<p>I got accepted and am really excited about goin there but i am wondering why is it that when i tell my teachers about it they don't sound excited and some even asked 'is the school good?'? I am from Malaysia. Just curious..=)</p>
<p>Congratulations! </p>
<p>Although I have to say I find it odd that you say few ppl have heard of it in Malaysia. I am American, but most of my international friends have heard of it and think v. highly of it.</p>
<p>Well...when I told my friends I got into UChicago, they were like,"Is that some Chicago state university?" I know.,..it can get very irrittating at times!</p>
<p>It is a very good school. Not sure why it is not very fmous. I also wondeared about this. But when you want to go to Grad school or get a job I am sure they will be aware of Chicagos greatness</p>
<p>same case goes to UVA for me</p>
<p>In most countries, there are one, two, maybe three top universities. Even though in the US there are many more, many internationals figure that only the top two are for excellent students. They don't pay attention beyond the "top two": Harvard and Stanford. Maybe they know about Yale and Princeton. That's it. Unless a student is actively looking to study abroad in the US, he has no reason to go beyond these famous colleges to see what else the US has to offer.</p>
<p>Even in the US, there is a lot of regionalism that leads to misunderstandings about how good certain colleges are.</p>
<p>Malaysia boleh. :p</p>
<p>Hmmmm...I suppose because it's not either a top-tier Ivy or a techie school.</p>
<p>But a lot of people who "matter" (employees, grad school admissions) should know about it. If your teachers are int'l or public, they mayn't know. Or even international teachers are a little ignorant about schools they don't have experience with.</p>
<p>Well your teachers are just ignorant... but doesn't matter coz they are not the people who matter.</p>
<p>Really appreciate all the replies. I don't really mind coz i'm under scholarship and will be bonded. So prestige is really the last thing i'd worry about. I'm just curious..=)
IzzyJ: Malaysia Boleh. lol. it's great that you've heard of it before.</p>
<p>Ha! if you think u chicago is not famous, look at rice university.... most people think its in a middle of a rice field/paddel or somthin.. lol</p>
<p>anonamous: lol that's something new to me..=)
pip pip: Thanks!!=)</p>
<p>Colgate University is another that suffers from its name...</p>
<p>daren: Malaysian in Romania, heading to Beloit, Wisconsin, 90 minutes or so from Chicago... Got JPA scholarship?</p>
<p>IzzyJ: COOL!! I have a friend goin Wisconsin too.. Maybe we can meet up sometime?=) nope, i'm on Bank Negara Scholarship..=)</p>
<p>malaysians are generally ignorant about US universities beyond:</p>
<p>Ivies
UCLA
UCB
MIT
Stanford
Michigan</p>
<p>the rest are: are you sure they're good?</p>
<p>and congrats to you.</p>
<p>A pal of mine can't even say what the 8 Ivies are. They're like "MIT and Stanford isn't part of Ivy League? What is a Liberal Arts College?" :mad:</p>
<p>daren - Yeah, that would be awesome. :p I'm planning to hit Chicago at least once in my freshman year.</p>
<p>yeah thats the same situation in india as well...to an extent that is..</p>
<p>You listened to many situations....but here's a question...
Do u want to worry that some unaware people dont know about your college and waste your time on that???
Because u really shouldn't coz anyone that matters knows about the school...</p>
<p>I can understand your teacher. Why would you care about any American University? Do Americans care so much about the Malaysian President?
I am from Germany, and I doubt that many people even know Harvard, because they don't care.
I know U of Chicago since European History this year because of the first atomic reaction but why should it be famous?
If you care about American Universities you should definitely know some more than Harvard, Stanford, Yale and Princeton but not if you want to stay in your homecountry.</p>
<p>vampiro:Thanks for your comment, but in case you did not read properly, I am not wasting time on this. Just wanna know more about this general conception.</p>
<p>IzzyJ: Be sure to contact me before that..=) i only have msn: <a href="mailto:sim_1025@hotmail.com">sim_1025@hotmail.com</a><a href="you%20can%20contact%20me%20through%20email%20if%20you%20don't%20have%20one">/email</a></p>