Sell Me on UChicago, Please!

momzhood
Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:19:34 +0000

My daughter, who is now a first year at UChicago, had a sort of similar situation but in a different way. To explain: She has always loved the school and felt that she fit in academically and socially. She is an introvert but social self-confident, but doesn’t really party. On her prospie visit, she saw some beer-pong being played in the dorm hallway and suddenly wondered if there was going to be a pervasive drinking culture at UC. She doesn’t care what other people do, except that she doesn’t want to be the only one not drinking. (Unusual: I don’t think too many people have used “party school” and “UChicago” in the same sentence. I told her the U would be flattered.) Well, long story short, she’s there, she loves it, and she finds people in her house and in her RSOs to hang with. The point is the school is big enough and varied enough that you will find the people you want to be with. The socially awkward people you met (and the drinkers she met) are only one part of the University. You will seek out and find the more socially comfortable people you desire. I think prospie overnights can be a little forced, anyway.