<p>If anyone is doing this, could you please state your reasons? Thanks.</p>
<p>Hell No.</p>
<p>JK. UChicago is significantly better for everything except journalism.</p>
<p>kimfuge,</p>
<p>Here's the link to a previous thread about the U. of Chicago vs. NU. I hope that you will find it useful while selecting the school that is the best fit for you.</p>
<p>JuiceboxHero, NU is considerably better for engineering, partly due to the fact that Chicago doesn't have an engineering school.</p>
<p>Thanks liland.</p>
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<p>lol</p>
<p>You should check both the Chicago and NU forums for the Chicago vs NU threads.</p>
<p>It's interesting how these two schools are constantly compared to each other when theyre so different.</p>
<p>i got into both last year, and was going to choose Northwestern over U of C</p>
<p>I'm going to Northwestern. I didn't even apply to U of C becuase of all the negative things said above and I was never really interested.</p>
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<p>lol. UC doesn't have better chemistry dept. Our econ majors had beaten UC's twice in a row in College Fed Challenge (so much for being taught by Nobel Laureates...they don't make you "significantly better"). We have better parties too. ;)</p>
<p>Sam Lee is right. If you're looking for a school whose prestige is predominantly based on partying, NU is certainly the school to go to. If, however, you are seeking to immerse yourself within an academically driven and intellectually stimulating environment, Chicago is your best bet.</p>
<p>Since when was Northwestern's prestige based on partying?</p>
<p>I chose NU over Chicago when I applied because I got a better vibe from the Northwestern campus than Chicago...then again, it's very subjective, so you should do an overnight at both if you have the opportunity.</p>
<p>I have 10 friends who go to U of C and 2 who are at NU. The 2 at NU are really happy. A few at U of C told me they had a t-shirt that says the following:</p>
<p>"Acceptance to U of C is like unprotected sex. Happy you got in. Regretting you came."</p>
<p>I think that speaks for itself. Also, 7/8 of my interviewers bashed U of C. Of course that does not mean it is a bad place to get an awesome education. I think it depends an awful lot on your personality and personal preference. so with that said, I personally choose NU.</p>
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<p>Oddly, a few years ago, Chicago and Northwestern were just about tied in the book, "The Select", for students who would choose to go elsewhere. They were both at the top of that list. I have no explanation for this oddity - perhaps the survey was conducted in February during a Chicago blizzard. </p>
<p>Personally, I like both schools. I'd give Chicago credit on the academic side, and NU for a more rounded undergrad experience.</p>
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<p>I second that. Some UC fans are so just so full of s--t and it really gets annoying. They are not the most selective group in the nation yet they'd love to tell others they are the most intellectual (or the only one on this planet)..blah blah and bash others as "party schools". I guess that's how they can justify their perceived lack of social life--by painting others as party schools, they can then appear to be the more rounded one. LOL!</p>
<p>I agree with Sam Lee on the last point. Even my Chicago interviewer said the incoming classes aren't really any stronger or more intellectual than others; they just start calling themselves the most intellectual once they get to Chicago. </p>
<p>I was accepted at both of them and would have chosen Northwestern, as I preferred the campus and surrounding area. Social life/partying isn't as important to me, but I'm sure academics are great either way.</p>
<p>i am.
u of c just seems a bit too academically geared for me. as one person put it, "where fun goes to die" - so that opinion was definitely a turn off.
also i didn't want to be in the downtown of a city, and i hear u of c is not exactly in a safe part of the city either...
though u of c has a really traditional looking campus vs NU's campus on the lake if that matters to you.
i prefer the suburb though, i come from a big city already :P</p>
<p>One of my interviewers (who attended Chicago) referred to the school as "a good place to have gone." Not necessarily a good place go.</p>
<p>I applied to the University of Chicago, was accepted, and will be attending. It is my first choice school, and I did not apply to Northwestern.</p>
<p>I live in Hyde Park and on the U. of C. campus, and I truly have been spoiled by the academic atmosphere pervading not just the campus, but the whole neighborhood. Last night, I was walking my dogs at midnight (yeah, I know. . .), and two U. of C. students passed me. Both seemed possibly a little drunk, but the thing that caught my attention was that they were debating particle physics, positions of atoms, and Heidegger's theories. That brought I huge smile to my face. The U. of C. is an unabashedly intellectual institution, and I am proud that I will be attending.</p>
<p>SASWombat- In what ways were your interviewers bashing the U. of C.? Truth be told, the U. of C. is geared toward a certain type of student, but I cannot think of how one can bash such a good school.</p>
<p>My mother attended the U. of C. thirty years ago and had a very painful experience. The courselaod was worse then, though it is by no means "easy" now, and all she wanted do was attend the state school many of her high school friends attended. Hence, my mother, for awhile, dissuaded my from even applying to the U. of C. But, now she realizes how the schools "fits" me and my interests, and there is no other school in the country I would rather attend. Besides that, I have never neard anything negative per se about the U. of C. - though I know students who gripe about the huge load of homework. I was talking with some yesterday, and they were mentioning that, although they have academics that are just as good as those of Ivy League schools, they do lack a bit in terms of the social scene. But, they are O.K. with that, even though one mentioned that, after he graduates from the U. of C., all he wants to do is retire!</p>
<p>My choice is the U. of C., though I don't doubt that Northwestern is an excellent, excellent school, especially in terms of pre-professional programs and music performance. But, like it is frequently (and elegantly) put here in Hyde Park: "It's better here than Evanston!"</p>
<p>I applied to both, got accepted to both, and will be attending UofC next fall. It was a tough choice, but in the end I decided that since I don't particularly care about the social scene (with the exception of a slight aversion to frats), and since I want my undergraduate experience to be one where depthful learning is the single most important aspect, I decided happily on Chicago. I don't think one is objectively better than the other: certainly each provides one an excellent education. But the flavor of education I want seems most evidently embodied in UofC.</p>
<p>If I wanted a more typical college atmosphere complete with Big 10 football, myriad frat boys, and a nice college town, I would doubtless have chosen NU. And if I had certain academic interests (journalism, music performance, or engineering), NU would have been the obvious choice. But as none of that means anything to me, Chicago simply fits better. </p>
<p>Plus, I love the Core.</p>