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[quote=Anonymous]I've got a first-year there.

1) DC came from a school comparable to your big 3.  DC finds it challenging; but DC's surviving academically and thriving socially.

2) I was there a couple of weeks ago, and met DC's boyfriend and two friends. I felt like I was in Big Bang Theory but Sheldon was not there.  Just the other guys.  They were adorable.

3) Disagree with the PP that says that the free speech thing is BS.  It's not.  It's engrained in UChicago culture, and it attracts applicants and academics who value this.  And this might surprise the above PP, but those kids are often liberals who value it and want to hear conservative viewpoints.  It attracts people who are looking to discuss differing points of view.

4) The math classes are hard.

5) I polled my DC's friends who all said they loved the school and would make the same decision again in a heartbeat.  They were so enthusiastic when I asked them that question!  They all started talking at once.

My DC seems to be the one with some reservation, only because of the safety concerns.  To be clear: DC is not scared or living in fear.  However, DC doesn't like the feeling of not being able to walk places off campus.  So it's more of an "I'm trapped on an island" feeling.

To combat that, we allow DC unlimited Uber.  (also the campus has free Lyfts)

All that said, DC comes down on the side of liking the school. And DC is proud to be there.

As to the above PP who has "never seen the campus" and has an impression of the kind of kid that goes there:

My kid has never memorized an almanac or similar for fun, has a vision disability, has ADHD, and is well-rounded.  In high school, had friends but didn't date or do drugs.  (But who knows how that would have gone had there not been so much Covid-related cloistering during junior and senior year.)

I think what gets confused re UChicago, is that just because the almanac-memorizing type would be fine there doesn't mean that all or most of the kids are that type.

Hope this helps, OP![/quote]

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