Visit Report by PollyEWilde (Member since December 26 2007 with 19 posts) Visit Date - November 2007
Visit to University of Chicago in November 2007 by PollyEWilde (Student, HS Class of 2008)
Visit Activities:
Admissions Interview:
Yes - Wonderful! She seemed impressed by my e-mail address, haha. We discussed Brahms, existentialism, Dada, and the similarities between Native Son and The Stranger. I had to answer, "Why college?& Information Session:
Yes Campus Tour:
Yes - Funny, warm tour guides with lots of interesting information. Just made me love the school even more.
University of Chicago Campus:
Friendliness/Courtesy of Students: 4 - Very Good Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff: 5 - Excellent Appearance of Campus: 5 - Excellent Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness: 5 - Excellent Dormitories: 4 - Very Good Security/Safety: 5 - Excellent Overall Campus Impression: 5 - Excellent
Off-Campus:
Area Immediately Around Campus: 5 - Excellent City/Town/Community: 5 - Excellent
Campus Visit Notes for University of Chicago:
Visit Description:
I was planning on apply Early Decision at Barnard College, but after visiting Chicago, I am dead set on this school. Setting myself up for disappointment? You bet, but visiting this campus was the best thing I could have done in the application process. My cousin is a first year there, so I got to see inside one of the dorms (which are all radically different) and inside one of the dining halls. How beautiful! If anyone here has visited Swarthmore and seen its dining hall, I didn't think it could be beat. However, UChicago was incredibly impressive; the neo-gothic architecture is a wonder. Some of the students sitting around the quad seemed a little snooty, but the tour guides were bubbly and friendly. I spoke to a few students were filming a movie on the quad who were excited to talk to a prospective student, so there are certainly as many down to earth students as there are snobby ones.
