<p>hi phx: what math sequence are you in? was it a good idea to take it? whats the difficulty? also, is there a required expository writing course or some other required literature course? thanks</p>
<p>I took calc 130's... i would not take it but i am not a math person. Their a required hum sequence... you should all look at collegecatalog.uchicago.edu</p>
<p>Do investment banking firms recruit at the University of Chicago a lot?</p>
<p>look around this forum. that question in particular has been asked ad nauseum.</p>
<p>Is the film society at U chicago a cliquish type of organization or can anybody join? I want to help out, I've worked in projection booths before.</p>
<p>KEELEE:</p>
<p>Do you enjoy your life at the U of C?</p>
<p>I'm sorry for the random question, but I have been wondering about that.. My ideal college life is what you seem to have, the real balance of work and play..(of course, meaning a heavier weight on the work side, but still having fun without sacrificing the grades and the learning experience)</p>
<p>Thanks~</p>
<p>hi I graduate from uofc ast spring and I just came across this site randomly,and have to say that so of this is totally bogus. There is very, very much a social life at chicago, I went out at least three nights a week, the entire time I was there, and was not alone, I would say that at least half of any given class, are very social, and it seemed like the kids younger than me were even more social than my class. There are frats, there are house parties, there is down town. The original poster is totally wrong if he is leading you to believe that he is "normal" for spending all his time at the reg.</p>
<p>I graduated from U Chicago last year and this sight really gives the school a bad rep. Yes, you are going to get a top notch education and have to do some work, but the people at the school are not all geeks or nerds or whatever you want to call them. You can find a party just about every night and students definitely like to have a good time. Its got that work hard, play hard attitude. I hate hearing people characterize chicago without ever experiencing the scene there.</p>
<p>Hi hanna1 and chicagograd
We now have our worst fears confirmed.....that indeed you can lead a normal life, and find the time and the people to have fun at Chicago.</p>
<p>Do you mind telling us what you majored in, and what you are doing currently? Grad school/employed/between stuff?</p>
<p>chocoholic - At Chicago, I majored in biology, played a varsity sport, took some time off to work in the real world, and am now heading off to a top 20 medical school in the fall. The Chicago name is, in my opinion, very very well respected for applying to grad school. At my Harvard intervew, my interviewer called it a phenomenal institution. Word of advice: Be yourself at Chicago and explore everything and anything, including the city. If there is anything that Chicago doesn't like, its pretentiousness. There seems to be a lot of that on this website.</p>
<p>Looks like you did great. Congratulations on all your success. How in the world did you manage to fit in a varsity sport?
I am a parent of an incoming freshman, who is excellent at being herself. :)</p>
<p>Thank you. Chicago will make you work and make you think but that is why you go there in the first place, right? Your daughter will have more than enough time to do something she is passionate about outside of academics. In fact, it is encouraged.</p>
<p>I graduated last year as well, and actually also concentrated in biology. I am starting a top graduate program in biochemistry (phd) in the fall, I worked at a nonprofit research institute this year, where I had also worked during the summers while in college. My experience was that everywhere I interviewed people were exceptionally impressed with chicago. I certainly did not have a perfect gpa, but it seems that most people, at least in academia, respect chicago and understand that it is much harder to "do well" there.</p>
<p>Congratulations to you too Hanna1. Sounds like you too had a wonderful experience at Chicago.
One of the curious things my D heard at Chicago was that 40% of the students go on to grad school, and 40% into the workplace.......and it seemed as if the admin. could not exactly say what the rest did....what do you make of that? Did your graduating class divide up this way, and did 20% wander off to find themselves, or just not graduate in 4 years?</p>
<p>That's right. Roughly 20% don't graduate in four years, according to most sources regarding UofC's graduation rate.</p>
<p>that is actually normal. 84 percet, i believe, graduate from college within four years at my state university.</p>
<p>Is that in line with other schools of the caliber of Chicago? I would have expected it to be just a little higher than that (the 4-year graduation rate, I mean).
Aren't State schools more in the 60-70s for 4-year grad. rate?</p>
<p>Chicagograd- I sent you a private message. Check the upper right of your screen. Thanks.</p>
<p>I am not trying to start trouble but I was just wondering where you got that statistic that 20% of chicago students don't graduate in four years. I have not heard that, I do know some people who didn't make it out in four years, mostly this is because they decided to take a break during college to travel, work, etc.... I also do think that despite grade deflation chicago grads do better in grad school placement than they do in other sectors. Most of my friends are either currently in grad school ( or professional school) or working and planning on attending some sort of grad school in the near future.</p>
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<p>Hanna could you expand on that? Because I also got the impression that Chicago tends to send far more students directly to Grad/Med/law etc. schools than directly into the workplace.</p>