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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Attracts kids who are serious about education. But IMHO, doesn’t always do right by them. Quarter system sucks — high pressure/no time for reflection, schedule is out of sync with other Unis (which limits summer opportunities). Lots of readings in core courses were fragments (e.g. everyone reads Marx but that can mean 10pp of German Ideology). Lets undergrads TA. Lots of mental health issues, not well handled.  Profs were often great and very supportive. Grad school admissions worked out well. Summer funding was always available.

FWIW, I was educated and/or taught at 3 other Unis of similar size and reputation and am the parent of a very recent UofC grad (PhD-bound STEM major), so that’s my frame of reference. [/quote]

My DH teaches at U of C and this is all pretty accurate IMHO.

He tells me stories of the kinds of things his undergrads produce for their papers and such and I am always blown away. Think: original archival research with foreign language translations. Or, owning your own small business. These are not typical undergrads; many of his students seem truly exceptional.

Hyde Park is cool now -- even in the last 5 years, there are many more restaurants and businesses. There's a brand new undergrad dorm. There's now a TJs and a Whole Foods and a Target, none of which were there even 3 years ago. [/quote]

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