<p>so these great schools are so close together.. what do you guys think about each of them?
take your pick and explain! i wanna know since i applied to both and got into one already
need FEEDBACK</p>
<p>What do you think we're going to say? lol.</p>
<p>Our W tennis team can probably beat their M tennis team (if they even have one). ;)</p>
<p>Lol Sam Lee......I've visited both and I'd say NU kicks UC's arse.</p>
<p>It would't mean their M tennis is bad though since our W tennis team is currently ranked #1. :D</p>
<p>Both great schools academically.
NU has much better location. Chicago has much more interesting architecture.
Both are first tier schools.
NU is more fun and a happier place. Chicago, the school "where fun goes to die," is quirkier.
I am assuming that you already got into Chicago EA, or else it would be a non-issue. If you get into NU, then go visit both and see where you feel more at home.</p>
<p>Northwestern: Sophists
University of Chicago: Socrates</p>
<p>That's oddly fitting, since Socrates was put to death for being socially inept, whereas the Sophists were wildly successful and contributing members of Society.</p>
<p>After having talked to both current and former students at both schools, I think the biggest difference is that Northwestern has a "pre-professional" feel, whereas U of C has more of an "intellectual" feel.</p>
<p>Northwestern is definitely in a safer, livelier location than UChicago. It has a more interdisciplinary and pre-professional curriculum (music, education, journalism, engineering, communications) whereas UChicago stresses the liberal arts. The athletic scene is larger at Northwestern because it's Division I (Big Ten Conference).</p>
<p>I believe that Northwestern students are much more happier than UChicago. As a applicant to both, I have been to both schools numerous times. UChicago students seem to be more stressed out and unwilling to strike a conversation with people they don't know. Upon, going to Northwestern I found myself making small talk with many of the students around the campus. NU as a lot more things to offer in terms of activities than UChicago. Many people argue that UChicago's academics is stronger than NU but I have to disagree. I believe being overloaded with work doesn't prove anything but that you have a strong work ethic which shows that you are capable of succeeding at both schools but in terms of stressing yourself out to the point of suicide at UChicago, I don;t think its that serious. I like the atmosphere at NU over Chicago.</p>
<p>There are so many threads from the past in which these two colleges are compared.</p>
<p>I think one huge difference that every applicant should take into account is the difference in curriculum. UChicago has a core, requiring students to take specific classes. Northwestern has a general distribution system, where different classes from different departments can fulfill the same requirement. So, a student has less flexibility in meeting requirements at UChicago. </p>
<p>Class size is another big difference. Students at Northwestern take huge 100 and 200 level classes, whereas classes are much more intimate at UChicago. Remember, NU is a Big ten school!</p>
<p>Northwestern has different schools, like engineering and SESP. UChicago has one undergraduate college.</p>
<p>The students between the two are also different. In general, Northwestern students are more attractive, normal, athletic. They were class presidents or student council members in high school, whereas UChicago students were the slightly eccentric to downright creepy kids in academic clubs.</p>
<p>Two very different universities!</p>
<p>Okay. If you're choosing between UChicago and NU, please do your homework. They are completely different schools.</p>
<p>First comes the neighborhood. UChicago is on the southside of Chicago, which is notorious for being a pretty rough neighborhood. Even though Obama's house is in Hyde Park (the area where UChicago is,) its still a bit rough.</p>
<p>Also, UChicago has one of the highest suicide rates. Which leads me to number 2, the attitude at both schools. Northwestern, although it offers a top-notch education, is a bit more laid back than UChicago. Chicago is VERY academic, and its quite obvious. There isn't a lot of activity on Chicago's campus, either (compared to NU).</p>
<p>Have you visited both schools? What I'm saying would be more obvious if you actually saw them.</p>
<p>I'm not trying to trash talk any of the schools (I would LOVE to attend either!), I just want people to make sure they'll be happy the next 4 years.</p>
<p>UChicago and Northwestern are both great schools. I visited both, and each has great qualities. </p>
<p>If you're pretty much set on a career path, Northwestern can be very beneficial: it has 5 pre-professional schools, and 1 liberal arts college. So essentially, if you have a passion, its really easy to delve right into it at Northwestern. This was why I decided to go there.</p>
<p>UChicago though, emphasizes exploring all areas of academia. So if you're not quite sure about what you want to do, this can be great because you get exposed to so much through the core. </p>
<p>You can't go wrong with these two. </p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>UChicago's core studies make the major difference.
atmosphere-wise too, Chicago's much more academic-focused and intense.</p>
<p>Agree with hellostranger on some points. Chicago's extensive core requirements remain one of its greatest strengths for those who seek it and one of the greatest turnoffs for those who prefer more freedom to choose. This is also one reason double majors, majors/minors are much more common at Northwestern.</p>
<p>I'd be careful about misinterpreting the comment about "academic-focus." The student bodies at both schools are similarly bright and capable. Both are quite driven to succeed. But I'd agree that academic coursework combined with purely intellectual pursuits probably hold sway over a larger proportion of a typical student's day at Chicago than at Northwestern. At NU extracurricular pursuits play a more signfiicant role, one more in tune with most upper tier colleges. In this, U Chicago remains a bit of an outlier (though less so than in the past).</p>
<p>I'll add my voice to the chorus that the feel of these campuses in location and overall tenor remains very different - as different as Cubs-White Sox? This is one case where a visit really does go a long way to make three dimensional these flat comparisions.</p>
<p>Kaplan</a> Humanities Scholars Program</p>
<p>Something to think about, re: core curriculum.</p>