<p>im a junior in high school and am just starting my college search. the u of c really jumped out at me because it had a great economics program and truly had a love of learning without the elitist mentality that the east coast schools tend to have (i live 5 minutes from princeton, so i know). I truly love learning, and probably have the creds to get it, but i was wondering about the job/law school/mba placement abilities of the university. As i said, i do love learning, but i really want there to be a true purpose to it, and i dont want to sacrifice better job oppurtunities just for the sake of a well rounded curriculum. </p>
<p>so, could some current students or alumni help me out?</p>
<p>It's fine. It's friggin' UChicago! Especially with the Econ dept. being the best in the world, job placement, law school, and Biz school are NO problem! I can't imagine even HYP's numbers to be significantly better. Once you are at this level of school, you really need to stop worrying about stuff like "placement", it's basically already a given.</p>
<p>You'll be fine. You sound like a good fit. Don't worry about grad school or getting a job; you'll have no problems as long as you study hard and do well in your classes.</p>
<p>CAPS (the career placement service) has, in all of my dealings with them, been wonderful in letting students know about job opportunities, reading and revising resumes, etc. </p>
<p>thanks, just all the talk about people pursuing grad school mainly in the liberal arts kinda scared me into thinking it wasnt meant for people who want to go to professional schools.(which is ironic since u of c has both a killer mba and law program)</p>