<p>snell love, a traditional college experience is one that is like the rest of them.</p>
<p>doesn't chicago pride itself on being unique? which means its not like the rest of them. Which means its not traditional.</p>
<p>The contacts I made at Chicago have helped me fund most of the entrepreneurial ventures in which I have been involved, and helped with linking me to resources and support for a variety of matters both personal and business. The best though, it has provided me with contact on a personal level with some really interesting folks over a number of years.</p>
<p>My professional degree from University of Chicago continues to open doors for me- beyond what I consider rational. Chicago has a HUGE international reputation- I'm not sure we always realize that over here in the US. I am many, many years removed from school, and that degree on my resume often is what does the trick.</p>
<p>thethoughtprocess, </p>
<p>we had a confusion of terms.</p>
<p>i wasn't using 'traditional' to mean that a college is like the rest of them. chicago is one of the few appropriately traditional schools, neither irreverent towards history nor hostile towards modernity. for people desiring a marketable but also genuine liberal education, chicago is uniquely equipped to meet that need. </p>
<p>i think you were simply saying that chicago is uncommon and with that i agree. i am also saying that to its students, it exemplifies a platonic ideal of college experience.</p>
<p>momofwildchild, what's your major? what sorts of doors did it open overseas?</p>
<p>oh wait, I see you said professional degree. Doesn't apply to me anyway, i guess...</p>
<p>snell, agreed, sorry about the confusion</p>
<p>I admit Chicago is not for me, so I may not like it, but it certainly is the place to be for all the kids who really love the place - its true, to each his own</p>
<p>I do not believe Momofwildchild "majored" in anything at Chicago. If I recall, she did not do her undergraduate studies at Chicago. She got her JD from the University of Chicago Law School, which in my opinion, is the best Law school in the nation. Now if she could only bring some of that legal power to bear and tame that wild child of hers! hehe</p>
<p>On a more serious note, you will be able to make great friends and connections at any of the good universities, and certainly at Chicago, where students tend to be more mature and tolerant. As for Chicago's international reputation, it is HUGE. Economics and Business are two of the 4 or 5 main fields that international students look into and Chicago is tops in both.</p>
<p>Did you say business? well... In matter of fact, I'm trying to major in business but I believe U of C doesn't offer business programs for undergraduates. So here goes the question. Would it hurt much not to study business in undergraduate course and move on to graduate school for MBA? What's the best ideal road to take a way in business? To tell you the truth, I'm quite vague about what I should major in college. My parents think just having a Liberal Art degree won't get me having any job after college. so it's actually they who want me to study business. I don't agree with them, but at least it could be better to go to school that gives me a chance whether I'm a real fit for business. University of Chicago is an ideal school for me. However, I need to make clear, how I could contruct my career in college. No matter how much reputation or brilliant faculty and alumni the school has, it is that matter that makes me doubt.</p>
<p>Most undergrads at Chicago who are interested in business major in economics, I believe.</p>
<p>economics at chicago will get you more prospective jobs than any business degreee can</p>