UCHICAGO workload/social scene/safety

HELP12389
Sun, 30 Mar 2014 07:42:34 +0000

I was recently accepted to the uchicago class of 2018. While I am heavily attracted to the school for its exceptional academic quality, I do have certain hesitations.

1) I am fully aware of the rigorous academic standard that Uchicago holds itself to, but how would you compare its workload to that of another highly selective school? Any specific schools come to mind? (I know this is a hard question to answer considering workload is directly related to what classes you take/ what major you choose, but I would appreciate some generalizations!)

2a) Uchicago is often ridiculed for its unusual student body. I would love an elaboration of the truthfulness to this rumor. ALL top universities have brilliant, and sometimes misunderstood students. Does Uchicago really have SUCH an alarming amount of these students? (I am aware this reads terribly-If you are going to comment on my insensitivity, I would greatly appreciate you leaving your comments to yourself.)

2b) Night life/Social scene? As bad as they say? …greek life…?

3) I am very familiar with UPENN. In terms of safety, I would love a comparison of the two.

I need to clarify that I do not know anyone who attends/ has attended Uchicago- hence my questions. I have researched uchicago thoroughly, but am in dire need of an alumni’s or student’s perspective! While I plan on visiting in the near future, I would love as much input as I can get!