<p>Any thoughts on U of C vs Boston College?</p>
<p>UChicago hands down!</p>
<p>Boston College never appeared on my radar. What is it famous for? Doug Flutie?</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. </p>
<p>I know that UChicago is more academically challenging and well known than BC, but I guess I am wondering more about the “fit”. I consider myself a regular guy and, in addition to academics, am looking forward to the classic college social experience. Is it possible to enjoy both academics and a “normal” college life at UChicago? Will school work leave no time for anything other than studying and preparing for the next class? Is the social life at UChicago nothing more than an extension of its “particularly intense intellectual life”? Any insights from former or current UChicago students or anyone else in the know are greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I am currently choosing between Chicago and Notre Dame. I recently visited both of them and my concerns go hand in hand with yours. At Chicago I loved how smart everyone was, but I did not necessicarily get the impression that I would fit in. Im not sure what I am going to do…</p>
<p>Chicago is more of an intellectual environment. ND is a “work hard, play hard” atmosphere (like UT-Austin but more well-known/prestigious). I’d pick Chicago but that’s a biased opinion.</p>
<p>@ Mainstream, if you wanna come to uchicago and have a typical first 2 years of college, make sure you pick Pierce, South, and Max as your dorms. If you think you’re “normal” i think you’d hate dorms like snell. The funny thing is, alot of my friends have been moving out of my house (In Pierce) because they think everyone else is “too normal”. There’s actually been some students now bemoaning how Uchicago is gradually losing its weird culture and integrating with the rest of colleges (some guy’s been leaving paper cranes around campus and posted a creative page-long complaint in a restroom)</p>
<p>Until this quarter, my classes felt extremely light; they were hard but doable and left me with 6 or so hours free time every weekday. This quarter though, my freetime is now around 3 hours a day due to start of the Econ sequence and a harder math teacher. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, my best friend from high school is at BC, from our conversations it seems he’s working harder that I am and only has about 1 hr each day free. (Granted he was doing heavy science courseload and now realized it wasnt worth it and swapped to Businnes). It really depends as much on how much you choose to stress yourself out as much as the school.</p>
<p>In the end, if you want a 4.0 here at Uchicago, your not gonna get it. But i know plenty of people that have 3.9s and are the life of the party at frats here.</p>
<p>^ Are you serious, 6 hours per day? How does that compare to what you had in high school? I know my username says it all, but I definitely don’t have more than a few hours on a good day. Is the trick in managing your time efficiently (I procrastinate a LOT)!</p>
<p>I got lucky because it was mainly humanities last 2 quarters and I was taking a math below my reccomended level (couldn’t take the heat of the 160s and dropped down).</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say i manage my time well but I’m fairly efficient, like it took me around 5 hours to write and finish a paper whereas for most people its a little longer. Oh and I slack off on problem sets, but you shouldnt do that.</p>
<p>High School: I’m one of those kids who didn’t do homework at home but in another class since i thought it was boring. Most of my time was devoted to marching band and some other ec’s. So like maybe still like 4 hours everyday?</p>