What's available at Chicago vs. colleges in general

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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:11:59 +0000

S1 has had both good advisors (current one) and bad (now gone). S1 was told Chicago was not a hand holding institution, but one that rewarded initiative and would provide many opportunities as a result. This has proved to be the case, at least for him.

newmassdad: I was simply trying to clarify where I had read about concerns for supporting students for the scholarships, and since I had written Fulbright-Hays, I thought you were referring to that in your comments, I do know the difference, I regret the misinterpretation. No arguments here.

I have recently been assisting a student applying for a Rhodes form a top Ivy and it is an arduous process indeed. Schools that supply help will definitely benefit in the number of successful applicants. While the university is helpful, in this case, important profs in her major at the school did not want her to apply, nor are they offering much support, they want her to stay and attend grad school there. They maintain that study in England in her major was not as prestigious or as recognized within the field as staying put. I recommended she follow her heart and that if they wanted her now for grad school, they (or someone equally as good) would want her just as badly in a couple of years.