<p>Jeni, your response was, I think, telling: If you’re not the sort who likes to have her questions “dissected,” you’re probably not the sort who will like UChicago. </p>
<p>Not trying to be flip here, but you’ve asked, essentially, “where will I fit best?” JHS has tried to answer, working from the information you’ve chosen to share–which includes deconstructing the questions you’ve chosen to ask to extract the subtext embedded within.</p>
<p>Your comments and questions suggest that your primary concerns boil down to the following:</p>
<p>1) Which institution will afford you the best shot at a lucrative career in finance (consulting or ibanking), either through direct recruitment or via entry to high-profile b-school?</p>
<p>2) Which institution will offer you a more satisfactory social life–presumeably one that will enhance your career-building network?</p>
<p>3) Which institution is more “prestigious”?</p>
<p>What you don’t ask is which school will better develop your intellect. So one can infer that this is not your highest priority, at least when it comes to choosing college.</p>
<p>Which is fine, but telling. You see, both schools can launch your meteoric business career. But UChicago will have you reading a fair amount of Plato first. If that “life of the mind” stuff doesn’t appeal, you’ll be in for a rough ride at UChicago, spending much of your time in Hyde Park wishing you’d opted for Dartmouth’s more mercantilist ethos.</p>