UCHICAGO Grades, GPA, Hard Work, Student Study Ethic 2016 Thread

goingnutsmom
Sun, 08 Jan 2017 06:36:21 +0000

I am not a student at UChicago so definitely cannot offer that type of insight. I will offer what my D who is a first year there has told me. She does not post on CC and is too busy anyway.

She works hard but does not seem too stressed out. The key is to keep up because the quarter system goes really fast. She took 4 classes and came out with a 3.5 GPA which was great because the first quarter is very demanding on a student- there are so many transitions going on. She is very much a homebody type but went out with her friends into Chicago for shopping and dinner and other social outings. She is currently in the social sciences as a major (economics) and definitely sees that the physics, math and pre med hard sciences have a tougher time.

I really think that finding a solid support friend group is key. People really underestimate how essential connectivity to others is to our mental health and how this can buffer stressors and offer resiliency.

My impression is that she works at something related to school everyday. She will take time off on weekends to decompress with her squad. She does not currently have a job but some of her friends have work study jobs and they find those very manageable.

Review some of the older threads- they provide a lot of insider information.

Good luck!