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Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
March 29 2012 03:25 GMT
#41
Yeah, they are different in quality. But the question is whether the money justifies it.
ticklishmusic
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States15977 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-29 03:34:50
March 29 2012 03:33 GMT
#42
On March 29 2012 12:25 Froadac wrote:
Yeah, they are different in quality. But the question is whether the money justifies it.


Eh, I got into UChicago, but I would have had to pay around 45K a year. UChicago was probably my second or third choice, but my realistic first choice, and I really, really wanted to go there. Seriously. So much nerd fun. However, 45K a year is too much, so I chose Emory, where I pay much, much less with my scholarship.

So far, I feel like college has been kind of a rip off. I'll grant a couple of my teachers are pretty good (I can think of a couple high school teachers that were better), but introductory class sizes are massive. It's difficult to get to know the professor, and the fact that there is so much automated/ online type work is a little ridiculous. I hope more advanced classes will be smaller and better so the "average" value of college will be okay.

In the end though, what you study is what is most important.
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Livelovedie
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States492 Posts
March 29 2012 03:33 GMT
#43
The difference between Michigan and U Chicago for grad school isn't as large as between undergraduate.
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-29 03:47:10
March 29 2012 03:44 GMT
#44
On March 29 2012 12:16 viticuss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote:
Accepted for Transfer :

Choosing Between:
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
University of Chicago



How is this even close?


Depends on what he's interested in. Not to mention, UMich is a v. good research university, and if he's proactive, it doesn't matter which one he goes to, because he'll pretty much have the same opportunities in most fields. (Key word being "proactive.") Not to mention, if he's transferring, you've got to keep in mind that UChicago really doesn't accept much transfer credit; at the most, he'll get out of the math, science, and language parts of the Core (not difficult, you can do that with AP credit even), and he'll get elective credits (again, also accessible through AP credit), but he'll still have to take the big three (HUM, SOSC, and Civ), which easily takes two years to complete if you're rushing and three years for most students. And then he has to fulfill his major requirements, and who knows what credits transfer for that. All in all, there's a reason why a lot of transfers have to stay for the full four years at UChicago. Even for regular students, graduating in three years is pretty uncommon.

Also, UChicago's financial aid ... well, it could be way worse, but it could also be way better given how much tuition fucking costs. They even raised it last year, the fucking bastards, and are raising it again next year.
Pocky52
Profile Joined November 2011
United States463 Posts
March 29 2012 04:03 GMT
#45
Accepted:
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Rejected:
University of Washington
Pomona College
Carleton College
Colby College

Waiting on:
Claremont McKenna College
Harvey Mudd College
Stanford University :DDD
University of British Columbia
Trinity College (in Dublin)
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
March 29 2012 04:04 GMT
#46
Trinity college is really amazing. University of minnesota isn't a bad school either :D
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
March 29 2012 04:04 GMT
#47
On March 29 2012 12:24 ticklishmusic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 29 2012 12:22 krndandaman wrote:
On March 29 2012 12:16 viticuss wrote:
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote:
Accepted for Transfer :

Choosing Between:
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
University of Chicago



How is this even close?



who knows, money is a big factor. also UM and UChicago are both elite schools and are not too different in quality.


Uhhh... no. UM is good I'll grant, but UChicago is top 10.


Chicago is great... if you're a grad student in the social sciences. For undergrad it's actually rather lousy according to the friends that went there.
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AirbladeOrange
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2573 Posts
March 29 2012 04:08 GMT
#48
When I applied to colleges I only considered two state schools within a few hours of where I live. I had a generic major and didn't have the ability to get an academic or athletic scholarship. Am I really in the minority here or just in these threads?
ObliviousNA
Profile Joined March 2011
United States535 Posts
March 29 2012 04:08 GMT
#49
@OP - I go to UCD in the CSE major, about to graduate in the spring. Going to start grad school here in the fall. It's a pretty good school, but I can't say I have enough experience with other schools to say it's better than any other good UC. I know our security department is world class if you're interested in graduate work though, and undergrad->grad is a shoe-in if the profs know you well.
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Holytornados
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1022 Posts
March 29 2012 04:19 GMT
#50
I was accepted to Florida Atlantic University, to which was the only I applied!

I plan on staying here for a few years to save money by staying at home before transferring to Duke or The University of Florida.

My major is Biology with a double major in Chemistry=]
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Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
March 29 2012 04:20 GMT
#51
On March 29 2012 13:08 AirbladeOrange wrote:
When I applied to colleges I only considered two state schools within a few hours of where I live. I had a generic major and didn't have the ability to get an academic or athletic scholarship. Am I really in the minority here or just in these threads?

In the minority in teamliquid? Maybe. In a nationwide basis: not at all.
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
March 29 2012 04:20 GMT
#52
On March 29 2012 13:04 Primadog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 29 2012 12:24 ticklishmusic wrote:
On March 29 2012 12:22 krndandaman wrote:
On March 29 2012 12:16 viticuss wrote:
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote:
Accepted for Transfer :

Choosing Between:
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
University of Chicago



How is this even close?



who knows, money is a big factor. also UM and UChicago are both elite schools and are not too different in quality.


Uhhh... no. UM is good I'll grant, but UChicago is top 10.


Chicago is great... if you're a grad student in the social sciences. For undergrad it's actually rather lousy according to the friends that went there.

Its science departments are actually amazing too, not just its social science/humanities departments.

