<p>What do u think?</p>
<p>UChicago, hands down.
Of course, I’m an EA admit so I’m obviously biased. ;)</p>
<p>NYU vs. U.Chicago is too broad a topic to cover… I don’t have extensive knowledge on the two… but academically, U. of Chicago is better (or atleast, perceived as better by ppl on CC) than NYU… unless you want to apply to business… then you may consider NYU Stern school of business. U. of Chicago has a reputation of being rather difficult and you have to work hard for your grades and the student body is often described as being very “intellectual” and motivated. Although this may be true for NYU students as well, I would assume it is less so than Chicago students. Also, you should visit both schools in order to get a feel of where you will best fit in. Good luck!</p>
<p>UChigago is better generally…but in terms of business…then NYU Stern is better.</p>
<p>If we’re talking about undergraduate, NYU for Tisch or Stern, Chicago for just about everything else.</p>
<p>It depends. Are you a person I want in my UChicago class? ;)</p>
<p>Both are great schools, I would go with NYU.</p>
<p>omg, so many UChicago students/alum on this board all the time. Get a life.</p>
<p>alam1: I agree. I’d say both have their fair share of excellent programs. Both are particularly strong in Economics, Business, and Law. </p>
<p>From what I’ve heard though, Chicago seems to have more of an intellectual “culture” about it, and while NYU students are bright as well, the intellectual atmosphere isn’t really on the same level.</p>
<p>These two schools have very different environments. UChicago is a campus atmosphere and NYU is not. NYU is much more integrated into the city. Most of the places in Chicago students would want to access are a train or bus ride away. I give Chicago the definite edge in intellectual environment. Both are great. Just understand the differences.</p>
<p>People are advocating for NYU Stern school of business as being prestigious but little do they know UChicago has one of the best economics program in the country.</p>
<p>Business =/= economics.</p>
<p>That being said, except Tisch, Stern, and maybe Galatin (not sure if that’s the right spelling), UChicago is the stronger school by miles.</p>
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You’re kidding, right? Say “econ” on CC, and someone will immediately say “Chicago” (regardless of whether or not it’s appropriate). </p>
<p>It’s practically Pavlovian. </p>
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Art history, philosophy, math, and comparative literature certainly come to mind as well. </p>
<p>NYU blows Chicago out of the water in the first two and holds its own in the latter two disciplines.</p>
<p>modestmelody is mostly correct, however. Only about a dozen schools can really match Chicago in breadth and depth of academics. NYU is a much better school than people give it credit for – certainly on par with Brown and UVA in academic quality – but generally has weaker academics than Chicago.</p>
<p>As MOWC points out, there are much more significant differences between the two than academics, however.</p>
<p>Philosophy is a good point… don’t know how I missed that.</p>
<p>I don’t think any school anywhere blows Chicago “out of the water” in philosophy. Beware of putting too much credence in a qualitative ranking.</p>
<p>NYU is a great school, but it’s quite clearly a set of “pillars of excellence” model. As someone who’s personally acquainted with two NYU transfers, I would not translate their prowess in some specific areas for research and graduate education to undergraduate excellence or even general excellence.</p>
<p>That being said, perhaps most important is NYU is most unlike Chicago in just about every way except locations in major cities, and even then, UChicago’s area of Chicago/campus is quite different than NYUs area of NYC.</p>
<p>As for schools blowing UChicago out of the water in the area of philosophy, UChicago is a clear “top school”, but NYU is indisputably a “best school” in that area. There’s no shame in admitting that-- they’re just in a different tier.</p>
<p>Modest, what are your philosophy credentials that allow you to write so difinitively on the subject?</p>
<p>[The</a> Philosophical Gourmet Report 2009 :: Overall Rankings](<a href=“http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/overall.asp]The”>http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/overall.asp)</p>
<p>Their faculty kicks ass.</p>
<p>[The</a> Philosophical Gourmet Report 2009 :: Undergraduate Study](<a href=“http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/undergrad.asp]The”>http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/undergrad.asp)</p>
<p>Advice given on choosing the right undergraduate program for philosophy.</p>
<p>A combination of Philosophical Gourmet (one of the most respected discipline based rankings), friends who study philosophy who were looking or graduate schools, and some course work on higher education where UChicago is studied quite a bit (alongside Harvard, John Hopkins, Cal, and MIT, at least in my classes) form what I wrote, Schmaltz.</p>
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<p>You blew your philosophy credibility with this one sentence.</p>