<p>I imagine all of as aspiring UofC students have a bit of a nerd within us, but what % of UofC students would you say are complete, socially inept geeks. It's been really hard to get true feel for this from CC.</p>
<p>Socially Inept? I’m not 100% sure what kind of person you would give such a title to…</p>
<p>However, a very small portion (probably under 1%) are uncapable of carrying a conversation that has nothing to do with school/academics/politics/whatever they are really into. There are, on the other hand, a handful of people who keep to themselves/a tiny group of people because they like it that way. However, if you run into that at the dining hall or whatever, I have found them to be able to carry on a conversation (outside of school/education related topics).</p>
<p>You will definitely find a lot of passionate people who love what they do, but, for the most part, they are more than capable of mixing things up. You will find people who don’t like to go to frat/apartment parties, those who don’t drink, but I wouldn’t consider these people “socially inept.”</p>
<p>And, of course, you will meet people who are looking for a “traditional” college experience. They like going to parties, don’t do work on Fridays or Saturdays, etc.</p>
<p>Does that help??</p>
<p>That helps a lot. Thanks. It sounds very similar to other colleges in that regard. Why is it so often portrayed as this strange, unique group of supernerds?</p>
<p>My daughter finds more socially inept people among her friends at Yale than among her friends at Chicago. The differences in reputation among elite colleges are simply much larger than the real differences.</p>
<p>Undclrd Stdnt:</p>
<p>I believe UChicago does this to differentiate themselves in the advertising sphere. Just look at the newest viewbook to see my point.</p>
<p>Very, very few. I’ve met far more people who came to Chicago because it was the best place they got into than I have met people who are socially inept. (I realize that isn’t the best comparison, but since you probably don’t expect the former to be very common at Chicago, I thought it might help).</p>
<p>They used to be more nerdy in earlier decades, but now they are more “mainstream.”</p>