<p>Here are my responses to the comments from the past several hours. please respond to my responses, diverge to new ideas, or restart the conversation. Any constructive input is welcome.</p>
<p>MD Mom: I am planning to major in math/science.</p>
<p>WiscoKid: I am fine with the idea that Chicago does not put much emphasis on sports or other “social” things (using your sense of the word). And that is part of the problem. It was nice… Just not spectacular</p>
<p>noimagination: True, a “dream school” might not actually exist but does that mean that I should settle for something which is nicely adequate?</p>
<p>tk21769: Yes, I was there for a few days and shallowly explored most of what you mentioned. And when you said “Other than Scav Hunt there are not too many big institutional EC attractions like Princeton’s eating clubs, Dartmouth’s fraternities, or Big Ten football. Students are relatively left to their own devices to entertain each other.” I like that part of Chicago… The idea of fraternities and eating clubs bothers me on a certain level.</p>
<p>glassesarechic: so would you also attend a school just because you didn’t feel a bad vibe? Because that non-feeling could apply to many schools.</p>
<p>HST: That warm and fuzzy feeling is not necessarily what I am looking for; but did you or other Chicago students walk on campus and know that you wanted to attend the school?</p>
<p>veritas24: Thanks for that response. I know that if I matriculate I will eventually find a wonderful niche, and academics do play a large role in my decision, but would you have turned down your current college for a less academically stringent/intense college which had a better atmosphere?</p>
<p>bugaboo: but if you hadn’t felt the fit would you still have attended? And did you feel that the campus and atmosphere were hyped up?</p>
<p>spark09223: I agree with your comment, but it seems to me that you turned down other colleges because of their bad (or unwanted) vibes. so doesn’t that mean that U. Chicago had the best vibe for you?</p>