Anonymous
10/12/2025 15:28
Subject: Uchicago party school?!?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the sort of party scene described is tipping the scales for your kid - your reasons for considering U of C seem misguided imo. For most students, The nerdiness is the coolest thing about the place.
I don’t think that’s true anymore based on the types of kids going from our private school.
The original statement is very true based on who has gone to UChicago from DD’s private school in recent years.
Anonymous
10/12/2025 13:54
Subject: Re:Uchicago party school?!?
Anonymous wrote:The frats have a few athletes but are mostly geeky, nerdy kids. If you are a non-frat male, you can’t get into a frat party unless, say, you bring four women with you. Geeky, nerdy boys then have to suffer the indignity of being excluded by other geeky, nerdy boys — at Chicago. This is yet another reason not to go to Chicago: go to a school where you are not excluded. Say, a Davidson, where all parties are open to everyone…
If your kid wants to be at a SLAC, Davidson seems like a fine choice.
Anonymous
10/12/2025 11:56
Subject: Uchicago party school?!?
Anonymous wrote:If the sort of party scene described is tipping the scales for your kid - your reasons for considering U of C seem misguided imo. For most students, The nerdiness is the coolest thing about the place.
I don’t think that’s true anymore based on the types of kids going from our private school.
Anonymous
10/12/2025 10:36
Subject: Uchicago party school?!?
If the sort of party scene described is tipping the scales for your kid - your reasons for considering U of C seem misguided imo. For most students, The nerdiness is the coolest thing about the place.
Anonymous
10/12/2025 10:24
Subject: Uchicago party school?!?
OP:Wait until you witness a party at MIT before committing to U Chicago.
Anonymous
10/12/2025 10:19
Subject: Re:Uchicago party school?!?
The frats have a few athletes but are mostly geeky, nerdy kids. If you are a non-frat male, you can’t get into a frat party unless, say, you bring four women with you. Geeky, nerdy boys then have to suffer the indignity of being excluded by other geeky, nerdy boys — at Chicago. This is yet another reason not to go to Chicago: go to a school where you are not excluded. Say, a Davidson, where all parties are open to everyone…
Anonymous
10/12/2025 01:56
Subject: Uchicago party school?!?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yeah Fiji was like that when I was there 20 years ago.
Same at MIT. I think that’s Fiji’s vibe pretty much everywhere.
Not at Harvard. It is definitely not a big party school. More like small parties with people who share interests.
Anonymous
10/12/2025 00:18
Subject: Uchicago party school?!?
Anonymous wrote:Yeah Fiji was like that when I was there 20 years ago.
Same at MIT. I think that’s Fiji’s vibe pretty much everywhere.
Anonymous
10/11/2025 20:46
Subject: Uchicago party school?!?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The frat looks fun. They had a playboy party too.
Not what you think of when you think UChicago
Isn't UChicago tops for economics, feeding into Chicago trading firms? These look like fiance bros to me, makes sense.
finance bros
Anonymous
10/11/2025 20:40
Subject: Uchicago party school?!?
Anonymous wrote:The frat looks fun. They had a playboy party too.
Not what you think of when you think UChicago
Isn't UChicago tops for economics, feeding into Chicago trading firms? These look like fiance bros to me, makes sense.