else, and I’d have the same worry. I’m trying to get him acclimated now before college but he’s a gentle, squishy, trusting creature… 😂

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starboardbaby t1_j5ox02d wrote

SJU people love to shit on Temple but the area around SJU has seen its fair share of crimes against students recently. There have been a handful of kids carjacked, there was an SJU student shot outside his student apartment in Overbrook recently, kids get jumped, etc. SJU is having the same exact problem with city crime- parents complaining, “increasing police presence”, etc.

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Accomplished_Crab392 t1_j5oy7gs wrote

I literally said I would not recommend sju either lol. Sju public safety could arguably be worse than temples.

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starboardbaby t1_j5p0ams wrote

I gotchu yeah I hate to see it. Such a shame bc overbrook could be such a great area

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Accomplished_Crab392 t1_j5p4j7i wrote

I agree, my dad grew up there. Theres some gorgeous architecture, it’s still pretty if you know what you’re doing, just gotta keep your wits, which is hard to expect from sheltered college kids.

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