<p>I also received the first quarter bill through the my.uchicago.edu account, just click on the Finances tab and it’ll provide you with a summary as well as different payment options.</p>
<p>I got the numbers from at least two different places. The discrepancy might be that it’s “tuition and fees.”</p>
<p>We received a bill for next quarter by mail, total annual cost is about $2000 more than last year. D is expecting to go back to school.</p>
<p>…and we got the bill also. Less the deposit and his small merit money, this quarter bill is about the same amount as my D’12’s last semester bill at her school. Here we go…</p>
<p>One silver lining on the cost, perhaps, is the length of the academic year at UChicago. I believe it is 30 weeks at UChicago and 24 weeks at most peer schools. Over a four-year period, that amounts to the equivalent of five academic years at peer institutions.</p>
<p>At least you’re getting a lot more in terms of academic exposure for your money at UChicago!</p>
<p>a real jump in the Med Insurance. we did not opt out， so they charge whatever they feel like.</p>
<p>I think most schools have about 30-31 weeks of instruction and exam periods, for some of them there are a few days off in between (Like Cornell’s Fall break). </p>
<p>[Harvard</a> University FAS Registrar’s Office](<a href=“http://www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/fasro/common/calendar.jsp]Harvard”>http://www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/fasro/common/calendar.jsp)</p>
<p>[Cornell</a> University - Academics - Academic Calendar](<a href=“Academic Calendar 2023-2024 | Cornell University Registrar”>Academic Calendar 2023-2024 | Cornell University Registrar)</p>
<p>rlmmail, I’m not complaining, really. In my opinion (that caveat is so important here at CC!), the quality of this institution makes it all worthwhile. I have to agree with David05, I think many schools are providing pretty much the equivalent number of weeks of school, usually 15 plus a week of finals, the same 30 weeks of instruction, I think. However, they may require fewer classes over all. For instance, I know the D of a friend at Union; same quarter system, 36 courses required to graduate, that’s 3 classes per quarter. I’m excited to think about all the classes S will be able to take.</p>
<p>3 quarters worth of credits must count more than 2 semesters’ worth because S1 ran out of Florida Pre-paid before the end of 3rd year. We took the risk and dropped the medical for the 4th year (had never used it).</p>
<p>It’s interesting how the “Life of the Mind” meme–traditionally near and dear to UChicago hearts–worked its way into an editorial on the Harvard cheating scandal, in today’s “Boston Globe”</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> cheating scandal reveals gaps in costly education - Editorials - The Boston Globe](<a href=“Harvard cheating scandal reveals gaps in costly education - The Boston Globe”>Harvard cheating scandal reveals gaps in costly education - The Boston Globe)</p>
<p>I wonder who the writer is for this article; he/she could be a UChicago graduate or has an affiliation with the University.</p>
<p>Chicago hardly owns a trademark on “life of the mind”. It is something of a cliche.</p>
<p>In addition to the University of Chicago, I have seen it used to brand programs at the University of Tennessee, the University of Cincinnati, and Arcadia University, among many others.</p>
<p>Thank you JHS for pointing that out; I did not know that.</p>
<p>When is the due date for tuition and fees?
I could not find the mail, but I remember is around mid-September. Anyway, I will write a check and mail it today or tomorrow.</p>
<p>In the top right hand corner of the bill it states “A late fee will be assessed if the total due is not received by 9-21-2012.”</p>
<p>Hello fellow UChicago parents! Our daughter needs a new laptop before she starts school this fall. We’re trying to decide the best approach based on price and services and we were wondering if anyone else has already got this figured out.</p>
<p>Are there advantages to buying through the college? Price? Better technical support? We’ve looked on the website and it seems a bit pricey and a little confusing. Are there disadvantages to buying one on our own(Best Buy, etc)?</p>
<p>We’re looking for the right balance of cost and services and would appreciate any advice you have.</p>
<p>Highbury, I did some checking with the University’s IT dept and it doesn’t really seem to matter much. The kids are split between Apple & PC laptops. MS Office, Antivirus & Mathematica programs are freely downloadable now through IDNet. It doesn’t look like you get any special break by buying at UC so you might want to buy ahead, download the programs and have your daughter get used to the laptop before O week. They do recommend that you consider carrying the extended insurance from wherever you buy. The campus is wireless but each room also has an ethernet connect, I believe. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>If you go to <a href=“http://www.dell.com/uchicago[/url]”>www.dell.com/uchicago</a>, you will have access to the discounts available to UChicago students from Dell. However, I don’t know if these discounts are any greater than the discounts that Dell gives to all students, whether from UChicago or any other school.</p>
<p>Thanks DadinPA and Cogitate! Very helpful…</p>
<p>DadinPA, what it takes to access the campus wireless, if parents bring iPads during O week? Do they issue guest login account?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>