Princeton vs. UChicago

traviata
Wed, 24 May 2017 15:30:03 +0000

I have visited both. I visited Princeton in spring of my sophomore year and UChicago in fall of my junior year . To be honest, I loved both, and it wouldn’t be practical to visit both again before I apply.

I have heard rumors that Princeton students are very pretentious, and I would like to avoid that if possible. When I visited Harvard, I hated it because it was so pretentious; however, I did not get that feeling from Princeton when I visited.

If I wanted more specific information about research opportunities and typical academic paths, who would I email: faculty or admission representatives or someone else?

Overall, I feel that I have a slight preference for UChicago, but I’m still not sure. If I could be certain that UChicago was a better fit for me, then I’d apply Early Decision there. I’ve considered applying SCEA to Princeton then Regular Decision to UChicago, as UChicago is slightly less selective, and I feel that I’d have no chance of getting into Princeton during Regular Decision. However, I’m also worried that that would increase my chances of being rejected to both. If I applied Early Decision to UChicago, then I’d have the best chance of getting into one of these two schools.