UChicago for Chicagoans/UCLab grads

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<p>Hullo Maroons!</p>

<p>Slightly college-obsessed freshman here. Anyhow, I'll cut to the chase. UCHicago makes a lot of sense for me on paper. I love the Core, the size is ideal, I want an urban school, the students are intellectual, and the academics (specifically in the department of my prospective major) are rather unparalleled. In fact, my really good friend's dad is the provost and we personally some adcoms.</p>

<p>One problem. I suppose you could say I've already gone to the U of C. Although I now live in the Chicago 'burbs, I lived in the city for most of my childhood and went to the UChicago lab schools. My dad also had a fellowship at U of C while I was in 3rd grade, during which I made friends with gargoyles, devoured milkshakes in Reynolds, and often stared at the grand wood paneling in Judson. I still spend a good deal of time in city and occasionally cruise the Hyde with old friends.</p>

<p>I wholeheartedly subscribe to the belief that college is about growing personally as well as intellectually (and feel that moving across the country would be a good way to grow), but if things don't work at a certain other university with a core curriculum and an urban campus, UChicago could be a great fit. </p>

<p>Sorry for being verbose, but I wondered if anyone either is a Chicagoan or Lab School grad now attending U of C or knows someone in my situation and could offer any advice.</p>

<p>Thanks!
-wmmk</p>

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<p>For now, you don't need to worry about any of this. The fact that you already see a prospective major as an high school freshman is extreme; most college freshman change their majors. Just for your comfort, though, I'll tell you that there are many, many students from Chicago, some of whom went to the lab school or lived in Hyde Park while growing up. It's not terribly unusual. If you'd like to go farther away and experience a new part of the country, then that's great, but there are plenty of students thriving at the U of C who were in your position.</p>

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<p>Interesting! </p>

<p>Yeah, I know I don't really need to worry as much as I do, but it's sort of a culture with my family and classmates. The only reason I'm calling a subject a "prospective major" is that I'm really interested in it. Of course, I'll inevitably have changed my mind a few times by the time I'm even applying to schools. </p>

<p>The question just popped into my head. Thanks again for the advice. It's nice to know that people can appreciate UChicago as undergrads even after growing up around it.</p>