re: To what extent would LSU be more prestigious if it were in a safer location?

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I’ve always felt safer in the west village of NYC where NYU is located than almost anywhere in Louisiana. We were there in June when our daughter was considering NYU as one of her school choices.

I also don’t subscribe to the theory that LSU is being held back solely by the crime in BRLA.

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NYU's area usually isn't considered bad, Columbia for years was the school in NYC where the neighborhood was awful, though it's improved a lot recently despite one really sad high publicity murder that happened there a couple of years ago.

Admittedly haven't read this whole thread but Johns Hopkins is another where the location isn't great, but it does well despite that because of the prestige.