<p>To brown: my answers aren’t atom splitting because I’m not a physics major</p>
<p>To mslauml: Here’s my beef with U of C. I came here expecting it to be a place of profound ideas that would make me a better person by 1) exposing me to diverse world views, and 2) teaching me how to hone, refine and articulate my own.</p>
<p>Here’s the problem. Everyone has their world views and their ideas, but no one puts them into practice. The minute you try to actually DO something, every single person jumps down your throat. They all begin their remarks with “If your REALLY want to do xyz…” Everyone has such an elegant theory built up in their head that no course of action could ever effectively bring this platonic form down from heaven to earth. As such, people remain paralyzed because of their ideas and never actually LIVE life or DO anything productive. </p>
<p>This is the reason everyone is unhappy, because their actions can never match their precious perfect ideas. People need to learn how to balance thinking and action. Until they do, and until the school more effectively promotes this outlook, U of C will remain vastly inferior to all other peer institutions</p>