<p>IHate, I posted this in another thread a while back but you never answered. If you have a minute I’d love to hear a response to the following:</p>
<p>IHateUofC - looking back on it, and perhaps having anecdotal stories from friends, where would you have rather gone? Maybe the Honors program at a large state school - where’d you certainly have more exposure to practical pursuits? I don’t get the sense a strongly pre-professional school like UPenn or Duke would have been up your alley, but maybe a small LAC somewhere with more of a focus on practicality?</p>
<p>I’m sorry that the U of C experience didn’t work out for you. Chicago certainly is not known for balance, and I personally think, in the marketplace of top colleges, it’s fine to have one decidedly theoretical place out there. In a lot of ways, Chicago is the very definition of academia (for better or worse).</p>
<p>It is interesting that you’re feelings on this are quite so intense. At my time at the U of C, a lot of students rolled their eyes at the sheer theoretical nature of the school, but it wasn’t much more than that. Your aversion obviously goes a step beyond this. So, again, in retrospect, where would you have rather gone, knowing what you know now?</p>