<p>hi guys, i'm from Argentina
i've been accepted by 4 univs by the time, yet I will most probable attend uChicago. If i get rejected at harvard, princeton or stanford which I will most probably do I will attend UofC this fall! to major in econn</p>
<p>I just wanted to start meeting people who have decided to attend to this awsoome univ.</p>
<p>greetings!</p>
<p>Hey, I'm 97% going to UChicago because it fits me well and is an awesome school. The University Scholarship they gave me also helps! I am waiting on Princeton, Yale, and Columbia on Monday. I live in Georgia and love reading and working with children.</p>
<p>arggg you should check out either the University of Chicago Class of 2012 group on facebook or the Admitted Forums on ThickEnvelope on Chicago's website. Both are packed with kids like you and me who are trying to decided whether or not Chicago is the best place for them.</p>
<p>I really want to go to UChi, but I haven't gotten any financial aid information yet (I just moved so all of my mail has to be forwarded - I saw my decision online). </p>
<p>I don't know if I'm better off getting straight-A's at a state school or mediocre (probably) grades at a great school like UChi if I want to get into med school. Anyone else in this boat?</p>
<p>I am an international student from Hong Kong and I have to choose between UCBerkeley and UChicago. I applied to the liberal-arts college for both universities, so I suppose it is similar in this respect.</p>
<p>I understand that there are pros and cons in going to either university and hence the need to make the right choice. As of now, I am have a slight predisposition towards UChicago due to its famous economics department and its more personal atmosphere. But I also know that going to a public school in Berkeley is not as financially damaging and that Berkeley in itself excels in many areas.</p>
<p>What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Is Berkeley really that much cheaper than Chicago? Also, no offense, but are you completely fluent in English? It seems that you make occasional grammatical errors that may cause you trouble in the required civilization, humanities, and social science courses in which you'll be required to write a lot of essays. Your SAT writing score also reflects such.</p>
<p>Yes I am completely fluent as English is my first language since young, although it is admittedly not my mother tongue (I am a local Chinese studying in an international school). I admit that grammatical accuracy is an area that I have to work.</p>
<p>But what has this got to do with anything?!</p>
<p>Just being pedantic. I also wanted you to know just how writing-intensive the Core is, in case you didn't know already.</p>
<p>Chicago vs. Berkeley. Depends upon what you want. Prestige in economics? Then Chicago, by far. Cheaper tuition? Berkeley. It's really a personal decision, and it depends upon how much you care about prestige and upon how much of an issue money is for you and your family. Academic freedom is also an issue. Do you not want to be required to take a decent courseload of science/hum/sosc/civ courses, or does that matter to you? Personally, I would pick Chicago. Then again, look at where I am.</p>
<p>You'll see me there :)</p>
<p>This is thread drift, but the differences between Chicago and Berkeley are huge. Berkeley classes tend to be enormous, while the Chicago core classes are mostly very small discussions. Advising at Berkeley is pretty lax, while Chicago hires people specifically to advise its undergrads. Many students take more than 4 years to get through Berkeley, because they haven't been able to schedule the classes they need. And even in 4 years, Berkeley is not a huge cost savings for out-of-state students.</p>
<p>On the plus side, Berkeley's weather beats Chicago for most of the year. Especially right now, when it's green and there are flowers wherever you look.</p>
<p>You should also compare non-tuition costs at Chicago and Berkeley. One of my children was accepted at both (and some other places), and we did NOT think Berkeley (for an out-of-state student) was cheaper overall.</p>