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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Application + personal essay + interview. The interview is always with
a fellow alum and they give their impressions to the Admissions Dept.
It's... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The school is as selective as you'll find anywhere, but they do a good
job of making it personal if you make the effort. Michael Machen, Dean
of Fi... READ MORE
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Current Student
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On basic decision: The U. of C. admissions committee is one of the best
in existence. Ted O'Neill, the Dean of Admissions, and his crew do their
j... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Score high on your SAT, or get lucky like me! I would say that students
from the Southwest and the West coast generally have it easier
(regarding... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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The U of C has a reputation (deservedly) of being one of the toughest,
most challenging thought-inducing institutions on the planet. Firmly
rooted... READ MORE
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Current Student
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As a 1L, I can't speak about anything but the core curriculum. In that
regard: you'll work hard, but you'll realize why hiring partners talk
about... READ MORE
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Current Student
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On Quality of Education and Faculty: The Educational Quality Rankings
for Undergraduates ranks U. of C. in the First Peer Group with only 6
other ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Our course curriculum is rather structured. There is a "core" which,
requires at least 2 "quarters of Humanities, 3 quarters of Social
Science, 4... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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There are opportunities for jobs and internships throughout the school-year. [I myself had many.] These jobs could be in any industry and field of stu... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Clerkships and firm work abound. The school is trying to promote public interest careers, but is having the same problems of peer institutions. With... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The University of Chicago is known as the teacher of teachers for the obvious reason that among the elite schools, it sends perhaps the highest percen... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Employers appreciate the difficulty inherent to the 'Chicago experience' or "Life of the Mind" or whatever the adm. are calling it. All of the top i-... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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The campus architecture of the University of Chicago was modeled after
Oxford University in Britain. It's ivy-covered stone walls and spires,
coup... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Chicago is great and Hyde Park is better than people think. It's a fun
place for a law school. After all, you'll spend most of your time in
class ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Housing: A variety of housing options exist, ranging from an old
renovated luxury hotel a 30 minute commute away to the newly
constructed, archite... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The Shoreland and Max P. dorms are cool and posh. I give the dining
department and police some props but, generally despise the housing
system. ... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Hyde Park is not big on bars (only a couple). They mostly represent a
meeting place between older students and teachers, who've been known to
argu... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Much better than the reputation. Our 1L class was out almost every
night. Weekly poker games and bar trips are the norm. This is not the
place "W... READ MORE
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Current Student
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I present you with a simple mathematical function, that is, addition:
Chicago + intelligent, passionate youths + brilliant professors = ?
If you ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Haa, dating scene. The Greek system is meager though active, and they
do make beer available to the underage at least 3 times a week. On
balance... READ MORE
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