>>7300769Personally I love it. The education is world class (in anthropology especially -- if you don't know much about the field, UChicago is probably the most prestigious department in the United States), there are nothing but connections to be made, and there are all kinds of people to meet. That said, a lot of those people aren't worth meeting to me. Finance bros, people who are too ironic for this earth, privileged whiny activists who want to only bite the hand that feeds... etc. All of those are huge generalizations, and these people probably have interesting facets to them, but you get the idea. I tend towards misanthropy anyway though.
If you come here, be prepared to work all day long. I left home at about 10:30 this morning and just got home at midnight. I went to class until 3 and straight to the library after. This is an average day, and it will be much worse during finals. I think it's all worth it though, the amount I learned here and the benefits this schools confers has jumped me several social classes (full scholarship student aka poorfag), has shown me the world (traveled to DC, NYC, all around Chicago, and several study abroads all on University money), taught me how to think, read, write, argue, etc.
In all an amazing place. The "quirkiness" of the school is diminishing somewhat, which was long our claim to fame. This is because since about the turn of the 21st century, the administration has moved away from being inward looking. Admissions have been revamped -- see skyrocketing applications and plummeting acceptances for proof. It's a lot harder to get in here now than it was when I made it in, and even then it was just above a 10% acceptance rate IIRC.
Ultimately, as with any college choice, it's about fit. This is what's being lost in the revamp of the admissions cycle I think. The marketing is convincing people that UChicago is just like any elite institution/Ivy, but it still isn't -- the preceding ~100 years have left their mark here in terms of academic expectations, student life, etc etc etc. It's a different kind of school than Harvard, than Yale, than Princeton, etc. So my advice is be sure you want to come here, because there's already enough that can tip you into unhappiness in the world of elite academia. To be sure, college will mean an adjustment no matter who you are. But do your research and good luck bro.
