The University of Chicago

Date: Jul 27 2011
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
UChicago is just alright. I don't hate it, I don't love it. It offers a lot academically. Most of my classes have been great and most teachers really are helpful and interested in their subjects. I think the real problem with UChicago lies with the few students that make your classes unbearable aka that kids. Classes without a predominant that kid are much more productive and enjoyable. This that kid syndrome also seeps out into social groups, there is always a that kid at every party talking about physics and philosophy when no one else really wants to talk about physics and philosophy… because they are getting drunk. But overall my experience has been good so far. Classes really aren't that hard and it is easy to figure out what classes you need to go to or in what classes you need to read the books. Most of the time you can skim by and make a B+ or A- in any humanities of social science class (except maybe econ). The key is to bullshit, bullshit and bullshit some more. I probably did all of my reading for any given class maybe 3 times last quarter. There are ways to avoid doing work, you just have to accept your finals week sort of sucking…but that is 5 days versus 10 weeks of suck. But overall, UChicago classes are really great and interesting. Their set up and material is usually completely different than any of my other friends at college. They are training me well to be a master at some strange obscure facet of some strange obscure topic…and I think I am ok with that.