<p>Well, I thank everyone but it’s a lost cause. My parents are simply not ready to send one of their sons to Chicago, and we have plenty of stress in the household as is. </p>
<p>I still highly respect the institution from everything I have read and will keep it in mind for graduate school…that’s where it’s worth emptying the wallet, right?</p>
<p>At the very least, this thread has been a tribute to my seductive thread-titling abilities.</p>