Most intellectual colleges?

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Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan.

People still go there?

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane. I'm very, very impressed with the intellectual caliber of that school.

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Anonymous wrote:Ther’s No way UC can beat UC Berkeley.

There is one way UC beats Berkeley, and that happens to be along the lines of what the OP was asking. Diversity of thought. Berkeley is a closed loop in that department, so in that particular way, it's not "intellectual" in that it tends to be intolerant of diverse ideas and can be lacking in freedom of expression.

Folks, both UC Berkeley and UC are amazing and intellectual places.

If only we had dozens more like them.

No, we don’t need more colleges like UChicago where profs’ calling African-American students the “N” word in the name of diversity of thought. And No, we don’t need more places like UChicago where profs can express their disapproval of their women colleagues by shitting and sending their shit to them in the name of freedom of expression.

You are a dumb hater, please go back to your cave.

If you like to use the N-word to African- Americans, the C-word, the W-word to women, or to send your shit to those who disagree with you, Chicago is the place to be.

Those are exceptions and you know it. As you probably know that Yale and Harvard have professors who use the N-word too.

Now, if you want a place where the totality of the administration seems to be a bunch of racist fascists, you should try Oberlin.

They have just been exposed, but I have little doubt in your eyes that makes them more "intellectual."

Google Chicago Principles. UChicago defended Stone’s so-called “academic freedom” of expression, so we are not talking just one idiot professor.

Chicago is one of the most intellectual schools in the country, if not the world. Remember that academic freedom goes both ways. It protects faculty who hate Republicans and mock anyone with a conservative leaning, as is found at all American schools too.

UChicago is intellectual but no higher than good state universities such as UVA or UCBerkeley.

Tulane. We also visited Chicago during a school day in spring. DS said class discussion was a notch below discussions in class at Tulane.

Ha ha ha ha ha !!!! Not a chance.

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Tulane and U Chicago aren’t even in the same stratosphere. Just look at their acceptance rates and stats. Tulane takes 25% of applicants and Chicago takes 7%.

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane and U Chicago aren’t even in the same stratosphere. Just look at their acceptance rates and stats. Tulane takes 25% of applicants and Chicago takes 7%.

Chicago used to take 70% in ‘90s, 40% in ‘07 or so. It’s a scam.

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Why are people saying Tulane? It was my understanding that Tulane was a poor-mans, Emory.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people saying Tulane? It was my understanding that Tulane was a poor-mans, Emory.

I don't think Tulane has ever been a poor man's school.....

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane and U Chicago aren’t even in the same stratosphere. Just look at their acceptance rates and stats. Tulane takes 25% of applicants and Chicago takes 7%.

Chicago used to take 70% in ‘90s, 40% in ‘07 or so. It’s a scam.

Back then undergraduates were little more than an afterthought at Chicago, while the graduate school was top notch. That has changed as part of an affirmative strategy and investment in improving undergraduate academics and experience. The institution has in fact changed, and so has interest in the school.

It is not a scam.

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Anonymous wrote:Ther’s No way UC can beat UC Berkeley.

There is one way UC beats Berkeley, and that happens to be along the lines of what the OP was asking. Diversity of thought. Berkeley is a closed loop in that department, so in that particular way, it's not "intellectual" in that it tends to be intolerant of diverse ideas and can be lacking in freedom of expression.

Folks, both UC Berkeley and UC are amazing and intellectual places.

If only we had dozens more like them.

No, we don’t need more colleges like UChicago where profs’ calling African-American students the “N” word in the name of diversity of thought. And No, we don’t need more places like UChicago where profs can express their disapproval of their women colleagues by shitting and sending their shit to them in the name of freedom of expression.

You are a dumb hater, please go back to your cave.

If you like to use the N-word to African- Americans, the C-word, the W-word to women, or to send your shit to those who disagree with you, Chicago is the place to be.

