<p>What you call cockiness and arrogance, more discerning people call discourtesy, and courtesy, dear friend, is not a virtue. Why pay blind deference to strangers simply because common etiquette demands it? What an insincere policy.</p>
<p>School me in microeconomics, I'll devour what you give me; explain to me why Nietszche ought to be heeded and Plato ought to be burned, I'll spend nights turning over your opinion in my head; take offense at my discourtesy, I'll laugh.</p>
<p>you're right, he does give Chicago a bad name. Dont listen to this kid.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your comments. I will decide by Monday.</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know how the crime is in and around Chicago?</p>
<p>i got concerned myself so i did some research. after reading a bit, i think the safety issue is inflated. there are cops everywhere. if you exercise common sense, like not staring down a suspicious looking man and asking him if he wants to fight, you should be as just fine.</p>
<p>anyways, i hope you choose chicago. do update us on your decision.</p>
<p>Deadlines are not relative.</p>
<p>I'm giving him the major benefit of the doubt.</p>
<p>"What you call cockiness and arrogance, more discerning people call discourtesy, and courtesy, dear friend, is not a virtue. Why pay blind deference to strangers simply because common etiquette demands it? What an insincere policy.</p>
<p>School me in microeconomics, I'll devour what you give me; explain to me why Nietszche ought to be heeded and Plato ought to be burned, I'll spend nights turning over your opinion in my head; take offense at my discourtesy, I'll laugh."</p>
<p>My mom could beat up your mom, especially with her 6,000 page thesaurus.</p>
<p>God forbid I should use language which blows the cover of inconspicuous mediocrity: someone on the Internet might claim I use a thesaurus.</p>
<p>I <3 Brinestorm</p>
<p>One has a fundamental lack of maturity if a stranger on the internet is enough to put you off an entire university--do you pick your schools based on the number of students who ask to hold your hand and skip? To quote Harry Truman, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."</p>
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You sunk my Scrabbleship!</p>
<p>"God forbid I should use language which blows the cover of inconspicuous mediocrity: someone on the Internet might claim I use a thesaurus."</p>
<p>You seem very prestigious. Why didn't you apply to <em>the</em> PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY?</p>
<p>Wow, do all you chicago ppl use these ridiculous words in common day english, b/c that is actually frightening to be talking to someone who says "I should use language which blows the cover of inconspicuous mediocrity." And BTW, do not take this to mean I do not understand what your saying b/c like everyone else here, I do have a high SAT verbal and SAT math, writing, english grades, etc...</p>
<p>Sarahbara, might I ask what we're cooking?</p>
<p>So both of you clearly belong here, both seem witty and quircky, good luck to the both of you.</p>
<p>Chicago doesn't get its rep from "All fun dies" for nothing.</p>
<p>At least we know how to use the edit feature.</p>
<p>Thank you again. In the end, I made a pro and con list of both schools and decided that I would apply to The University of Chicago.</p>
<p>Hopefully, someone here is from Southern California ^_^</p>
<p>why don't you apply to both?</p>
<p>Go to U. Chicago for economics -- it had like a bunch of nobel prize winners at one time</p>