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[quote=Anonymous]I can only comment on the school as someone whose spouse is a professor there. I have attended campus events and go to HP regularly,  but we live in a different southside neighborhood (no doubt one with a higher crime rate but that’s neither here nor there).

Of relevance to an undergrad: HP is very much a company town. Most people have *some* connection to the university, and literally everyone we know who works at U of C lives there. That’s why we decided not to live there. It’s a lovely, leafy neighborhood with all the amenities you’d need — my dentist, eye doctor, movie theater, kid’s dance classes, Trader Joe’s, and bookstore of choice are all there so I’m there a lot. You’ll overhear conversations about the best mandarin enrichment classes for your kids and whether to take spring break in Chile or South Africa. Very much not my speed. But, I fully get the appeal and do not judge — if you want to live in a community with people who really do fit the ‘academic elite’ mold, HP
is a great choice.

That all is to say that despite the university being a huge anchor, it does not feel like a campus in the way a typical university does and most undergraduate students I’ve met live on campus. It feels like a sleepy neighborhood filled with nerds.[/quote]

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