Undergrads at Pritzker School of Medicine?
Can undergraduate students take classes at the Pritzker School of Medicine? Or if not take classes, then intern or work there in some capacity? Also do they offer EMT or paramedic training there for...
View ArticleUChicago Has the 14th Best D3 Sports Program in the Country
http://athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/genrel/2015-16/learfield-cup-final-2015-16 Three of their highest-ever placements in the rankings have occurred in the past 5 years (#16 in 2013-14, #20 in 14-15,...
View ArticleArts Opportunities/Art Dorms/Special dorms and houses?
I know at some colleges, there are dorms/program houses for artists and artistic students. For example, I know a program house at one college has ceramics, drawing, etc. studios in the building for its...
View ArticleUChicago AP Credit
Okay so I have reviewed the website thoroughly and I still have a few questions. Basically my main question is: Are the General Education Requirements and General Elective Requirements different?...
View Article2016 / 2017 Essay Prompts Released
Just received an email with the new UChicago Essay Prompts for the Class of 2021! Without further ado: 1) What is square one, and can you actually go back to it? Inspired by Maya Shaked, Class of 2018...
View ArticleAP scores and credits
Just got my scores back, all 5's on Calc BC, Macroeconomics, Psych, and US History. How many credits is this going to get me for each subject?
View ArticleInsights on UChicago, Brown and Yale?
hi! I'm drawn to all three of these colleges but I don't want to apply to too many reaches (my college list is WAY too long). Could any current/former students give some insights on their experiences?...
View ArticleMoving in for Upperclassmen
Does everyone move in on that Friday or is it more of mixed lot over the entire weekend? Trying to figure out if DH and I need to get off of work or if we can move DS in on Sunday.
View ArticleAnother consumerist question -- printers/electronics
In our household, all electronics have been shared, so I'm trying to figure out what DC needs for college. U of C materials seem to suggest that students need not bring printers. Personally, given my...
View ArticleThoughts on offbeat essay?
I tried hard to write an actual essay for the UChicago "extended essay." Instead, I wrote an intelligent but irreverent parody of a film noir. This was a much better "essay" for me to write because it...
View ArticleWhere to buy Winter clothes
My D will be attending UChicago this fall. We will be in Chicago for a week before orientation. We will be driving her up there so making it a family trip/vacation. So we actually have time to buy her...
View ArticleIn 16-17: UChicago will Have EA, ED, EDII, and RD
It's up on their Financial Aid page already - for 16-17, students can apply EA, ED, EDII, and then RD: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/costs/apply-for-aid This is ridiculous. Seriously, why even...
View ArticleAlcoholEdu and Haven
Does anyone know where/how I can find the AlcoholEdu and Haven online programs? I know that all newly enrolled uchicago students (like me!) must complete AlcoholEdu and Haven before August 24. The...
View ArticleWhy don't these Enrollment numbers add up?
So I was looking at the Enrollment report for UChicago and noticed in Table 8 of this document https://registrar.uchicago.edu/sites/registrar.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/EOQ Spring 2016_2016_0623.pdf...
View ArticleHand-wringing and complaining about UChicago's admit strategies
I have noticed that parents and students on this forum section seem to complain a lot about UChicago's admit strategies. There is an interesting discussion on this thread for example...
View Article"Best" Majors at U of C?
I want to know what people think Chicago is best know for, since, well, it's well-known for most things. Besides economics and maybe biology, what majors do people find to lead to the most...
View ArticleYet another UChicago first-year willing to talk! (Linguistics major!)
Hi! I'm a first year at UChicago and I love helping people online. Currently, I live in a double in South and I am hoping to get a single next year! I am a prospective linguistics major, with an East...
View ArticleChance me for UChicago? (Low GPA, High SAT)
Hey guys!! So my annoying friend posted a "Chance me" thread earlier today for UChicago against my will, so if the stats/info seem similar to Crzcorgi's post, that would be why! ;) Here are my...
View ArticleI am a first year at UChicago - ask me anything
It's finals week and early decisions time. I've survived a quarter of UChicago, you've survived half of senior year. Ask me anything about the application process or the school and I'll answer them...
View ArticleBanks and ATM's at UChicago
My D needs to look more into this but tells tells me that there are no Chase ATM's on campus or nearby. We actually use our credit union but had just opened a Chase account because it gave me a great...
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