u of chicago?

menloparkmom
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:22:58 +0000

whaleback,
One of the reasons it is hard to double majior at Chicago, and graduate in 4 years, is because of THE CORE, which is a broad, humanaties based program that EVERYONE has to take, regardless of major, and which essentially takes up your first 2 years off college. In addition, the Economics dept is one of the most prestigious economics programs in the US, attracting top students, and is very competative. More than a few kids end up washing out or transfer out because it IS so tough. So even though it looks like it is easier to get into, it is tougher to graduate and to get get great grades at U of C than most other colleges.