<p>What makes UChicago "the place where fun goes to die"? If just intensity of academics, why isn't another intense school, such as Swarthmore, "the place where fun goes to die?"</p>
<p>simply because chicago students have a sense of humor about their workload and take on that phrase as a sort of maxim to represent themselves.</p>
<p>its not like its true or anything...</p>
<p>sorry, but if you're terribly concerned with stupid things that people say (like that), then you probably don't understand what chicago is all about. if you're in college, and you want to have fun, you will have fun.</p>
<p>by the way, swarthmore kids say similar things, you just don't hear about it. perhaps it's just that chicago is much more well known. for example, i was at swarthmore a few weeks ago, and there were shirts being sold that said "thank you sir, may i write another?"</p>
<p>I think that phrase got out because the T-shirts got so popular. A smaller portion of students party than at other schools, but if you want to, you'll be able to. Honestly, I think it ultimately comes down to your own personal choice. When I visited everyone was really nice, and I met both people who were easy going and people who seemed more on edge and intellectual.</p>
<p>It is simply a funny line. Chicago has a reputation for cleverness as well. Some time ago (years not months) George Will wrote in his Newsweek column about this. He was responding to the comments of a "typical" to a survey where Chicago was ranked something like 300 out of 300 on a list of "fun" schools. When interviewed about this the student without missing a beat inquired, "Who says fun is linear?" Will went on to comment that this type of quick wit what separated UChicago students from the rest.</p>
<p>the comment was aimed at the U of C law school. the college just thought it was funny so they started putting it on t-shirts. </p>
<p>people seem to take this quote way too seriously</p>