<p>...when enrolled at Northwestern? Do they have any relationship?</p>
<p>They are rivals. ;)</p>
<p>It's really too far to do that anyway. You wouldn't enjoy it.</p>
<p>Why would you want to do that? And specifically what courses would you want to take at Chicago?</p>
<p>^I would if they were close (like Harvard and MIT). Maybe the OP doesn't know how far apart they are.</p>
<p>No, I didn't know how far apart they are from each other, and WCASParent, I don't know if I would want to do it and I don't have a specific reason. I was just wondering that, if Chicago had a class I was really interested in taking, if I would be able to--like Harvard and MIT, as Sam Lee pointed out.</p>
<p>Northwestern and Chicago are 15 miles apart. Too far to do cross-linking coursework unless you opt for an evening class (I don't believe NU-Chicago has an established cross-linking network).</p>
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<p>But they also almost merged last mid-century.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure you can take courses at University of Chicago, as I know they let you take classes at other Chicago-area schools (I wanted to take a studio class in architecture which NU doesn't offer but Ill. Institute of Tech. and School of the Art Inst. of Chicago do). There is no established cross-registration program, but if you talk to your school's dean (i.e. WCAS's dean) you might be able to take classes at U of C.</p>
<p>My understanding is that you can take classes at the University of Chicago if you are a student at Northwestern University and vice versa. It is easy for me to understand why, and I would encourage you to do so.</p>
<p>I'm not at either school but my son is at NU. He says you have to change trains/bus and the trip--while about 18 miles--takes about 90 minutes by public transportation, less in a car, depending on traffic. Take a look at a map (I googled and double-checked the directions and time--it's interesting--pretty much a trip from north of Chicago, through Chicago to the south of Chicago.) That said, on the NU website, graduate schools explicitely offer/encourage the option to take courses at UC; of course, you'd have to contact your specific school to find out undergraduate opportunities. At some point, I could imagine a student from either university finding a specific course they'd like to take at the other school. Certainly, your time can be more flexible in college compared to high school.</p>
<p>What's critical is that the academic calendars are very similar, as both are on the quarter system (start of classes off by about a week this fall, but otherwise almost the same).</p>