What’s in the water in Chicagoland? (Univ. of Chicago & Northwestern)

[Anonymous]

Such misdirected anger. Was it your atom they split under the bleachers?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They’re both like Vanderbilt tier, with even less name rec.

Are you in DMV? Would say both Northwestern and UChicago are widely considered a tier above Vanderbilt. Can't say much about name rec since I feel like most everyone I encounter know all three schools.

That's great people "know" all three schools. Does anyone really "care" about any of them? No, not unless you're a middle class striver and your teen is rejected from every Ivy, Duke, and Stanford. Only "then" do the Chicago colleges become the greatest places since sliced bread. Chicago is confused for a branch campus of Illinois, Northwestern is confused for a Boston commuter university. Vandy has more name rec, and truth be told, Vandy doesn't have much name rec. Who's Chicago's most famous recent alum? The racist young lady fired from Teen Vogue? Who's Northwestern's? The troubled loser 31-year-old son of Tom Hanks? Judd Apatow's daughter who dropped out after a year because she was so miserable there?

Love how Duke is inserted with Stanford and the other too Ivies. Coastal bias much? Duke is a tier down from Chicago.

[Anonymous]

PP sounds brutally jilted and bitter… what a strange response, and they seem to know way more about both schools despite trying to claim they’re irrelevant

[Anonymous]

I think I've seen PP show up in nearly every thread on here that mentions Northwestern, and s/he brings up Chet Hanks every time. Seems a bit obsessed lol. Maybe a little horngry?

[Anonymous]

I have no tie to U Chicago, but Bernie Sanders graduated from there and Obama taught there. So yeah, that …

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no tie to U Chicago, but Bernie Sanders graduated from there and Obama taught there. So yeah, that …

Obama briefly taught at the law school 30 years ago. This thread is about the College. Bernie Sanders graduated from the College nearly 60 years ago. Any modern era UC College alums who we're supposed to be impressed with?

[Anonymous]

Dp- Don’t know about UChicago but alums do very well for themselves anecdotally. And Northwestern is flush with recent big name alums, especially in media and the arts. Not sure what your point is, to the unhappy and jealous PP above…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no tie to U Chicago, but Bernie Sanders graduated from there and Obama taught there. So yeah, that …

Obama briefly taught at the law school 30 years ago. This thread is about the College. Bernie Sanders graduated from the College nearly 60 years ago. Any modern era UC College alums who we're supposed to be impressed with?

What is your definition of “impressive”?

[Anonymous]

The research that comes out of Chicago is absolutely top notch in multiple different fields. I am an MIT alum - would love for my kid to go to Chicago. If I were applying today, it would be my top choice.

[Anonymous]

I find Eve Ewing impressive — was an undergrad at UChicago and currently a faculty member there. She’s a sociologist, poet, playwright, comic book author, and community activist/organizer. Saw her play about Gwendolyn Brooks (No Blue Memories) at Strathmore pre-COVID. I think she’s in her early to mid 30s.

[Anonymous]

Nate Silver is mildly impressive. James Comey's ok.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A 1500 25 years ago is very different than a 1500 today. The test has evolved.

LOL, my HS BF scored a perfect SAT and dollars to donuts the former presidential scholar and Jr Math Olympiad, full ride @ MIT would do same today. The test evolves and students evolve.

Correct. It was more difficult to score a 1500 25 years ago.

[Anonymous]

I rarely (if ever) attribute an impressive person’s impressiveness to where they went to college. I mean if they got into a highly selective college that fact suggests that they were impressive before college. And most impressive people have education/training/experience outside of and/or beyond college. So why should college get the credit (or blame) for what they accomplish?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dp- Don’t know about UChicago but alums do very well for themselves anecdotally. And Northwestern is flush with recent big name alums, especially in media and the arts. Not sure what your point is, to the unhappy and jealous PP above…

Have you checked Chicago ROI? It’s pretty low, around $60,000. It’s about a few thousands more than UVA - but at a hefty price tag. No thanks.

[Anonymous]

Northwestern and U of Chicago have always, always been top-flight schools. Nothing to be surprised about, and the people trying to pretend that they’re anything but top-flight schools are overcorrecting and overcompensating for their own insecurities. OP, if your DC is interested in either of these schools and the financials work out in your favor, go.