University of Chicago Top Questions

YES!!!!

generally... definitely a less attractive, less fun, more awkward experience than any other college campus will provide you with!

Erm.... Well, the school is hardcore academic, and some people have no social abilities.... But there are a lot of people here that you could find at any other school. We're normal here, we just tend to debate about extra dimensions and 16th c politics a little more than other people.

To an extent. There are plenty of people that definitely do not fit the mold, and even more people that are quirky and yet extremely social. I feel most people fit at least one the stereotypes, but in a good way; you never run out of new and interesting people to meet. Though I will admit, sometimes you catch a glance of some people and wonder how long it's been since they last saw the light of day. As for the work.. it's not as bad as you would think, and it's worse than you could imagine. It varies depending on your classes and what part of the quarter you're in.

1. Eh, somewhat. 2. False. People have a ton of diverse interests, and although its a very intellectually active school, it doesn't manifest itself into study-crazy, more like discussion-heavy 3. Very true and I was pleasantly surprised. Coming from a very non-academic background, it was a bit getting used to but I love it.

To some degree, I would say yes. I fit right into the mould of UofC students who stay in the library all night to do my gazillion-page daily readings for the Core Classes. And I generally feel that the students here are either unfriendly, or just plain dunce in communicating.

All of these are present in abundant supply, with the first group being by far the least obnoxious. Still, we have sizable populations of dumb jocks, slackers, and normal people. What's most striking, though, is that a number of us straddle all of these stereotypes or inhabit them at different times in ways one might not expect.

Absolutely.

UChicago really does have a rigorous program that requires a lot of studying, but people do have fun on the weekends.

For the most part, sadly, these stereotypes are quite true. Not completely true about everyone, of course, but there are far too many people that fit those descriptions.