University of Chicago Top Questions

Winter quarter

Lack of tolerance for others with different economic backgrounds. Even the dorm-planned events are expensive.

I do not consider any of my school to be labeled as being bad.

Aramark's dining services are all less than satisfactory.

There is sometimes an attitude that people don't seem to want to be going to this school, especially in the winter when it's really cold.

The worst things are things we cannot help: it being located on the South Side of Chicago and its winters.

The worst thing about my school is the feeling that sometimes we are not as diverse as we could be. I say this because sometimes it feels like people of different races seem uncomfortable around each other. It is really hard for me also because I am African American, and sometimes I feel the tension.

negative attitude and reputation relating to the social life and study habits of students

The way students feed off of each other's stress. There is absolutely a culture of stress caused by the overwhelming number of students who are perfectionists. If you are not stressed by your workload, you stress because you are not stressed and feel like you should be stressed otherwise you are doing something wrong (really, people have said that). Fighting against that tide is frustrating and not a healthy way to approach life.

The weather and the lack of breaks during the academic year.