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Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at SCAD By Gender  | | Male | C- | | Female | C |
| By Major | | Architecture | B | | Architecture & Urban Planning Department | F | | Art & Design Department | C | | Communications | B | | Computer Science | A | | Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc | D | | Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | C- | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | C+ | | Industrial Design | B | | Interior Design | C+ | | Other | B | | Perfomance Arts | A | | Telecommunications | A- | | Undecided | B- | | Video/Media | C+ |
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Against similar schools Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class. | Quotes touching on Surrounding City | “... This is not a big city but a friendly one which makes it easier to settle with the change ...” |
| “... But if you are looking at college as a way to expand your social life, Savannah is not the city for you ...” |
| “... Great school, great facilities, shitty city and location of campus ...” |
| “... The city is beautiful but safety is a big concern ...” |
| “... The city and the surrounding coast is beautiful, and there is lots to do on the weekends; college events, lectures, film festivals, the beach ...” |
| “... The city looks nice, but we've got the worst crime ...” |
| “... I live in an apartment downtown and have to say its just a gorgeous southern city with some unfortunetly dangerous areas that yes you must take s...” |
| “... The campus and the city itself was beautiful ...” |
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The facilities are spread out across the crime rising city of Savannah, GA ...” |
| “... Savannah may be a beautiful city, but there is a dark underbelly ...” |
| “... Okay Savannah is not the most crime infested city in the world, use common sense ...” |
| “... I think that like any city you have to be smart and know the places that you should and should not be at night ...” |
| “... The city is unsafe and unclean ...” |
| “... The city itself provides the perfect classroom for studying architecture ...” |
| “... Yes, it's not that bad, but for a city of its size (100,000 in the city of Savannah, around 300,000 in Chatham County) it is pretty bad ...” |
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A MONSTROUS problem SCAD is currently facing, is how poor safety is controled within the city of Savannah (though on SCAD property, the Secur...” |
| “... Initially coming from a design school in NYC, the city was a shock ...” |
| “... The city is beautiful and it draws people in ...” |
| “... The city of Savannah had a reputation as a "pretty woman with a dirty face" well SCAD now has a reputation as a "pretty woman with a dirty soul ....” |
| “... The city is scary ...” |
| “... Dorms are over-priced and even more expensive than getting an appartment in the city ...” |
| “... Now put them in a beautiful city with warm weather, have them spend their time painting, making films, or doing animation, and you have SCAD ...” |
| “... I could go on about the lack of parking and how dangerous this place can be if you have no "city-sense" but what is important is how aweful the s...” |
| “... When my mom found out she immediatly pressured me in to choosing that school despite my desire for a small school and my acceptance to several ot...” |
| “... Savannah is a city in transition ...” |
| “... The city isn't great, but you shouldn't choose a school based on where it is, but what you will get out of it ...” |
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City:
Very charming, but with a darker side ...” |
| “... It is true that the city of Savannah is not the safest place in the world ...” |
| “... This city is a second rate old fogey fart course ...” |
| “... Atlanta is really a great city, I always feel very safe, and the area around the school in general is safe as well ...” |
| “... I learned A LOT and had a lot of fun in a city that I will always love ...” |
| “... Also, don't let the city fool you ...” |
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Crime is a problem in Savannah though, but it is just like every other city ...” |
| “... in response to the last review, there were students robbed at gun point in the dyson dorms, it happened in the spring quarter of 07', i still have...” |
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“...
Savannah is a city ...” |
| “... The city itself isn't much better ...” |
| “... The city is dangerous, and I don't like leaving my room alone at night for much of anything ...” |
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I won't go into the social life as much as others, but just keep in mind that Savannah is a conservative city; there are plenty of cultural ev...” |
| “... Parking is horrible around the city but for most major buildings it is easy to find SCAD parking and is so much easier then taking the bus ...” |
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There are a few things that need attention - the transportation system (although partly its the way the city is laid out that makes it inconv...” |
| “... The city is beautiful and it's great to play tourist in your spare time ...” |
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