<p>dchow, haha, I'm not applying to any colleges in California either! Where else are you applying besides UChicago?</p>
<p>I lived near an airport so I got used to the noises. (It was funny seeing airplanes fly only 10-30 feet above traffic to land at the airport) </p>
<p>Yeah, looking over last year's essay prompts, I agree, these are pretty fun. I'm going to have a great time with these essays more so than for other colleges'.</p>
<p>Silentscholaris: I don't have my final list yet, but I'm pretty sure that I'll apply to Reed, Tufts, Swarthmore, Macalester, and UW-Honors Program, in addition to U. Chicago. There are some schools that I still have to research more. How 'bout you?</p>
<p>^ You have a nice list there. Love to Tufts, Swarth, and Mac <3. </p>
<p>Oh, and Chicago too.</p>
<p>Besides Chicago, I'm applying to Vassar, Kenyon, Hamilton, Bard, Reed, Oberlin, Carleton, Knox, Lawrence, and Beloit. I'm still debating whether to apply to Swarthmore. </p>
<p>Good luck with your college search. It was nice to finally meet someone willing to get out of California for a change.</p>
<p>I like seeing Lawrence on your list, Silent. (My brother went there years ago, and most people have never heard of it.)</p>
<p>Swarthmore rocks. Definately apply</p>
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<p>so what does uchicago have?</p>
<p>Schools almost never have these stores. Most towns that have colleges in them do. Hyde Park is a working town, and right now these types of stores don't exist. This may change in the future; all students were given a survey to fill out about the types of places they would visit in Hyde Park is they existed, so hopefully people in the area will respond to that need. It would be good for everybody and would bring new jobs to the area. It doesn't matter all that much that there isn't a Gap in Hyde Park, though, when it's easy to go downtown and shop anywhere you want to.</p>
<p>Chicago (the city) has basically every store you might need/want plus plenty of others you didn't even know you needed/wanted.</p>
<p>It's just that you can't walk out your front door and find them there. You have to go further north.</p>
<p>EDIT: Oh, corranged, we got here at the same time.</p>
<p>Outside of books and coffee (and two bars), Hyde Park doesn't really cater to the college student. The area has been mostly untouched by chain stores (well, that's not entirely true... there's the Walgreens, the Borders, the Blockbuster, the McDonalds on Lake Park...) but it is low-key working-class retail, despite the presence of mansions. I was commenting on HP's lack of yuppification, which can be both pleasant and infuriating. Of course, all of these amenities are downtown, and you'll be using downtown (or the internet) for retail pretty often.</p>
<p>Hyde Park is not Evanston.</p>
<p>There is also a CVS a few blocks away that carries everything you would normally expect at a CVS. Target is a few stops away by Red line, but closer than downtown.</p>
<p>Silentscholaris: Heh, I'm applying to Chicago, Oberlin, and Vassar as well. That's quite the list though - you really want to spend hundreds of dollars applying to colleges?</p>
<p>The more I read about UChicago the more I like it. <3 geeks.</p>
<p>Thricedotted, it's good to meet more college prospies. (Did you get your username from a love of ellipses?) Do you know what your major is going to be?</p>
<p>Whoops. Seems I didn't put Colby and Ohio Wesleyan on the list. Many of the colleges I'm applying to waive their application fees if the application is sent online so the total is actually $370. Not bad comparing to my previous list of colleges (over $500, $600) and what other people's application fees are going to be. Yikes. It's really fortunate that almost all of these colleges with waived application fees are great creative writing (my major/concentration, if not English) schools.</p>
<p>OK, you've sold me. </p>
<p>I'd never even heard of UChicago before a few months ago, but the few people who knew about it kept telling me I'd be a good match. I was still very uncertain, especially after taking a glance at some of the Uncommon App essays, but this list makes UC seem like my kind of school.</p>
<p>I really don't want the stereotypical college experience, and the only colleges I've heard of that really have such a unique environment are Chicago and MIT. Definitely applying EA to both now.</p>
<p>Whoo hooo! Welcome in advance. I'll be a second year, and I can't wait to get back on campus this fall.</p>
<p>Best of outcomes all applicants!</p>
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-- You would pick Ginger over Mary Ann (or the Professor), or Jordan Catalano over Brian Krakow.
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<p>Can I just say, Brian Krakow ruins everything. When Jordan Catalano held Angela's hand in the hallway, I knew he was the one...for her.</p>
<p>PS: UChicago is now officially my first choice college.</p>
<p>Question: Is there enough free time where I could work like 10-15 hours a week? I do freelance web development, so I would just work off my computer so it doesn't have to be in a single sitting, but I need enough time to make some $.</p>
<p>Answer (don't know how to bold): Yes. Many students, in fact, do something, whether it's a sport, a job, a club, an internship, etc. non-academic that takes up about 10-20 hours a week.</p>
<p>That's fantastic, that's for the info.</p>
<p>(BTW, you use [b ] bold text [/ b] minus the spaces to bold. :))</p>
<p>Terrific. We both learned something today!</p>
<p>Unalove: same deal with [i ] for italics,
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to quote a response, [u ] to underline, etc.</p>
<p>Campus jobs are limited to 15 hours a week. Most students who work seem to do about 10 hours a week. It's definitely do-able.</p>