Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 12:02     Subject: Re:Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Anonymous wrote:Northwestern grad here. We definitely felt that way about U Chicago. And to be honest, to this day there is a very different vibe to slum I meet from both schools.


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Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 12:01     Subject: Re:Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Northwestern grad here. We definitely felt that way about U Chicago. And to be honest, to this day there is a very different vibe to slum I meet from both schools.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 10:27     Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


My quirky kid used to describe some friends as "econ bros". I don't know how bro-ey they actually are but I gathered the econ students are typically less quirky. They have sports fans and preppy kids, too.


Lol. I'm the poster your'e responding to and my son is interested in econ.

An amazing 1/3 kids major in Econ; it therefore seems much less “life of the mind” — and more preprofessional — than some may think.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 09:52     Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Anonymous wrote:
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.


My quirky kid used to describe some friends as "econ bros". I don't know how bro-ey they actually are but I gathered the econ students are typically less quirky. They have sports fans and preppy kids, too.


Lol. I'm the poster your'e responding to and my son is interested in econ.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 09:39     Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chicago kids are not “quirky” they are standard issue grade-grubbing strivers.


What do you gain by saying stuff like this?


What do people gain from saying their kid is “quirky”? A feeling that their kid is somehow different from all the other grade-grubbing strivers in the world. But that kid isn’t.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 09:23     Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Their essay prompts are weird.
Kids either love them or hate them - which can help you figure out if you are the right fit for the school.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 09:21     Subject: Where Fun Goes to Die - UChicago?
Anonymous wrote:I have a TJ grad and there were a small number of colleges whose *undergrad programs* had reputation of being “miserable even after 4 years at TJ”: Chicago, MIT, CMU, and JHU

No dog in this fight. My kid graduated, applied to not these particular schools, attended not these particular schools (or close competitors) and college worked out well. Not sitting here nursing my bitterness over rejections. I’ve just heard that the kids at those 4 schools are often miserable.


I’ve heard this about these exact schools, too. I wish 3 of them weren’t on my kid’s list.