<li>Do you guys like Chicago? Compared to NYC how is Chicago?</li>
<li>Is UChicago good for a history/political science major?</li>
<li>How are the dorms, overall. </li>
<li>Is it a nationally or maybe even globally known school? </li>
<li>Say I want to go to Law school…what are my chances if I go to UChicago that I’ll get into a good ivy league perhaps Law School.</li>
<li>NYU>UofC or UofC>NYU ??? Regarding dorms, campus life, well-knowness, etc…academics…</li>
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<p>Thanks!</p>
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<li><p>In academia, yes. From personal experience, when I told a dean of an economics department that I'm applying to UChicago, she got excited and said kept on talking about how great it is and stuff. But she studied in America...and it's economics, but still UChicago is very well known. </p></li>
<li><p>For undergrad, definately UChicago > NYU, and generally it's like that for grad school as well as far as I know. NYU is a great place for grad school, especially for law or business (their undergrad business is very good too though), but it's not that great in undergrad. If you want to get into rankings, which I don't believe in, I think NYU is like 37th and UChicago is 14th?
From what I've read, UChicago's social scene is challening in a sense that the typical college experience isn't presented to you, you have to go and find it, but usually the kids aren't that social. NYU is located downtown manhattan and it's a very lively place, and I've been to a couple good parties there. I don't think UChicago is as integrated with Chicago as NYU is with New York. I'm in that area a lot because I have business there that is completely unrelated with NYU. NYU is very well known to the common joe I'd say, but their reputation isn't as good academically. I feel like I'm repeating myself....I'll stop.</p></li>
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<p>1.yes.
2.yes.
3.nice.
4.yes.
5.yes.
6. the latter.</p>
<p>You might want to do some research on your own. The questions are a little vague.</p>
<p>obviously some of our answers are bound to not make sense (i.e. gambandent's answer to #5). you should probably do some research on your own.</p>
<p>But anyways:
1. Chicago is a nice city, but NYC is one of the best cities in the world. In New York there's more to do, more to see, more history, etc...
2. Positive
3. Hey, have you tried searching the UofC website?!
4. In academia it is; among every day people it is not.
5. Better than average chance (depending on how well you do at UofC).
6. In my opinion, UofC>NYU. The academics are incredible, the campus is beautiful, the students are academically engaged, but also helpful and have a sense of humor, after 4 years one could say that they undertook the greatest academic challenge in the US ("maybe even globally"). Those are a few reasons...</p>
<p>As a resident of suburban NYC, I would say that Chicago and NYC as cities are comparable. I happen to like Chicago more-- the buildings are nicer, the streets are wider, the people there will actually be nice to you. However, Chicago lacks some of the "pizazz" that makes New York New York.</p>
<p>If you look at NYC campuses, though-- NYU, Columbia/Barnard-- the schools have hardly a campus to call their own. Living situations at both are terrible-- you're in apartments scattered all over the area-- and the closest you can come to a green area is a band-aid of grass that some kids might play frisbee on.</p>
<p>Chicago's campuses, Chicago and Northwestern (which is really in Evanston and is more of a suburban campus anyway) are more subdued-- there's the energy of the city in Chicago but there's more of a place to relax and unwind on campus.</p>
<p>The only way that I think NYU might beat Chicago is for its fine arts vibe-- the film school, the art students, the city itself is very focused on the arts.</p>
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<li>Do you guys like Chicago? Compared to NYC how is Chicago?</li>
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<p>I've never been to New York, but I've heard that it's much cleaner and friendlier. I love Chicago.</p>
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<li>Is UChicago good for a history/political science major?</li>
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<p>YES. It's one of the best for political science.</p>
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<p>I've stayed in Max P, and it was very nice. We had suites with one and a half bathrooms for four people.</p>
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<li>Is it a nationally or maybe even globally known school?</li>
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<p>Globally known. They built the atomic bomb there, after all!</p>
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<li>Say I want to go to Law school....what are my chances if I go to UChicago that I'll get into a good ivy league perhaps Law School.</li>
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<p>Very good, or so I hear.</p>
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<li>NYU>UofC or UofC>NYU ???? Regarding dorms, campus life, well-knowness, etc...academics...</li>
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<p>UofC > NYU</p>
<p>oh, I forgot to say that the dean i was talking about was a dean of a Turkish university...</p>
<p>U Chicago's history department is ranked fourth in the country. There is no question that U Chicago is stronger in this respect than NYU.</p>
<p>I'm assuming you are talking about the grad school...</p>
<p>I think the only way that I would even think about going to NYU over UChicago is it's NYU Stern, which is a great problem that opens a lot of doors in NYC. However, that's not to say that UChicago doesn't do so, and I'd rather study economics and get an MBA rather than studing business in undergrad.</p>
<p>wow I suck at writing stuff. Interesting freudian slip though...</p>
<p>What I meant:</p>
<p>I think the only way that I would even think about going to NYU over UChicago is if I were to get in to NYU Stern, which is a great school that opens a lot of doors in NYC. However, that's not to say that UChicago doesn't do so, and I'd rather study economics and get an MBA rather than studing business in undergrad.</p>
<p>I agree with jacknjill (but I didn't even apply to NYU :p)</p>