shubhsal2010

I have been accepted to JHU BCMB program and am from India.. so my knowledge abt Baltimore is frankly zero. I read o various other sites that the place is pretty crime infested but everyone here is advising me to go because the JHU PhD program is too good to miss. I have been told that the homedown area is really safe and has some asian grocery stores around. Therefore it should be an ideal place to live. Apart from the post prior to mine, everyone seems to be positive about the city. The thing is I am not too much into the night club and the party scene and am definitely not interested in making it to the crime stats Also I am interested in sports and all so anyone who has been to JHU, can you please let me know about the sports and gym classes etc. Can someone please guide me as to the places to live? and also say something about the homedown area? My apologies if my post sounds too repetitive to the previous ones. I am just a big anxious about the negativity associated with the city

Hi Everyone, I got admission in the PhD program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. I read about the city and it has made me very scared as it seems the city has very high crime rate and not so good standard of living. All the residents are complaining about it. I don't want to end up in a shady place so far away from my home land (India). If anyone has been there or has some idea, kindly guide me!! My other option is NUS, Singapore which best in every other way except that it does not have the same high ranking and fame as Johns Hopkins. Any help would be great.