<p>No I haven’t counted the number of blacks in Chicago vs. Hanover. It is not 1955 so I can just Google it. You can’t get very far in the business world without knowing how to use the internet.</p>
<p>Obviously Chicago has more blacks than Hanover. But I can say with some certainty from my life living here, that UChicago is not known as a liberal institution. Chicago is known as a liberal city…though Chicago is not known as a racially harmonious city…only a fool would tell you that it is. Lets be frank about it. UChicago is not on the northside. The west side. Or the “mid-southside”. It is on THE SOUTHSIDE. It is near Englewood. Google it (if needed). Englewood is NOT 5% black. UChicago is 5% black and near Englewood. Ignorant populations and an environment that may confirm perceptions aren’t always so great for certain people, especially minorities who defy these perceptions. So the OP could easily be exposed to some tensions in both environments…</p>
<p>I don’t think she is as worried as you are making her out to be. In fact, I think it is pretty clear that she is leaning towards Dartmouth w/ the depth and number of questions she has about the school’s environment. And even if she is worried…what student making this decision isn’t. Every student will have their own unique questions about schools pertaining to their own identities…</p>
<p>And about not getting far in the business world…like seriously…she’s 18 years old, has been accepted to 2 fine institutions and actually knows what she wants to do w/ her life. A combination that is surprisingly rare. If she continues to work hard she will make it very far in the business world. Frankly, who are you to say that she won’t.</p>