UChicago Class of 2020 Applicant Thread

@OliviaP2016 lol yes whatever era. My range is probably just as wide haha.

Love the Beatles. For modern musicians, I’m really into Kenderick Lamar.

@Indigoraccoon4 My APUSH teacher made us listen to jazz for an entire 85-minute class period. Honestly the best class period all year.

Any Tame Impala fans?

Nice to see there’s quite the HOC following here.

I’ve watched HOC, The West Wing, and Attack on Titan about 5x each this past year, so now I’m just waiting for new seasons to be released. Any Archer fans?

Love the 60s, but the time period I’d really want to see is the Reagan era. I say this as a socially liberal fiscal centrist who thinks much of his foreign policy was asinine. Even if I don’t agree with him, his presidency saw so many changes in US society that it’s a must-see.

Currently I’m digging 80s hits as well as the regular showtunes (especially Hamilton) and 40s jazz. I also like Of Montreal which is more recent.

Total Eclipse of the Heart is my jam right now and anything with Rick Astley is unironically great.

Wow you guys all listen to such meaningful music :-S I personally LOVE Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Maroon 5, Paloma Faith, Lukas Graham, and J Cole

I’m a huge Broadway fan… and I love Taylor Swift!

@tutututututuru I don’t think R+L=J because that would be too easy … Personally I think A+L=J because I really want Jon to be Azor Ahai Reborn, there was a part of the prophecy that said that the prince that was promised was supposed to be from the immediate line of Aerys. And Aerys was known to lose a bolt or two… My fingers are crossed

So I like pick random songs and listen to them until I hate them, currently:
September- Earth, Wind, & Fire
Come on Eileen
You make my dreams

@Indigoraccoon4 Come on Eileen is what keeps me motivated

@jjkain19 What shows do you like? I listen to Hamilton and Rocky Horror a lot. I also was in Hairspray this summer so I really enjoy that soundtrack! And Pippin’s new soundtrack is wonderful too.

Going back to the political debate… I’m a Chicago native and I go to an extremely LIBERAL school. My parents are both economists, so I tend to lean slightly right, which is a hard thing to do among my peers. I also support Rahm Emanuel, our Mayor (even though there are daily riots outside of my downtown school calling for him to resign). His daughter and I used to play on the same soccer team when we were little and I had the opportunity to intern in his office for Human Rights over the summer. Though he may have many flaws, I admire his ability to tell it like it is, support funding for the arts and support large business in Chicago (which keeps our economy in Chicago going).

@Indigoraccoon4 I do that too! It’s so hard to find random songs though…

If anyone here likes the Black Keys, you should listen to The Arcs. Amazing.

@savvyitup support for the arts is a huge deal in NOVA rn. Our school is one of the last ones whose music & arts programs haven’t been cut :confused:

Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Gorillaz, Strokes, Vampire Weekend…

@bella913 Stop I love the Black Keys so much

@hope1938 Do use spotify? I will search songs I think of then look at the random playlists people make then 8tracks is great place to find cool stuff

Omg yes a Radiohead fan.

@mollikinz I really like If/Then, I saw it three times because it was touring where I live, and I’ve seen Wicked a few times as well! I just started listening to Hamilton (I love it), and I’m seeing it over break! I’ll have to give Rocky Horror a listen; the only time I’ve heard it was on glee and that was a while ago.