UChicago vs Wake Forest

[Anonymous]

Shooty, expensive, emotionally and mentally draining

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Snooty, expensive, emotionally and morally entertaining

[Anonymous]

Funnily enough, DS was strongly considering both U Chicago and Wake on the basis of a specific undergrad pathway. We spent a lot of time on the Wake campus in 2021 (two multi-day visits) and took a real tour of Uchicago in summer 2021 and he also took an actual undergrad economics class there in 2021 (distance). DS met with his UC professor in person when he eventually visited the campus after class wrapped.

Point being ... I don't think it's crazy, at all, for a particular person to be interested in both schools IF they can articulate a well-defined academic purpose. (for reference, DS is a big3, high scores student).

I COMPLETELY agree that the student bodies of the two schools are head snappingly different as a cohort. Almost different planet different. DS is going elsewhere but he did develop a very strong preference for the overall vibe at one of these schools. I hope OP does visit both if they're serious

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shooty, expensive, emotionally and mentally draining

v.

Snooty, expensive, emotionally and morally entertaining

I love you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is rated higher but the crime and the weather are a hard NO! There is a lot more to school. Wake is a very well respected school with a ton of benefits.

Wake is well respected as a party school for over-indulged white kids whose parents never learned to say no.

[Anonymous]

where they party at? Its in the middle of nowhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UChicago is the superior school, by a matter of magnitudes.

Because US News told you so? Wake is an stellar school, with far superior weather and 1000x safer surroundings than the Chicago warzone UofC is in.

Yes, but also because of the number of Nobel laureates in UChicago (at least 94) compared with 0 (?) in Wake Forest.

I hate hearing parents talkginna iut Nobel laureates. You know that in academics, they don’t give you the award until like at least ten years after your significant work. These laureates are old and non teaching. When they reached, they don’t teach intro classes.

And Chicago is better? Why the ranking said so?

Oh yeah, economics. Well, only the ftad program mattered.

So go to Wake Forest, have a good time and if you have beef left in you, go to graduate school. Otherwise, go enjoy cold, windy, crime centered, and super competitive and needy place called UChicago, because youth is wasted if you don’t spend every minute in studying.

[Anonymous]

I tried to get my kid to apply to Chicago. He thought I was crazy and took a life insurance policy out on him. He was convinced he was going to get shot or at least mugged.

[Anonymous]

Who in their right mind actually thinks these two schools are peers in any way, shape or form?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the major?

This is OP. Pre-Law, Economics, Poly-Sci, Government, International Affairs - along those lines.

Easily U. Chicago. Chicago is historically dominant in Economics, has one of the best law schools in the country (although I doubt Pre-law is a major), and is probably strong in the remaining social sciences as well.

I can imagine someone picking Wake Forest but on social life alone. It's Southern, Greek Life dominant, etc. etc. Meaning you have to not only be a wealthy WASP, but a wealthy Southern WASP. Wealthy WASP from DC suburbs does not count.

Why don't you go mask off and say what you REALLY mean: You are a bigot who hates gentiles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who in their right mind actually thinks these two schools are peers in any way, shape or form?

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have to even ask, you don't deserve to go to UChicago. Give up the spot to someone more deserving.

entitled much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UChicago is the superior school, by a matter of magnitudes.

Because US News told you so? Wake is an stellar school, with far superior weather and 1000x safer surroundings than the Chicago warzone UofC is in.

Yes, but also because of the number of Nobel laureates in UChicago (at least 94) compared with 0 (?) in Wake Forest.

I hate hearing parents talkginna iut Nobel laureates. You know that in academics, they don’t give you the award until like at least ten years after your significant work. These laureates are old and non teaching. When they reached, they don’t teach intro classes.

And Chicago is better? Why the ranking said so?

Oh yeah, economics. Well, only the ftad program mattered.

So go to Wake Forest, have a good time and if you have beef left in you, go to graduate school. Otherwise, go enjoy cold, windy, crime centered, and super competitive and needy place called UChicago, because youth is wasted if you don’t spend every minute in studying.

Chicago has one of the strongest set of social science departments in the world. Economics for undergrads = Top 4. Political science for undergrads = Top 10. Psychology = Top 15.

And regardless of whether they're Nobel Laureates or not, the "big named" professors DO teach at Chicago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you have to even ask, you don't deserve to go to UChicago. Give up the spot to someone more deserving.

entitled much?

Not entitled but trying to help other students who want to go to UChicago. Overall acceptance rate this year is 5%.

[Anonymous]

FYI- There is a pre-law major at UChicago. My freshman DC is considering it.

[Anonymous]

Not applicable to op, but Wakes does have an undergrad business school that is ranked in top 15.

Chicago is an excellent academic school, but my excellent academic student is considering Wake and not Chicago because they also want top d1 sports to cher for, and gasp, Greek life.