What should I pay attention to when studying in the United States?

I believe that the "characteristics" of Americans may have one on everyone's list, which is not very safe. Indeed, in the United States, where gun attacks have occurred frequently recently, security issues have become the focus of attention all over the world. As the world's largest importer of international students, the United States attracts a large number of international students every year, with students from China accounting for one third of the total.

Perhaps many students and parents will have a question in their hearts. As a country that can't help it, is it really safe to study in the United States? Is there any way to protect yourself? Here, Bian Xiao wants to talk to you about the safety of studying in the United States and provide you with some necessary safety knowledge.

0 1 school choice

Safety is a very important consideration in choosing a school. Most American schools are located in relatively safe cities, but it does not rule out that some schools are located in areas with low safety factors. Then you need to be fully prepared.

There are many websites in the United States that can inquire about crimes. From these websites, you can have the most intuitive understanding of the crime rate in a certain area. For example, CrimeReports shown below is a website that provides real-time crime statistics query service. There are similar crime maps and so on.

There are also some websites that help you with the crime rate analysis. You can choose to query your area and judge the safety factor with different colors. For example, the Neighborhoodscout in the picture below. Generally speaking, the darker the color, the safer it is. Therefore, Bian Xiao suggested that before you choose a residence or travel, you should be prepared to avoid unsafe areas.

03 safety facilities

After understanding the security situation of the whole city, let's take a look at the security facilities in the university.

Some American schools have their own police departments, whose main responsibility is to maintain campus safety. They are usually not equipped with guns like ordinary policemen, and most of them are approachable. You can usually find them in anything.

George Washington University is located in Washington, DC, and has its own police department.

At the same time, universities with UC system such as UCLA also have their own school police.

In addition, most schools have emergency call boxes. These pillars are connected with the police station. Generally, as long as you press the emergency button on the post, someone will be connected to ask about your situation and rush to the scene quickly.

Some schools also provide student escort services to provide a safer choice for students who travel late at night. When Bian Xiao was studying in George Washington, he once called the school escort service (GW 4Ride). This must not be because he is lazy. Therefore, Bian Xiao suggests that you consult the school, or go directly to Google to search the name of school+night school escort, and you can see whether there is escort service in your school.

E-mail notification

Maybe you will occasionally hear about a robbery or two, see a shooting on the news, and often receive such emails in your mailbox.

But according to the experience of the elderly who have lived in the United States for more than five years, most parts of the United States are relatively safe.

As long as you are fully prepared and have a basic sense of security, you will find that this society is still very beautiful.