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I’m not sure I agree, glasses. Chicago was my #1 choice in high school. I was pretty nerdy, set on grad school, and liked the intense academics. I visited twice and really loved the university, and something like Scav Hunt seemed more appealing than watching a football or basketball game. [Its</a> financial aid offer sucked](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/54179-u-chicago-worth-extra-money.html]Its”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/54179-u-chicago-worth-extra-money.html), though, so I went to Duke instead, which I had mostly applied to because it was a good school fairly close to home. I wound up absolutely loving it and don’t regret my decision in the slightest. </p>
<p>Every college is unique, admittedly, and each has its own distinct personality. That said, I think too often we underestimate the ability of students to bloom wherever. If you took 80% of the students from any given top university and put them at another one, I’d wager they’d do quite well.</p>