What about the rigor at this school???

corranged
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:46:21 +0000

Students must formally petition the dean of students in the College for permission to take a fifth course. The petition will be considered in the third week of the quarter, at which time, if it is approved, the student will be registered and billed for the fifth course. NOTE: The charge for the fifth course is the difference between the cost of two and three courses.

http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/archives/catalog0506/academic-regulations.shtml
You don’t just decide to take extra courses, and you should know that taking five courses would almost certainly result in very little time for non-academic activities, including student organizations, sports, and fun.

Quarter schools all structure classes in different ways. Caltech’s classes may each cover slightly less material, for example, than typical courses at Chicago. Many professors at Chicago say that they cover a semester’s material in a quarter; other courses adjust the material for the shorter term. In an introductory economics class, the professor begins the course stating that most semester schools cover about 12 chapters in a semester, and we cover 20 in a quarter. It’s difficult to compare course schedules without looking at the classes.