Not so. It is unsafe if you want it to be unsafe. However, I grew up in a sleepy beach town, and I made it through. I was as naive as you could expect before I went up there.

It is a big city, no doubt. You can find trouble if you want to, but you learn pretty quickly the places to avoid and the places to hang out.

The campus itself is as safe as you can get. There is also a huge urban renaissance taking place around the campus. It is hardly recognizable from even just 2-3 years ago. There are apartments, houses, outdoor cafes, the whole thing. It is a lot different than it was when I was there.

All that said, there's trouble where you look for it. I'll tell you, no lie, honest truth - I would take the Georgia Tech location safety-wise over the UT location in Tampa.

Atlanta is fine. You'd be fine.