<p>@TheBanker. I appreciate your concern about not pumping up “UChicago” (the same school you NOW attend) and that doing so “REEKS of insecurity”…I agree that I may go overboard at times to advocate for my alma mater when I feel it is needed…Chicago having certain strengths especially in economics, physics, math, liberal arts…and definite WEAKNESSES in NOT having any real ENGINEERING and very small CS department…</p>
<p>…by the way, no where in my post did I tell the OP to attend Chicago over the other schools…but just to consider adding it to his “list”…and I get the sense that there may be some transference issues going on here in that you may be doing a lot of soul-searching yourself similar to the OP about not being happy at Chicago and possibly getting out of Dodge as well?..I don’t know…just a feeling…</p>
<p>…it is unfortunate that Chicago will always take a back seat…and forever be an underdog…against the schools on the coasts…that’s just the way it is and I don’t see it changing…</p>
<p>…the BIG kicker for me (maybe one day you will experience it yourself) is when neither of your children (brainwashed well by their Bay-area peers) show any interest in applying to your alma mater because it was in the Midwest despite both having visited the school for alumni events many times…cuts you to the core…and both choosing to attend HYPS schools on both coasts…</p>
<p>…having now gone through two admission cycles…all I can say is I’ll try my best (not always perfect nor wise) to give a unique perspective as a Chicago grad with children attending HYPS schools…</p>
<p>…once again, thank you for your concern…</p>