Is U of C still "Gritty"?

<p>Cue7,</p>

<p>thanks for your input. It’s good to know that UChicago is well respected on Wall Street.</p>

<p>I read somewhere that still, the Chicago network is rather weak there compared with other top schools, while Uchicago is far better represented in the academia side of the industry. </p>

<p>Anyway, I don’t think it matters much for motivated kids. The lack of “rising water effect” does not hurt those who cam swim to the surface on his/her own. </p>

<p>That said, I hope UChicago lets its students utilize the alum network to get a toehold in the industry. Do they have anything like that? Like, an alum mentoring program, etc. I used to be an alum mentor for college kids/new hires in my company…</p>