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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have one child in the quarter system, it seems to be nonstop stress. Wish I could have persuaded DC to go to a semester school. And good luck finding an internship that will wait for your DC to arrive in June :([/quote]

I was all worried about that too but three summers have shown it just hasn't been an issue.  Chances are the first two summers will be local to the University and all the employers are in sync.  The third summer, DC worked out something with his professors. He didnt seem stressed about it at all.  Employers also know these are kids who don't have control over college schedules.   May be his experience has been unusual but I wouldn't think that would be the case.  All the fellow interns each year all seem to have to address schedule issues too and they were in semester programs.[/quote]

UChicago has lots of intramural opportunities and local/corporate relationships, but if you move outside that zone, in some fields/for some programs, it can be an issue.  Doesn’t seem to be an issue for CS, but sometimes is for govt sponsored programs in other STEM fields.[/quote]

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