Help choosing between 2 schools

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<p>I<code>m a japanese student who</code>s been accepted to Imperial College and Uni of Chicago for Biochemistry.</p>

<p>Both schools are great and I<code>m having troulbe deciding betwen the two. I know both schools value small and intimate classes so the level of education I</code>ll be recieving is virtually the same.
In terms of money, they both cost the same (I`m not a UK citizen), so that wont be a factor in my decision.

Im slightly leaning towards Imperial, the reason being that its more tailored towards the sciences and the prospects of getting a high paid job seem better (in my opinion, atleast)
The only downside is that its a conditonal offer, meaning I have to meet a certain score for my IB diploma in the end (38 points) I know if I work hard Ill probably meet the offer, but it`s more or less a gamble in the end. </p>

<p>Uchicago on the other hand has always been my dream school and I<code>ve visited the campus and all that. I love the atmosphere and I know I will enjoy the next 4 years if I choose to attend. I</code>m just worried that a degree from Uchicago might be more <code>general</code> and so getting a decent job without going to grad school might be difficult. </p>

<p>I would like to attend grad school but my parents cannot afford that and so I want to work right after graduating to save up money. Thus I want to go to the school that will give me more opportunities in the end. </p>

<p>My parents say that Imperial is ranked higher and more well known than Chicago, however, there may be more opportunites for biochemistry (in terms of research/industry) in the US- basically both schools have their advantages and disadvantages. </p>

<p>Can anyone give me any further insight that might help my decision? Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>bump..? (10char</p>

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<p>Don't worry too much about the conditions, it is usually quite a realistic condition as they analyse your predicted grades before giving you the offer. I am not too familiar with biochemistry, however I do think that Imperial is stronger in the sciences. If your dream is the University of Chicago, then go for it since your parents accept it. </p>

<p>But are you sure they are the same price? I am an international doing the IB Diploma as well and will be applying to both UK and US at the end of this year, and from what I have seen it costs much more to go to the US then to the UK, specially since the UK is only 3 years of length in the Bachelor degree, although living in London could make it somewhat equal.</p>

<p>Analyse well if you want to directly focus in Biochemistry (go to Imperial), or explore various different subjects (Chicago), how much you like the great campus (Chicago) or the great city (London).</p>

<p>Cheers</p>

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<p>chicago is also an awesome city, I lived there for about a year way back when and it is really one of my favorite cities in the US.</p>

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<p>I've never been there and it does seem great, but it can't really compare to London, though.</p>

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<p>I've been to both. London is definitely a world class city, top of the notch, but believe me you're not gonna miss out on anything if you decide to go to chicago instead. What I'm trying to say is, you'l have a great city to live in regardless of which one you choose.</p>