<p>Bala, good point. Though UChicago is more of a city campus, NU’s proximity to better public transport might actually make the city more accessible…depending on how adventurous/good with buses you are, that is :).</p>
<p>For me, location is somewhat of a non-point - both are in close proximity to Chicago and are different distances from different attractions…I have no problem with taking the El or figuring out buses, or whatever.</p>
<p>Really I’m just trying to get a handle on what makes NU different than UChicago in terms of campus vibe/culture…radically different, as many would say. Yet, students claim a lot of the things said about NU (preppy, Greek, not intellectual, etc.) are just stereotypes? Then, are the two schools really more similar than people would like to admit? Or what?</p>
<p>Edit: Thanks Bala, just saw your edit. So, NU is more of a mixmash of people, and UChicago is more niche (on the intellectual side). </p>
<p>Haha, Columbia, yeah, I’d be down for that, but I don’t think I’d get in. I go to a decent public school and the Ivies only tend to skim the top 10 people off. We have better luck here with good but not Ivy designated schools…maybe 'cause we’re East coast and we bring a bit of geographic diversity to places like WUStL, UChicago, NU, Stanford, etc. Who knows.</p>