Anonymous
08/09/2023 17:28
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Anonymous wrote:What would it be like for a super smart but decidedly not quirky kid? More of a preppy, mainstream, "bro", sports watching kind of guy?
is there any of this there? kid could hack it academically (many from his private school attend) and loves the idea of Chicago.
No. I wouldn’t do Chicago for that kid. The ones who are happiest there are like the immediate PP.
-former grad student at U of C, taught undergrads, family went there for undergrad
Anonymous
08/09/2023 16:49
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
I went to college and grad school there. I guess it depends what your definition of fun is. I hate sports and big sports schools with massive sports related parties. So that wouldn’t be fun for me. I had fun. But yes, it was quirky/nerdy fun. I am quirky and nerdy.
Anonymous
08/09/2023 16:46
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
What would it be like for a super smart but decidedly not quirky kid? More of a preppy, mainstream, "bro", sports watching kind of guy?
is there any of this there? kid could hack it academically (many from his private school attend) and loves the idea of Chicago.
is there any of this there? kid could hack it academically (many from his private school attend) and loves the idea of Chicago.
Anonymous
08/09/2023 16:41
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
My niece and her friends say that it's true. They generally agree that the school is arbitrarily difficult. My niece said that if her kids wanted to go there, she would dissuade them.
Anonymous
08/09/2023 16:08
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
The quarter system (ie trimester instead of semesters) can be very intense. Add to that the general quirkiness historically of UChicago undergrads and you get a different college experience.
Anonymous
08/09/2023 15:59
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Anonymous wrote:We have received at least 25 postcards from UChicago. None from Northwestern...
Chicago is infamous for clever marketing. Means nothing if you receive fyi
Anonymous
08/09/2023 15:54
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
We have received at least 25 postcards from UChicago. None from Northwestern...
Anonymous
08/09/2023 15:27
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
uChicago seems like a perfectly nice school but if my child had to pick it would’ve been Northwestern over Chicago.
Anonymous
08/09/2023 14:54
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
My husband went there for law school and thought the motto was true.
Anonymous
08/09/2023 13:36
Subject: Re:Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
My friend who went to Chicago says that isn't true. She says that she had lots of fun. It was nerdy fun, but fun.
Anonymous
08/09/2023 12:46
Subject: Re:Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Chicago remains a very good place for intellectual kids, not so much for others. Kids who pick it only for prestige often regret it.
Anonymous
08/09/2023 12:17
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Were most people happy there? Recently it seems very popular with people who didn't get into their top choices, amongst the DCUM crowd anyway. The Big 3 even pushed ED2 there to a degree. I always wonder how the kids end up liking school when they get a particular nudge.
Anonymous
08/09/2023 12:12
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Yes, kind of. I'm the parent of a recent grad. It is kind of a work hard, play hard place. There is a lot of work, but it's not really true that young people who share common interests don't have fun together.
Anonymous
08/09/2023 12:06
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Yes.
- Chicago Grad
- Chicago Grad
Anonymous
08/09/2023 12:04
Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Have heard UChicago's culture is extremely intense and that it is "where fun goes to die." Hard to get a read on that, especially when visiting a campus during the summer. Is this accurate?