<p>hyeonjlee - I think that’s a little harsh. As they say in the Matrix (not the most intellectual of movies, but bear with me here ;-): there’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path. The life of the mind sounds great in (no pun intended here) theory, but living it can be an entirely different story. When you start to see kids camping out in the library by the third week of the academic quarter, it can be a bit off-putting. </p>
<p>Also, transferring can be a hard step to take, and, given the fact that many of Chicago’s peer schools have infinitesimal accept rates for transfers, where could IhateUofC have gone? There is probably a drop off in exit opportunities between Chicago and some of the more manageable schools to transfer into, so not transfering makes practical sense. Inertia can also set in, and a student can just feel like, well, let me just gut it out here for a couple more years.</p>