Northwestern vs. UChicago for premed

Hanna
Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:37:38 +0000

“People talk about their GPAs everywhere. It’s not a “taboo” here, it’s just not something you do in front of mixed company, and not necessarily commonly.”

I don’t agree. There are colleges where it is truly taboo to talk about GPAs. Sure, if you’re joined-at-the-hip best friends with someone, or if you’re a junior asking a senior for med/law school admissions advice, then it can come up despite the taboo. But colleges do vary on how much people talk about it.