<p>I'm probably applying to Chicago for next fall. If I were to attend UChicago, I'd probably be an econ major and maybe minor in computer science or even double major in econ and physics/chemistry. I'm curious, though, why UChicago has never had any form of engineering. At other schools I'm considering, I'd like to major in ChemE or EECS (and have finance classes on the side) or something of that sort. UChicago would honestly be the 100% perfect school for me if it offered engineering; I love the city of Chicago, the historical laissez-faire economic philosophies of the school, the intellectual atmosphere, and the hum/sosc/civ core classes as well. It's just a shame to me that there's no engineering. I can take finance/business classes at the Booth business school, right?</p>
<p>Possible careers I'm interested in include investment banking, private equity, management consulting, chemical/electrical plant management, and more.</p>
<p>Giantman: For a general answer about engineering at UChicago, go to 25:14 of the clip below. You are hearing a recording of the annual “Aims of Education” speech given to new undergraduates right before school starts. The speaker here is Thomas Rosenbaum, Provost of the University, and he spoke, I think, September 23, 2013 in the Rockefeller Chapel.</p>
<p>More specifically, UChicago is committing to a Molecular Engineering school and program. I think the first undergraduate class will start in 2015, so you could participate in that first class. The first graduate students will begin about a year before that.</p>
<p>When you listen to Provost Rosenbaum and when you read the mission statement of the new IME, you can easily envision the way a commitment to engineering has grown at the University and how this new school could branch into to other areas, supported by a growth in Computer Science and the already incredibly strong programs in the physical and natural sciences.</p>
<p>There is no need to do engineering in college. You can always go for a master’s in engineering after graduating so apply to Chicago if you love it. Of course you would invite the scorn of the Sheldons of the world for studying engineering ;)</p>
<p>So, what you are saying is that historically Chicago has been the Sheldon Cooper of American universities? With a little tweak to account for its clear love of humanities and social sciences, that seem about right . . . .</p>