<p>I visited a friend in Pierce. He’s a really smart kid who loves learning, and he’s also one of the coolest people I’ve ever met: he loves soccer (plays midnight, roots for Arsenal), plays guitar, is absolutely hilarious, listens to good (not typical hipster) music, does his fair share of partying, etc. I would not at all consider him a “nerd.” In fact, when I got there, he had just realized that he had left his belt in this one girl’s dorm two nights prior after some drunk partying. And he considers most of the frat guys and football players a bunch of tools.
His housemates were also pretty chill, funny guys. They know when to do their work, but have plenty of fun just hanging out in the house lounge. Their RA was also a really awesome guy. There are definitely the really fun types of people at UChicago. It’s not just a few thousand hipsters and major nerds.</p>