University of Chicago v. University of Pennsylvania (CAS)

[6seasonsandamovi]

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So it’s not accurate to say that “Chicago beats Penn in the humanities.” If anything, Penn TIES Chicago in the humanities, with the edge going to Penn in several fields.

Cherry picking much? 45 Percenter, if rankings are your thing, here you go:</p>

<p>Rankings: UChicago Rank | UPenn Rank
Times Higher Eduction International Humanities Rankings 13-14 : 5 | 18
Times Higher Eduction International Humanities Rankings 12-13 : 3 | (Not in top 50)</p>

<p>QS International Humanities Rankings: 12 | 24
QS English: 6 | 11
QS Philosophy: 17 | 151-200
QS Modern Languages: 27 | 51-100
QS History: 8 | 32
QS Linguistics: 19 | 13</p>

<p>USNews (the following subjects are in its Humanities/Social Sciences category):
Sociology: 6 | 10
Economics: 1 | 9
English: 8 | 4
History: 4 | 9
Poly Sci: 12 | 28
Psychology: 21 | 12</p>

<p>The only things we miss from the Arts and Humanities are Religion and Music. I wasn’t able to find any actual NRC rankings, but I did find this quote (from 1995: <a href=“University of Chicago News):”>University of Chicago News):</a></p>

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Programs ranked No.1 in faculty quality are religion; sociology; anthropology (tied with Michigan); ecology, evolution and behavior (tied with Stanford); and economics (tied with Harvard). The University’s music program is ranked No.2 in faculty quality and No.1 in teaching.
Other programs ranked in the top 10 in faculty quality are astrophysics and astronomy (5), mathematics (5), statistics (5), linguistics (tied for 6), political science (6), classics (7), geosciences (7), physics (7), history (8), art history (10), chemistry (10) and English language and literature (10). Two programs, molecular and general genetics and physiology, are in the No.11 spot.

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<p>So number 1 in Music and Religion as well, but Penn is top 10 as well. Quite far from a tie. I do agree that its all about fit at this level though.</p>

<p>OP, social life at Chicago does have greek life at its core. That’s not to say that there aren’t great apartment parties (which are usually better than frat parties IMO). The alternative most certainly does exist, but if someone said that it would be more accessible at Penn, I would probably believe them.</p>

<p>I’d like to think that I’m part of the middle ground, and am certainly not alone. In fact, I’d go as far as to say those two groups are numerical minorities (probably 15% each), with the middle ground taking the remaining portion. Once again, UPenn is at least as diverse in this respect (maybe too far, IMO, with much fewer of the quirky types)</p>

<p>The house system is one of my favorite things at the college, and most of my peers agree. Your housemates are more like your family than friends, looking out for you and helping you more than drinking with you. They serve as a launchpad to meet people and make friends out of, but if you ever need comfort, you can count on them. They add a lot to the college experience, with frequents house events (free/cheap meals/tickets to musicals/sports events) and IM competitions (from quiz and karaoke to midnight soccer).</p>

<p>Is there anything in particular I could address regarding your prospie experience? The fact that you fell out of love surprises me, especially since the things that most prospies are most surprised about is how “normal” the college is, which seems to be something you are looking for.</p>