<p>On the campus tour the first student I saw was wearing a shirt with a hammer and sickle on it (nothing else, just a huge hammer and sickle). I did a double take and stared at him for like 5 minutes with my mouth wide open. I mean what if some kid wore a swastika around? Everyone would flip, right?</p>
<p>So anyway: UChicago is an elite university. I would say that EVERY elite university has a left-leaning political atmosphere. Chicago, despite the reputation, is no different. There are plenty of Kerry stickers still around, and not a single Bush. In my interview, the couselor said “the campus probably leans more left than right”. There are free-market capitalists in the Econ department, sure, but is everyone going to be “Chicago School”? Heck no! I wouldn’t even bet that most of them were. We are dealing with a secular University! Being a right-wing fanatic, I think I have much more to be worried about in going to U of C.</p>