<p>I agree that the term ‘nerd’ is often used with derision and that it contains a derogatory meaning. However, I have never found the people who are brilliant and academically motivated to be socially awkward, provincial, or isolated… I really haven’t met a truely streotypical nerd that the society depicts and condemns… My group of friends and I are very seriously about our responsibilities and are determined to do our best academically and extra-curricularly. While we are certainly not a part of the popular crowd, we have our shares of laughes and good times by pursuing various(sometimes eccentric) interests, leadership positions, and passions…etc… We are perfectly content to be ourselves and proud of our cool nerdiness. The U of C has appeared to be the best match for me since it seemed like the place filled with cool, confident nerds who learn for the true love and joy of learning and who find satisfaction and comfort for being themselves. I sincerely hope that many people I will meet will have ‘cool nerds’ in them and that the U of C is where ‘the conformity and streotypes go to die’.</p>