Is U Chicago worth cost over in-state UVA?

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Students reviews:

http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/UC.html

http://www.studentsreview.com/VA/UV.html

UChicago:

B (Overall college rating)

Education Quality

A-

Social Life

C+

Extracurricular Activities

B
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University Resource Use/ spending

B+

Surrounding City


UVA:

B+ (Overall score)


Education Quality

A-

Social Life

B+

Extracurricular Activities

A-
...
University Resource Use/ spending

B+

Surrounding City

No scores on crime/safety? Interesting.

One of Chicago parents posted that Chicago provides extra security for students. This speaks of volumes. When I went to U of M and St. John's in 80's, we hardly needed protection.

I would be more worried about safety in C-ville.

Let me guess, you still live within 7 miles of your high school.

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Several hours away from my HS. Also went to a private university several hours away from my HS.

As a woman, I’d be more concerned about getting raped, murdered, or run over in C-ville than anything at Chicago. I’d love to hear students’ perspective on safety, like the survey above.

Have you been out of your state before?

Despite the high-profile case of murder at CVille, the crime rate is very low - its an area made up of mostly upper middle class families with the extremely wealthy owning huge properties all over the Piedmont. To compare Chicago and Cville in terms of safety is laughable.

Out of “my” state? Which one is mine exactly?

Which high-profile murder do you mean? The lax girl? The blond downtown? The girl run over by the white supremacist?

I’d be more worried about rape TBH.

If you're worried about rape at UVA, they you shouldn't send your daughter to any college at all. Rape is at every college campus.

Lovely thought - thanks for that.

[Anonymous]

Have read part of this thread but not labored thru all. In case has not been mentioned, U of Chicago slogan - featured in their own bookstore is "University of Chicago: Where Fun Goes to Die." It's said somewhat in jest - but you know what they say about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern in Boston, NYU, and UChicago have gone way up US News list. All three are known to be pretty shameless in their marketing and tactics.

Is UChicago worth 80000$/yr? Hell no. It's a miserable school for PhD gunners. Save the money for their wedding or an apartment after college.

What the heck is a ‘PhD gunner’ exactly?

Saving money for a wedding or apartment? Why not just flush it down the toilet now?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you are in denial. It comes to this: do I trust this data or do I trust a UChicago alum or parent's self serving speculative analysis?

Lol. A person who can't understand the limitations of the underlying dataset and instead insists on taking the numbers at face value is the person in denial. There is no good salary based data out there because it's very difficult to collect. The data here is better than nothing, but if you compare Harvard with University of Michigan using this data, you are a moron who doesn't understand statistics.

It's like comparing SAT scores of score optional schools and schools who require everyone to submit scores. It's not an applies to apples comparison

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Northeastern in Boston, NYU, and UChicago have gone way up US News list. All three are known to be pretty shameless in their marketing and tactics.

Is UChicago worth 80000$/yr? Hell no. It's a miserable school for PhD gunners. Save the money for their wedding or an apartment after college.

What the heck is a ‘PhD gunner’ exactly?

Saving money for a wedding or apartment? Why not just flush it down the toilet now?

To our family money is for education. It’s not for a wedding or an apartment - education is the most important thing. I will be getting an additional part time job for my kids’ education if need be.

[Anonymous]

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Sounds like you are in denial. It comes to this: do I trust this data or do I trust a UChicago alum or parent's self serving speculative analysis?

Lol. A person who can't understand the limitations of the underlying dataset and instead insists on taking the numbers at face value is the person in denial. There is no good salary based data out there because it's very difficult to collect. The data here is better than nothing, but if you compare Harvard with University of Michigan using this data, you are a moron who doesn't understand statistics.

It's like comparing SAT scores of score optional schools and schools who require everyone to submit scores. It's not an applies to apples comparison

Then you should know UChicago's high admit stats are skewed. You are a fool if you believe everything Chicago tells you.

[Anonymous]

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Sounds like you are in denial. It comes to this: do I trust this data or do I trust a UChicago alum or parent's self serving speculative analysis?

Lol. A person who can't understand the limitations of the underlying dataset and instead insists on taking the numbers at face value is the person in denial. There is no good salary based data out there because it's very difficult to collect. The data here is better than nothing, but if you compare Harvard with University of Michigan using this data, you are a moron who doesn't understand statistics.

It's like comparing SAT scores of score optional schools and schools who require everyone to submit scores. It's not an applies to apples comparison

Then you should know UChicago's high admit stats are skewed. You are a fool if you believe everything Chicago tells you.

Total Non sequitur. But what can you expect from an intellectual midget

[Anonymous]

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Sounds like you are in denial. It comes to this: do I trust this data or do I trust a UChicago alum or parent's self serving speculative analysis?

