<p>ok ive heard so many awful things about the social scene at uchicago....and I'm hoping they're not completely true. I'm very academically inclined but still like to have fun on the weekends. I'm not a partier or anything, just (like everyone else) need to let loose friday-sunday.</p>
<p>Also, I heard from a woman who went to the finance graduate school and said uchicago was very conservative. I'm hoping that's not true.</p>
<p>Any thoughts/information??</p>
<p>everyone i met when i prospied (granted… it was in shoreland) a) partied and b) loved obama.</p>
<p>That’s all 100% true. When I go this fall, I will spend most of my time studying. When I’m not doing that, I’ll be sitting in my room contemplating. I’ll probably pray that the liberal media will leave Sarah Palin and her wholesome family alone, and that all the world can have American-style democracy.</p>
<p>I hope that the people there have the same dry wit as you.</p>
<p>They’re socially liberal but fiscally conservative… if that means anything in this economic climate anymore. Also, note that the undergraduate population might have a different lean than the students at Booth, the business school.</p>
<p>As far as the whole “where fun comes to die” issue is concerned:</p>
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<li>Many of the people who ask this question might already be “dead”.</li>
<li>Find unalove’s posts because she addresses the whole issu very well, whether you are looking into frat parties, RSO events or house get-togethers. Her **** is spot on.</li>
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<p>I’m not too concerned about Sarah Palin, because she has to take care of herself, but wouldn’t it be wonderful if the rest of the world enjoyed something like American democracy and freedom and the prosperity it has brought! The billions of people living under oppression or in abject poverty would have a chance for a better life for themselves and their families.</p>
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<p>If you’ve made it this far, you’ve probably figured out that U of C won’t make the Princeton Review ranks for top party schools any time soon. And as I’ve written before, the U of C difference is not that the students don’t have the resources to party, but by and large they don’t put a lot of effort and energy into it. This is less true for our fraternity and sorority members, so if you’re looking for a particular party network, I would consider joining one.</p>
<p>Anyway, alcohol is easy to find (I’ll leave out some of the suspense: you’ll most likely be living with people who are 21+ and hanging out at campus events that have mostly grad students) and parties can be very fun.</p>