It's intense and expects a lot from its undergrads, which might be lousy for some, but the education you get at UChicago is genuinely top-notch and prepares you well for grad school in particular ... kinda since you're expected to work at least as hard as the grad students once you get major-specific. (There are actually quite a few grad students at UChicago who think the undergrads are smarter, harder workers than themselves, with the caveat that the grad students are more socially competent than the undergrads.) The school's basically a huge academia-pump, imo, and focuses more on training future scholars than anything else. More of an LAC focus.
n.DieJokes
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3443 Posts
March 29 2012 04:22 GMT
#53
On March 29 2012 13:19 Holytornados wrote:
transferring to Duke

Good luck with that man, its a crap shoot
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Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
March 29 2012 04:23 GMT
#54
On March 29 2012 13:20 babylon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 29 2012 13:04 Primadog wrote:
On March 29 2012 12:24 ticklishmusic wrote:
On March 29 2012 12:22 krndandaman wrote:
On March 29 2012 12:16 viticuss wrote:
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote:
Accepted for Transfer :

Choosing Between:
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
University of Chicago



How is this even close?



who knows, money is a big factor. also UM and UChicago are both elite schools and are not too different in quality.


Uhhh... no. UM is good I'll grant, but UChicago is top 10.


Chicago is great... if you're a grad student in the social sciences. For undergrad it's actually rather lousy according to the friends that went there.

Its science departments are actually amazing too, not just its social science/humanities departments.

It's intense and expects a lot from its undergrads, which might be lousy for some, but the education you get at UChicago is genuinely top-notch and prepares you well for grad school in particular ... kinda since you're expected to work at least as hard as the grad students once you get major-specific. (There are actually quite a few grad students at UChicago who think the undergrads are smarter, harder workers than themselves, with the caveat that the grad students are more socially competent than the undergrads.) The school's basically a huge academia-pump, imo, and focuses more on training future scholars than anything else. More of an LAC focus.


Even though my visits there gave me a negative opinion of the UC undergrad, your highlights are definitely very true as well. UC has a strong reputation for preparing/getting their kids for grad school.
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CAPSLOCKLOL
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States135 Posts
March 29 2012 04:26 GMT
#55
Accepted:
Arizona State University
Cal Poly Tech
University of Central Florida
Florida State University
Georgia Tech (woo!)

Wait listed:
Purdue (can't really say I'm surprised, transcripts didn't arrive until March 6th, and they didn't review the application until a couple weeks later. I'm probably the last app they reviewed LOL)

Pretty happy I wasn't rejected from anywhere. Excited to go out of state (none of the Florida schools appeal to me) and go to a great school for engineering (Georgia Tech).
ticklishmusic
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States15977 Posts
March 29 2012 04:26 GMT
#56
On March 29 2012 13:19 Holytornados wrote:
I was accepted to Florida Atlantic University, to which was the only I applied!

I plan on staying here for a few years to save money by staying at home before transferring to Duke or The University of Florida.

My major is Biology with a double major in Chemistry=]


Bio and Chem together, good god. Honestly, the jump in rigor to Duke could be very... big. That said, good luck.
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babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
March 29 2012 04:36 GMT
#57
On March 29 2012 13:23 Primadog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 29 2012 13:20 babylon wrote:
On March 29 2012 13:04 Primadog wrote:
On March 29 2012 12:24 ticklishmusic wrote:
On March 29 2012 12:22 krndandaman wrote:
On March 29 2012 12:16 viticuss wrote:
On March 29 2012 11:15 SySLeif wrote:
Accepted for Transfer :

Choosing Between:
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
University of Chicago



How is this even close?



who knows, money is a big factor. also UM and UChicago are both elite schools and are not too different in quality.


Uhhh... no. UM is good I'll grant, but UChicago is top 10.


Chicago is great... if you're a grad student in the social sciences. For undergrad it's actually rather lousy according to the friends that went there.

Its science departments are actually amazing too, not just its social science/humanities departments.

It's intense and expects a lot from its undergrads, which might be lousy for some, but the education you get at UChicago is genuinely top-notch and prepares you well for grad school in particular ... kinda since you're expected to work at least as hard as the grad students once you get major-specific. (There are actually quite a few grad students at UChicago who think the undergrads are smarter, harder workers than themselves, with the caveat that the grad students are more socially competent than the undergrads.) The school's basically a huge academia-pump, imo, and focuses more on training future scholars than anything else. More of an LAC focus.


Even though my visits there gave me a negative opinion of the UC undergrad, your highlights are definitely very true as well. UC has a strong reputation for preparing/getting their kids for grad school.

It's definitely not for everyone. I'd basically recommend UChicago to people who want to get into academia, people who want to learn (theoretical) econ, and people who want an intense academic experience in undergrad for whatever reason. Also, people who get lots of money from the school, lol.

Wouldn't recommend it to a.) premeds (your GPA will tank if you're not careful), b.) pre-law (your GPA will tank if you're not careful), c.) engineers (lolol), and d.) people who want a more traditional get-drunk-and-party-a-lot-with-no-severe-academic-consequences college experience (again, your GPA will tank if you're not careful). Which isn't to say you can't do d.), but it's harder to manage at UChicago than it is at other schools.
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
March 29 2012 04:37 GMT
#58
Why C? Apart from the fact the school isn't the best...
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
March 29 2012 04:40 GMT
#59
On March 29 2012 13:37 Froadac wrote:
Why C? Apart from the fact the school isn't the best...

UChicago doesn't have an engineering department, lulz.
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
March 29 2012 04:41 GMT
#60
On March 29 2012 13:40 babylon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 29 2012 13:37 Froadac wrote:
Why C? Apart from the fact the school isn't the best...

UChicago doesn't have an engineering department, lulz.

Oh lul. Didn't even consider applying, so wasn't on the radar.

Best of luck to all applicants though
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