Lol. A person who can't understand the limitations of the underlying dataset and instead insists on taking the numbers at face value is the person in denial. There is no good salary based data out there because it's very difficult to collect. The data here is better than nothing, but if you compare Harvard with University of Michigan using this data, you are a moron who doesn't understand statistics.

It's like comparing SAT scores of score optional schools and schools who require everyone to submit scores. It's not an applies to apples comparison

Then you should know UChicago's high admit stats are skewed. You are a fool if you believe everything Chicago tells you.

Total Non sequitur. But what can you expect from an intellectual midget

Another unemployeed UC alum troll hanging on to his sheepskin for self esteem. On the other hand, heard UC is paying their unemployed alums to go online to market the college. Hope it's been lucrative for you.

[Anonymous]

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DC has about 14 days to decide. Undecided on major - maybe trying for the business school McIntire at Virginia. As a parent, is it crazy to think Chicago will have fewer distractions compared to the rah-rah UVA

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Where does your DC want to go? Since they got into these two fine schools, let them choose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, after 13 pages...

If I can afford UChicago, I'd choose UChicago.
If it requires a huge loan, no school, not even Harvard, is worth it, if that's going to weigh down student's future.

That's me based on my financial situation. Only OP can decide what's best for the student and the family.

a voice of reason. I truly hope OP fled all the vitriole.

[Anonymous]

Tough to get into a decent med or law school with a crappy UC gpa. And the brand name doesn’t sparkle. And the kids there aren’t as attractive as peer privates like Ivies and Duke.

Wall street and top consulting shops have gpa cutoffs. They won’t even look at your resume if it has below a 3.5 which is damn hard to achieve at UC.

UVA b-school is a no brainer. You kid can glide to Wall Street and you’ll have $150k for their first apartment. Apartments in premier cities appreciate $50k+ PER YEAR.

[Anonymous]

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Sounds like you are in denial. It comes to this: do I trust this data or do I trust a UChicago alum or parent's self serving speculative analysis?

Lol. A person who can't understand the limitations of the underlying dataset and instead insists on taking the numbers at face value is the person in denial. There is no good salary based data out there because it's very difficult to collect. The data here is better than nothing, but if you compare Harvard with University of Michigan using this data, you are a moron who doesn't understand statistics.

It's like comparing SAT scores of score optional schools and schools who require everyone to submit scores. It's not an applies to apples comparison

Then you should know UChicago's high admit stats are skewed. You are a fool if you believe everything Chicago tells you.

Total Non sequitur. But what can you expect from an intellectual midget

Another unemployeed UC alum troll hanging on to his sheepskin for self esteem. On the other hand, heard UC is paying their unemployed alums to go online to market the college. Hope it's been lucrative for you.

It worked out well, thank you. I used ten percent of it on your sister for the good time she showed me. Hope she passes some to you, when she visits the trailer you live in. BTW, her being as dumb as you is definitely a selling point for her. Not so much for you.

[Anonymous]

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DC has about 14 days to decide. Undecided on major - maybe trying for the business school McIntire at Virginia. As a parent, is it crazy to think Chicago will have fewer distractions compared to the rah-rah UVA

?

Where does your DC want to go? Since they got into these two fine schools, let them choose.

+1

These threads are stupid. If the child is bright enough to go to college then he/she should be able to handle the decision on their own. Why are PARENTS asking these questions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Sounds like you are in denial. It comes to this: do I trust this data or do I trust a UChicago alum or parent's self serving speculative analysis?

Lol. A person who can't understand the limitations of the underlying dataset and instead insists on taking the numbers at face value is the person in denial. There is no good salary based data out there because it's very difficult to collect. The data here is better than nothing, but if you compare Harvard with University of Michigan using this data, you are a moron who doesn't understand statistics.

It's like comparing SAT scores of score optional schools and schools who require everyone to submit scores. It's not an applies to apples comparison

Then you should know UChicago's high admit stats are skewed. You are a fool if you believe everything Chicago tells you.

Total Non sequitur. But what can you expect from an intellectual midget

Another unemployeed UC alum troll hanging on to his sheepskin for self esteem. On the other hand, heard UC is paying their unemployed alums to go online to market the college. Hope it's been lucrative for you.

It worked out well, thank you. I used ten percent of it on your sister for the good time she showed me. Hope she passes some to you, when she visits the trailer you live in. BTW, her being as dumb as you is definitely a selling point for her. Not so much for you.

This is the quality of a UC alum or parent. I'll take a hard pass on UC.

[Anonymous]

UVA is very fun. Lots of very attractive peers. And McIntire virtually guarantees a great job in a premier city.

Chicago is not fun. The kids are neurotic pricks. And not attractive.

Working your ass off in undergrad is fine if you want to pursue a PhD. But if not, there's no need for the prime of your life to be depressing punishment.