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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC was/is a high achiever with strong (not mind-blowing ECs). Feeder magnet public. He/we got psyched out by all the chatter about kids getting screwed, and became fixed on doing ED at Chicago. Fast-forward, all his friends with similar profiles got into excellent schools- not everyone got into an Ivy, but I can only think of one kid who got "screwed" (and maybe he'll get off a waitlist in the next 6 weeks, who knows). DC should have held out instead of compromising with ED! Wish I'd tried harder to talk him out of it. Chicago is obviously not a terrible school, but the quarter system sucks, it's in a horrible neighborhood, and it's stressful. I feel certain he would have had East Coast options if he'd waited. So, rising senior parent, learn the lesson from us.[/quote]

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Assuming you have a car when you move in your son to UChicago, this suggestion, if you take it, may alleviate at least some of your anxieties about the “horrible neighborhood”.  On campus (55th St to 60th St.) drive your car up Woodlawn Ave. to 49th St. and park on the street.  The area is South Kenwood a few blocks from where the Obamas lived.  You will see pristine mansions from the early decades of the 20th century with manicured lawns. Walk around the adjoining streets on the sidewalk and see the well-kept residences some of them occupied by UChicago faculty and staff.  Then maybe exhale a bit about the “horrible neighborhood” or drop by Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods Market, get a pastry and chill.  Your son will be fine.[/quote]

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