<p>"Those who get big envelopes (acceptance letters) can enter the owlish, arrogant place that refused the Queen of England an honorary law degree because she'd done no scholarly work to deserve it."</p>
<p>from a UChicago Website.</p>
<p>I was appalled and then after a minute, I was proud of going to a university that puts education above all else. Bravo, UChicago, Bravo!</p>
<p>I thought you were an applicant?</p>
<p>P.S. I've been lurking, just hadn't registered yet. ;)</p>
<p>Chicagonobel is going to get in...he/she has great stats. :)</p>
<p>Yep. When I read that line, I cracked up...HAHAHA...Chicago seriously rules.</p>
<p>going...will be going...In about 20 days, I shall write "I am going to UChicago"...well, at least in my dreams:)</p>
<p>So Chicago (Did you know Chicago means "onion?" I forget which Native American language it's from, but it's true.) is your first choice, chicagonobel? Glad to see someone else who acknowledges it as a first-choice school and not a "safety." Bleh.</p>
<p>wow...all of us--myself, Brainstorm & Catch-22-- are online now at 02:12 PM GMT</p>
<p>UChicago being such an excellent school, It bothers me very much when people refer to her as a "safety" and degrade the great university to such a low level.</p>
<p>Haha, it's "Brinestorm." An interesting little Freudian slip there, cn. :P</p>
<p>Well, Chicago isn't my first choice...but it is really really really really really close to first. I don't understand why ppl refer to Chicago as a safety, heck, it's a great school, and I would be mighty happy to go.</p>
<p>A safety school doesn't imply that one doesn't want to go there, it just means that one has a good chance of getting in. One of my friend's #1 choice is a safety school (aka a "likely" school).</p>
<p>But along with the idea of one's odds of acceptance, marlgirl, the word "safety" often connotes a lackluster if not non-existent desire to attend that school.</p>
<p>My #1, McGill, is almost a safety. But my "#1" choice changes daily.</p>
<p>"Those who get big envelopes (acceptance letters) can enter the owlish, arrogant place that refused the Queen of England an honorary law degree because she'd done no scholarly work to deserve it."</p>
<p>from a UChicago Website.</p>
<h2>I was appalled and then after a minute, I was proud of going to a university that puts education above all else. Bravo, UChicago, Bravo!</h2>
<p>Don't see how it's a big deal. I am sure a lot of schools had turned down QoE also and no one would get spanked by the "queen" (queen of who??) anyway. LOL!</p>