What the f*ck is the w word

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane and U Chicago aren’t even in the same stratosphere. Just look at their acceptance rates and stats. Tulane takes 25% of applicants and Chicago takes 7%.

Chicago used to take 70% in ‘90s, 40% in ‘07 or so. It’s a scam.

Back then undergraduates were little more than an afterthought at Chicago, while the graduate school was top notch. That has changed as part of an affirmative strategy and investment in improving undergraduate academics and experience. The institution has in fact changed, and so has interest in the school.

It is not a scam.

If Chicago stops pouring money into its PR campaign to play the USNews game, it’s admit rate will go back up to 40-70%. It’s illusion.

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UC Berkeley. It is big but it is also easy to find groups of people who like to learn and enjoy learning about the same thing as you.

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane and U Chicago aren’t even in the same stratosphere. Just look at their acceptance rates and stats. Tulane takes 25% of applicants and Chicago takes 7%.

Chicago used to take 70% in ‘90s, 40% in ‘07 or so. It’s a scam.

Back then undergraduates were little more than an afterthought at Chicago, while the graduate school was top notch. That has changed as part of an affirmative strategy and investment in improving undergraduate academics and experience. The institution has in fact changed, and so has interest in the school.

It is not a scam.

If Chicago stops pouring money into its PR campaign to play the USNews game, it’s admit rate will go back up to 40-70%.

Genuinely curious about this. What PR campaign specifically? Different from other schools?

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane and U Chicago aren’t even in the same stratosphere. Just look at their acceptance rates and stats. Tulane takes 25% of applicants and Chicago takes 7%.

Chicago used to take 70% in ‘90s, 40% in ‘07 or so. It’s a scam.

Back then undergraduates were little more than an afterthought at Chicago, while the graduate school was top notch. That has changed as part of an affirmative strategy and investment in improving undergraduate academics and experience. The institution has in fact changed, and so has interest in the school.

It is not a scam.

If Chicago stops pouring money into its PR campaign to play the USNews game, it’s admit rate will go back up to 40-70%. It’s illusion.

Cool. Thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane and U Chicago aren’t even in the same stratosphere. Just look at their acceptance rates and stats. Tulane takes 25% of applicants and Chicago takes 7%.

Chicago used to take 70% in ‘90s, 40% in ‘07 or so. It’s a scam.

Back then undergraduates were little more than an afterthought at Chicago, while the graduate school was top notch. That has changed as part of an affirmative strategy and investment in improving undergraduate academics and experience. The institution has in fact changed, and so has interest in the school.

It is not a scam.

If Chicago stops pouring money into its PR campaign to play the USNews game, it’s admit rate will go back up to 40-70%.

Genuinely curious about this. What PR campaign specifically? Different from other schools?

One of the things it does is to send out junk mail to everyone in the country, including to all the neighborhood dogs and cats. The more people apply, better it’s selectivity. It’s that simple.

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane and U Chicago aren’t even in the same stratosphere. Just look at their acceptance rates and stats. Tulane takes 25% of applicants and Chicago takes 7%.

Chicago used to take 70% in ‘90s, 40% in ‘07 or so. It’s a scam.

Back then undergraduates were little more than an afterthought at Chicago, while the graduate school was top notch. That has changed as part of an affirmative strategy and investment in improving undergraduate academics and experience. The institution has in fact changed, and so has interest in the school.

It is not a scam.

If Chicago stops pouring money into its PR campaign to play the USNews game, it’s admit rate will go back up to 40-70%.

Genuinely curious about this. What PR campaign specifically? Different from other schools?

One of the things it does is to send out junk mail to everyone in the country, including to all the neighborhood dogs and cats. The more people apply, better it’s selectivity. It’s that simple.

This thread is about colleges that are known to be intellectual, as opposed to pre-professional. Selectivity isn't the point.

U of Chicago fits by this description. Just read their essay questions. It is very clear who is going to be accepted and do well there.