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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is private Chicago worth the premium?[/quote]

I think that Chicago is more for a prodigy who was reading almanacs, dictionaries and encyclopedias at some point. For that kid, going to Chicago might be the only chance to be around similar people. Paying for Chicago for that kid, if possible, is worth it, because going there may be the kid’s only chance to learn how to talk in situations in which dumbing down is not necessary. Going to a place like Chicago or Cal Tech is important to that’s kid development.

Going to Chicago might also be good for normal bright kids who want to go into research.

UVA is probably better for most bright kids who aren’t sure they want to become researchers. [/quote]

This post describes my humanities child and my exact concerns and thoughts. That said, DC also has trouble with a pressure cooker environment. Someone here described the U of C that way. Do others agree? I know it can be for a number of majors but is it necessarily stressful for all kids. DC is the hyperintellectual/high verbal ability but disorganized/absent-minded professor type. [/quote]

I think humanities is less stressful than science (fewer hours in class, less likelihood of weekly assignments, more flexibility wrt scheduling because classes typically stand alone vs are offered in sequences and series).  So wrt kid, it probably comes down to how much yours cares about grades and whether your DC has a tendency to overschedule/over-commit.  My gripe about UChicago is “no time to think” —[b] but if your DC is a fast reader who is not daunted by the STEM requirements in the Core, [/b]and who is realistic when choosing courses, then it could be a great choice. [/quote]

I don’t think that they let people into the school who would be ‘daunted by the STEM requirements in the Core’. You’re either a strong all around student or you’re not a good fit and you won’t be admitted. [/quote]

DC (a STEM major) knows a number of humanities kids who find the required Calc and Chem courses at Chicago daunting.  They were misled by their success in similarly-named courses in HS.  [/quote]

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