UCHICAGO workload/social scene/safety

ssn137
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 01:36:58 +0000

I regret that anyone chose Chicago (or any school) and didn’t like it. But, in the Internet age, there should be plenty of information available to permit an informed choice. Some might say that poor choices are one potential downside of the U.S. News fetish. Chicago is probably about the same great school that it was before the amphetamine-addled, private counselor, Range Rover, orthodontic crowd “discovered” it. My wife went to the College, and she is no more quirky than any other well-educated person–and she attended before the school became attractive to regular people. We have never once played Dungeons and Dragons in our home. We think it’s plenty safe, too, which is one reason why our D will start there this year. As for Penn v. Chicago, I agree that the vibe is fairly similar–they are both compact universities, which are adjacent to urban areas where real life exists. One should act sensibly. In my view, Chicago seems more organically part of its neighborhood, while Penn seems more like an isolated academic island. But that’s merely a personal preference. If one wishes to wander around off-campus drunk and alone at 2 a.m. without regard for personal safety, then please go to Northwestern–it’s almost certain that such a person would not be a good fit in Hyde Park anyway.