Anyone know anything about University of Chicago?

[Anonymous]

I have never met a well adjusted non-nerdy graduate from that school. I am sure they are out there, though.

[Anonymous]

Or the kid in question has particular academic interests and is more focussed on programs/faculty than on campus vibe. FWIW, I went to 2 of these 3 schools after having turned down the other (which I would have happily accepted).

[Anonymous]

^^^ Previous post was meant as a response to this one:

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Anonymous wrote:College counsellors deal with a broad range of kids and, often, kids whom they don't know at all. So city vs suburb vs small town is a good ice-breaker question. That doesn't mean degree of urbanness must or should be an important criterion for choosing a college. Or that kids who look at some big city schools are likely to have no interest in schools that are commuter rail distance away from a city.

To me, it's crazy to assume that a kid who is interested in U of C is unlikely to be interested in Stanford or Princeton. That said, I can certainly imagine kids who are interested in Stanford or Princeton but no interest in U of C. But it's not an urban/suburban split -- it's about what a kid is looking for.

I went to Stanford, DH went to Princeton, we have a nephew who's a grad student at UofC (Booth). These schools are very different. Even Stanford and Princeton, both suburban schools, are culturally miles apart. A kid who's interested in all 3 is probably going by rankings only and missing out on what's most important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Got BA from there 30 yrs ago when undergrads were all weird and intense. There was definitely partying but yep, in a weird and intense way. Or maybe that was just me and my friends. Is Jimmy's still there? Lived in the Shoreland my first year, a huge old apartment building made into a dorm on the lake, still had a few old people living there.

Jimmy's is there, but the Shoreland is no longer a dorm.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, send the kid to California for some sunshine and a change of pace. He can take incredible history classes at Pomona and Claremont McKenna, which this year were tied for the two most selective SLACs in the country (that's right, harder to get into than Amherst, Swarthmore, or Williams). And Harvey Mudd is awesome. HM and Pitzer are also super selective. Scripps not so much, but the 5Cs are the future. And a different, lower-key vibe is what this kid needs (without sacrificing the impressiveness of classmates).

[Anonymous]

OK just saw that Chicago was the pick. Good luck. At the end of the day, it is not where but what you make of it.

[Anonymous]

LOL we visited Mudd. Low-key is not the word I'd use to describe it. Seriously, if you think UChicago is a studious place...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Chicago's awesome -- great food, live music, interesting theater, Art Institute, nice parks, independent bookstores, decent transit. I spent a couple of years there during grad school and loved it.

The challenge at U of C will be to get out of Hyde Park and see other parts of the city. It's almost like Berkeley to SF which is more of a schlep than Cambridge to Boston.

Chicago - freezing 8months out of the year, then boiling hot for 4, everyone has a layer of fat/blubber, extreme violence (it isn't called chiraq for nothing), boring northside - there's a reason why it is so cheap even with its 'world class bones' compared to cities like boston and even seattle (forget about sf).

It's so shit even moody's has given it a bond rating of almost as bad as detroit

So funny. But otherwise a great thread full of good U of Chicago insights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved Chicago. But the school is rather Jewish.

Ugh, really? Family weekend must be a blast, LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved Chicago. But the school is rather Jewish.

Ugh, really? Family weekend must be a blast, LOL.

Wtf?!

[Anonymous]

Holy mother of &*(). Why did you unearth this old thread????????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never met a well adjusted non-nerdy graduate from that school. I am sure they are out there, though.

Yep, we are out here.

[Anonymous]

Why a double major?

[Anonymous]

Why does some negative poster keep reactivating these old Chicago threads? i get it that you didn't get in, but we're getting tired of the Univ. of Chicago threads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Went there for MBA. Loved it. Undergrads are a bit different/strange and very academically challenged. They seem happy though I swear I never saw one smile. Surprisingly small but active Greek scene from what I observed

Funny, my thoughts exactly.