UChicago is a top notch graduate school, and I'm proud my dad got his PhD in economics there and had a few good friends go to the law school.

At DD's school, it seems like Northwestern became more popular for undergrad. Maybe they like the fact that you get to go to a safe, suburban campus and then when you want you can venture into the city to enjoy what Chicago has to offer. Maybe was seen as "more fun" that UChi for awhile?

I went to UChicago and my best friend went to Northwestern. 2010s. We had a lot of fun together every weekend.

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Anonymous wrote:you can find the rigorous academics and BETTER quality of life at other schools.

What the heck is this supposed to mean?? Beautiful campus, 20 mins from major city, top notch, challenging academics, like-minded intellectual kids with international reach. Go to your SEC with the bros and bras and live and let live already. 30A is calling.

Try 10 minutes. UChicago is generally (traffic permitting) a 10 minute drive from the museum campus and Millenium park/Michigan Ave, etc.

It is a solid hour to get to Evanston/Northwestern so I’m not sure how much socializing goes on between the schools. They feel very far apart. Lifelong Chicagoan here.

More than you would think given the distance. Chicago parent. The frats & sororities do a lot of mixers between schools.

I love to hear that. We were just at Northwestern. Had a wonderful weekend. Easy 30 minute Uber ride to downtown.

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Anonymous wrote:you can find the rigorous academics and BETTER quality of life at other schools.

What the heck is this supposed to mean?? Beautiful campus, 20 mins from major city, top notch, challenging academics, like-minded intellectual kids with international reach. Go to your SEC with the bros and bras and live and let live already. 30A is calling.

Try 10 minutes. UChicago is generally (traffic permitting) a 10 minute drive from the museum campus and Millenium park/Michigan Ave, etc.

It is a solid hour to get to Evanston/Northwestern so I’m not sure how much socializing goes on between the schools. They feel very far apart. Lifelong Chicagoan here.

More than you would think given the distance. Chicago parent. The frats & sororities do a lot of mixers between schools.

Anonymous wrote:Horrible alumni network and never had school spirit. Div3 sports.

You couldn’t be more wrong.

Horrible alumni network and never had school spirit. Div3 sports.

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Anonymous wrote:Chicago is a great school, ivy-level in quality of peers land reputation with jobs and grad/professional schools. Plenty of fun and plenty of serious academics

plenty of fun? LOL

Yes? Clearly you haven’t visited recently nor do you have a kid there. It’s not Bama but it’s very very similar to the social scene at Yale. I have kids at both Chicago and Yale.

Funny, the only school my U Chicago kid would have turned down Chicago for was Yale. I do think there's an overlap in the culture. And by the way, if you don't think Yale admits scores of uber-wealthy private school kids, I have a bridge to sell you.

The reality is no D3 school is going to be “fun” the way it’s traditionally applied to the college experience. The student body could care less about any sports, only kind of paying attention if say the basketball team makes the D3 playoffs.

So, the question is what is the “funnest” D3 school?

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Anonymous wrote:Chicago is a great school, ivy-level in quality of peers land reputation with jobs and grad/professional schools. Plenty of fun and plenty of serious academics

plenty of fun? LOL

Yes? Clearly you haven’t visited recently nor do you have a kid there. It’s not Bama but it’s very very similar to the social scene at Yale. I have kids at both Chicago and Yale.

Exactly, we are not comparing UChicago to SEC rara, to some, that's cringe tbh. We are talking apples to apples.

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Anonymous wrote:Chicago is a great school, ivy-level in quality of peers land reputation with jobs and grad/professional schools. Plenty of fun and plenty of serious academics

plenty of fun? LOL

Yes? Clearly you haven’t visited recently nor do you have a kid there. It’s not Bama but it’s very very similar to the social scene at Yale. I have kids at both Chicago and Yale.

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is a great school, ivy-level in quality of peers land reputation with jobs and grad/professional schools. Plenty of fun and plenty of serious academics

plenty of fun? LOL

Chicago is a great school, ivy-level in quality of peers land reputation with jobs and grad/professional schools. Plenty of fun and plenty of serious academics

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Anonymous wrote:you can find the rigorous academics and BETTER quality of life at other schools.

What the heck is this supposed to mean?? Beautiful campus, 20 mins from major city, top notch, challenging academics, like-minded intellectual kids with international reach. Go to your SEC with the bros and bras and live and let live already. 30A is calling.

Try 10 minutes. UChicago is generally (traffic permitting) a 10 minute drive from the museum campus and Millenium park/Michigan Ave, etc.

It is a solid hour to get to Evanston/Northwestern so I’m not sure how much socializing goes on between the schools. They feel very far apart. Lifelong Chicagoan here.

Anonymous wrote:you can find the rigorous academics and BETTER quality of life at other schools.

What the heck is this supposed to mean?? Beautiful campus, 20 mins from major city, top notch, challenging academics, like-minded intellectual kids with international reach. Go to your SEC with the bros and bras and live and let live already. 30A is calling.

you can find the rigorous academics and BETTER quality of life at other schools.