Off Topic Anyone from Western NC/SC

[coachmolly]

I am in the process of navigating grad school options and found one I really liked in Western NC, only to find the neighboring city where I would probably get an apartment has an incredibly high rate of violent crime. As I will be a young female living alone, I found that really troubling and it has me seriously rethinking that school as a possibility. I'm hoping someone from near or familiar with the area will be able to provide a little more insight or perhaps suggest another neighboring town with a track record that is a little better.
Please feel free to respond here or send a PM, any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[Cynical-Chick]

Knoxville, TN is quite safe (just don't live in north or east K-town, rather dodgy) and has a GREAT school. Very friendly, helpful people too.

 

[coachmolly]

Thanks for the advice, but Knoxville is a little far from this particular school. I think there is a school in Knoxville though that offers the program I would be applying for, I'll have to give it a look. I guess this area might be considered more Central NC, I'm really not sure. I know the first post was really vague, I'm just hesitant to give too many details in a general forum. I guess maybe asking if anyone is familiar with the Charlotte area might have been a better question.
But thanks for the help, Cynical-Chick!

 

[Ingwe]

I am in SC but on the coast, so I guess that won't help you much. : )

 

[Cynical-Chick]

Look into other schools - please stay safe!