<p>school spirit/unity/community on campus</p>
<p>can some current students give me their perspectives
... or anyone else who woul dhappen to know</p>
<p>I'm new to the U Chicago forum (I'm a Yale EA-er) but I'm applying to UofC RD and my dad has given lectures there before (he's a prof) so I know some things about the school...</p>
<p>and UofC isn't really known for any of the three things you mentioned up there. I shouldn't generalize, but the impression I get is that there is very little sense of community on campus. It's an atypical college experience.</p>
<p>You will find a sense of community within smaller groups on the campus. If you join an athletic team or are active in a theater troop, you'll get very close with the other students. But I wouldn't say that Chicago is known for its campus-wide school spirit. There are events like Scavenger Hunt that bring people together to have fun, but this isn't a school like U Texas or U Virginia where school spirit is one of the central drawing cards for the school.</p>
<p>hi jenny im a current student here. school spirit (as in, lets go maroons! beat northwestern! beat the other d3 teams! rah rah rah!) there's not that much really. people certainly will go to the games, theres always a crowd at the football games , bball games. in terms of uchicago pride (the intellectual atmosphere, difficulty, having to brave the cold and the finals week which are happening concurrently now), theres a community for sure. people band together to study during the week, and together to go downtown, to shows, etc.</p>
<p>the community on campus it seems is there for those who want it. some people stay on campus housing for four years here, and they have the social community and unity of the house system (which is great). others are in the house system for the first year (required for most), then move off campus after a year after which time theyve found their niche within classes and friends.</p>
<p>and theres even an element of the frat scene that you find at state schools (although theyre not comparable in size and breadth of booze drinking scene).</p>
<p>and of course there were people staying in all last night (a friday) studying (albeit for finals this week). but theyre not the majority whatsoever.</p>