<p>Wow dendankin, what part of my post were you so upset about to drop such a bomb on my writing style. "My lack of substance, good taste, and DECENCY?" Am I the one who is outright insulting someone for "imitating good posting style" on an online message board?! But don't worry, I won't take it to heart, because you were either joking or too drunk to know what you're talking about, and I guess the admissions office at UChicago likes this style, because it was the same ones used in my essays for EA.</p>
<p>"Your post is a tedious, homogenised, chameleon-esque scribble which amounts to nothing more than the demented cacophonous racket of a drugged lunatic banging loudly on kitchen pots and pans. Your ineffective imitation of good posting style only serves to illuminate your lack of substance, good taste, and decency."</p>
<p>Can I ask you a question? How many times did you have to check the thesaurus in order to construct that post? Coming across as an ostentatious pedant isn't any better than sounding like a "drugged lunatic banging loudly on kitchen pots and pans." ;)</p>
<p>Hopefully, you were joking.</p>
<p>Nah..ppl, i just randomly put the post there....and its not even mine, i just liked the word mix lol</p>
<p>sorry, but can we not flame, and instead return to the original thread topic, or just let this thread rest? dendankin, that was uncalled for, please only post if you have anything of substance to say. People, relax, its ok, lets talk about "UChicago's name recognition..." Thanks.</p>
<p>Thanks Smirkus, this thread was about to die. Anyway, before the distraction, we were ttalking about why Chicago should travel with Stanford and Harvard as a first step to gaining more respect.</p>
<p>What's the proper way to shorten "University of Chicago"?</p>
<p>UChicago
U of C
UofC
Chicago
"Where fun comes to die" </p>
<p>All valid choices. The first is sometimes used by the university itself (website for example).</p>
<p>"Where fun comes to die" </p>
<p>Not exactly shortening it.. but amusing none the less.</p>
<p>Most academics simply use Chicago.</p>
<p>I've seen it referred to in the Chicago Tribune as the "U. of C." but I agree, I like just Chicago.</p>
<p>You may find that there is no elegant way to tell other people that you're attending the University of Chicago, no matter what moniker you choose. I've actually found it better to, when people ask me what school I go to, say it's a school in Chicago. That way, I don't expect them to know about the school or worry that I'll get a disapproving cluck. </p>
<p>When I tell them I go to school in Chicago, I get an "Oh, what a beautiful city!" or, "Oh! How cold!" and that, for me, is sufficient name recognition. Let's face it: my friend's roomate at Harvard thought the University of Chicago was a big football school. No matter what, people will get confused simply because it's a "University of" school. In fact, Penn had once considered renaming itself Benjamin Franklin University just to avoid the confusion.</p>
<p>Well, whenever people talk about the name of U of C, Penn undoubtably comes back up. It seems that the most prestigious names are the simplest ones that are easiest to say. Yale (1 syllable) Brown (1 syllable) Harvard (2) etc. Chicago on its own has 3. UChicago has 4. U of C is also 3. The only big exception to this syllable thing is Columbia, but it seems the excess of vowels there gives it its own entity. </p>
<p>Aside from finding a formula for a good name, as far as recognition goes, UChicago seems best. Although Penn is supposed to be called Penn, everyone ignorant (a ton of people) know it as UPenn, and that is its real distinction from Penn state. I don't like "Chicago" because that is a city. UChicago, if the name is recognized at all, will be recognized under that name. I only use U of C when I'm talking to someone who already knows what college I am talking about.</p>
<p>Very few people at the school, though, say UChicago.</p>
<p>While a grad student I most often heard "U of C" among students, in academe and now in the for profit world, once in a while, when where one went to school comes up, and it has been sufficient to say, "I did my graduate work at Chicago." In these circumstances, I have never, and that covers a very long time, found anyone that does not know to which school I am referring. As I have aged and when speaking to other alumni, I often simply say, "The University." Which is something one will begin to hear a lot of when one arrives on campus. In fact, I was once a convocation speaker and in my introduction the Chancellor introduced me as being a graduate from "The University." He paused, looking out over the audience, and said, "And we all know there is only one school that deserves that designation." He then went on with his introduction.</p>
<p>When I was an undergrad, decades ago, we used "U of C" exclusively. Now,here on the east coast, I use " Chicago" and wait to see if it registers.....fun.</p>
<p>Glasses, I heard UChicago is more known on the east coast then west, sort of like Dartmouth College. Can you confirm or deny that? </p>
<p>In terms of naming, I like UChicago, because as another poster pointed out, its comparison to UPenn, and also because the university uses it on their website.</p>
<p>hehe, its so great when it does. Some people just know it is ranked top 10 so they go "ohh! thats a good school!" without really knowing. Others when I say I got in there go "oh, wow, thats really great" and they step back and do the whole impressed thing. Then there's that other crowd "oh" ehhhh, not for long, not for long I say. I mean, all on this thread can agree that Chicago's popularity is def. on the rise, and its steam is not slowing down either.</p>
<p>My cousin is the general counsil there for the U, and when I stayed with her family, they all referred to it as "U of C" and me being an idiot, but not wanting to prove to everyone I was one, tried to figure out what they meant when they said that (what did that stand for?... durrrh). Before that, I was only exposed to it being referred to in its entire name, or as Chicago. However, U of C is so impersonal and unimpressive. I like UChicago, and I hate it when people say "UChi" ughgh</p>
<p>JM-- I think that you are right about UChicago being better known on the east coast than the west. That said, S's guidance counselor called it a "hidden gem"! Most here don't understand why S prefers it to an Ivy. Those who do understand have a ton of respect. </p>
<p>Dartmouth gets more ooohs and turns more faces green here. </p>
<p>It's all about fit and what makes for happiness.</p>
<p>JM, by "East Coast," I assume you're referring to the Northeast? Chicago doesn't have much recognition down here in the South, unfortunately. Most people couldn't quite figure out why I want(ed) to go to a "public school" in the Midwest. :eek: (The same holds true for Dartmouth.)</p>
<p>Of course, the major banks/companies here have heard of it, and that's what more important for many people.</p>
<p>Oh yes, Northeast/MidAtlantic. Southern states have southern favs! </p>
<p>My s just knows UChicago is where he wants to be--- visited solo so he wouldn't be influenced by my comfort with the area. Feels really lucky to be going where he'll be happy.</p>
<p>I think "public school" in the midwest is hilarious!</p>
<p>I def. like "UChicago" the best.</p>