Sell Me on UChicago, Please!

FStratford
Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:33:47 +0000

I would normally say go for UChicago… but try to imagine your life over there is you really think you wont fit in. Its four years of your life.

Be sure to think of it over and over. If you do decide to go to UChicago, you better accept first that there are going to be a lot of socially awkward people there that may not suit your taste and that you have consciously and actively find a group that you would click with.

It should be clear in your mind that the “life of the mind” experience is worth the extra effort you will have to do to feel like you belong. If, and only if, you can do that should you rule out your other options. Let’s face it, your other options are not that bad… not better, as you already know in your mind but not worse either, as you already know in your gut.