<p>Also, could you tell me about the SS and English core? Quality as compared with higher-level UChicago courses? Challenge? As far as my SS interests go, I’m definitely interested in more general, broad-base studies and learning HOW to think about issues such as democracy in practice and how to write 10-20 pg papers, rather than specializing as an undergrad. The one concrete thing I liked about Swat curriculum (besides high student-teacher interaction) was that it emphasized broad-based learning, so I’d like to be able to replicate that at UChicago.</p>