<p>I'm interested in taking things from an international aspect (not in the terms of a diverse, international student body which I know Chicago has).
While I know that UChicago is great at the theoretical aspect of it, how are the hands-on opporutnites? Does Chicago push for internships at the State Department, etc?
So far everything I've found seems, very city focused.
Also are there other study abroad programs then just the ones that Chicago has?(civilization requirements). I would have thought a university like Chicago would have partnered with other top foreign universities for their students.</p>
<p>I see many world partner universities here: [Study</a> Abroad](<a href=“http://study-abroad.uchicago.edu/programs/type.html]Study”>http://study-abroad.uchicago.edu/programs/type.html)</p>
<p>You have to remember that the higher you go up the ladder academically here in the states, the less likely students are to go abroad, since the options available to them at their home campus are already so strong. The average undergraduate would feel like they are giving up a lot to take a whole year off. Hence, the quarter long programs work well. </p>
<p>That said, UChicago does a relatively good job of getting you into the better regarded study abroad programs (which as cash cows, tend not to be terribly selective anyhow). For instance, the LSE’s general course is very popular, as is spending a year at Oxford. Sciences Po and the Sorbonne institutions are also up there. Then there are the many programs wholly run and operated by elite US institutions that occur in countries where direct enrollment in educational institutions can be problematic from a quality control perspective, e.g. a semester of humanities in Russia done under the academic tutelage of Yale. </p>
<p>Beyond that, most people are looking for language or cultural coursework as opposed to hard academics, but in this vein Chicago still does well. Again, you can leverage good grades and the name to get into the most reputable US run programs. Examples for someone studying Chinese might by Princeton in Beijing or IUP-Tsinghua. All in all, I would say Chicago does no better or worse than any other selective US college in terms of its placement / offerings.</p>