What *not* to do in your college application

glasses
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:00:51 +0000

“Specifically, she noted how too many individuals wrote essays describing the College as but a mere springboard to the Graduate School of Business and medical school.”

This was a worry of my S when he interviewed and visited. He was relieved to find out that students came to U of C because of the core and not in spite of it. That is a symptom of wanting to engage and learn, not simply get through. I think that it speaks to uchicagoalum’s comment about maturity and I agree that in order to succeed at Chicago students need to have their act somewhat together.
However I wonder how many of those new graduate barristas find their way into more compelling occupations as they age. The 20s tend to be a time of pause and wondering for many. What are they doing in their 30s and 40s, do we know?