<p>I mean U of C has Gothic style buildings, gargoyles, residential system, each "house" has its own house councils, tables, and sports teams. Probably the most ironic thing is that U of C's mascot is the phoenix.</p>
<p>Just wondering what some of you guys and girls would think.</p>
<p>Haha that’s a really cool thought! At last, a real way to attend Hogwarts :)</p>
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<p>I don’t see why they think Cornell is similar to Hogwarts…</p>
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<li><p>It’s up on a hill in the middle of nowhere, with a little town at its feet, but surrounded (sort of, not actually surrounded) by hills and forested gorges.</p></li>
<li><p>It has a bit of the gothic architecture going on, too. And with the non-gothic buildings, their pomposity matches that of the later Potter volumes.</p></li>
<li><p>Like Hogwarts, animal husbandry is taught there, and “ILM” can stand for “Industrial Labor & Management” or special effects wizards “Industrial Light and Magic”.</p></li>
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<p>But I personally think U of C is the Hogwarts of real time. I mean you can’t get any better with a Phoenix mascot and Gothic style buildings.</p>
<p>To add on, the Phoenix is the mascot as a symbol of the university’s rebirth from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire.</p>
<p>Sound familiar? (Hint: Phoenix bursting in flames in Harry Potter and then being reborn again from its ashes)</p>
<p>They should put in place some sort of point system for each house! House Cup ftw!</p>
<p>I hope they use the good old singing hat to divide us into houses…</p>
<p>^ haha you never know, they could be putting housing applications under a hat which tell the housing people which house the applicant should be in. :D</p>
<p>^That would be one BIG hat.</p>
<p>The gothic-style architecture has always drawn me to this campus. U of C is definitely in my top 5 list!!!</p>
<p>I’ve heard that the University of Edinburgh looks a lot like Hogwarts. Plus it’s cheaper than an Ivy and easy to get in as an international.</p>
<p>Why would you go to University of Edinburgh when US schools are much better? </p>
<p>Also the cost of it isn’t any cheaper. US schools give a lot of Financial Aid. Schools in the UK don’t. University of Edinburgh doesn’t give much FA at all. Their scholarships for students in the US can only go as high as $4000. And that is very very rare (the $4000 dollars is receiving 2 scholarships, each have many students applying). Then add in the cost of transportation to the school, then the cost of living, the exchange rate of the currency, the cost of getting around the school, the cost of supplies and you have your self more than U of C on FA.</p>
<p>Yeah, I went to visit a few months ago. It’s definitely, in my opinion, the best representation of Hogwarts from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series :D</p>
<p>Maybe the football field can be renovated to make it a Quidditch field (the football player can still practice, just that the stands are going to be able to be raised)</p>
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<p>I meant if you were to pay full price. Not everyone qualifies for financial aid.</p>
<p>Anyways, we’re talking about Hogwarts.</p>
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True true</p>
<p>Almost all old colleges in the UK have Hogwarts’ style. I actually wish more US schools had that kind of look, it seem really beautiful.</p>
<p>Also UC has the B school, which is much like Slytherin :)</p>
<p>Um hello, Yale = Hogwarts, case closed ;)</p>