<p>I have to visit before I know for sure, but…</p>
<p>I’m a big fan of learning for the sake of learning as opposed to for a grade. I really like the idea of people not being overly concerned about their GPAs, and instead spending their time thinking about Latin American history or neuroscience or Romani language and linguistics. This goes hand in hand with the “emphasis on intellectual pursuit rather than where you’re going to get a job.”</p>
<p>I love the course catalog and, of course, the quarter system, because it allows for taking MORE awesome courses.</p>
<p>I like the quirkiness, the great anthropology department, the size, the fact that it’s in Chicago, the fact that it’s rigorous but not cutthroat competitive-- even the core.</p>
<p>Pretty much everything, and if I don’t like it in person, I will be very upset.</p>