<p>I regret you had this experience. My S loves the University and is actively trying to convince his brother to attend. He has found what he learned at Chicago to have helped him in many ways. He made a proposal to a major not-for-profit and was grilled by a group of board members and advisors. He felt he was able to put the skills learned at Chicago to immediate use in making his case and won a lucrative contract. A friend of mine attended and told me as he was leaving another person in attendance turned to him and said, “I can’t believe how that kid handled that room full of Ph.Ds, you could tell he attended the University of Chicago.” I asked him about it and he said it was not unlike what was required in his classes in Greek Thought & Literature, to quote him he said, “I felt during the moment of the presentation the same exhilaration I’ve experienced during rigorous discussion over Attic philosophy!” If that is not putting into action ones ideas and education, I don’t know what is.</p>