I'm a graduate of UChicago and am now retired and live in Hyde Park. This video greatly overplays the crime in the neighborhood. It's an urban setting and street crime happens, but it's not something I think about a lot as I walk around. Makes me wonder if the man has ever been here. As to the weather, I suspect the man lives in California. It's not the North Pole here.
I appreciate your comments. And many students I've talked with share your undying love for the university and the city of Chicago in general. But statistically speaking, Hyde Park is a very dangerous area. We can't dismiss the crime rate on and around campus, or the fact that the university employs one of the largest private police forces in the nation. Why do you suppose they would do that if not for the out-of-control crime? Feeling safe is different from actually being safe. And I think the cold Chicago winters speak for themselves.
Everything you said is 10000% correct. The University of Chicago is known around Chicago as a place "where fun goes to die." The academic culture there is VERY rigorous. My brother went to the law school there. He would tell me that Yale was a cakewalk compared to Chicago. The work at the law school was the hardest thing he had ever done academically.
The good news is that many graduates of UChicago report that whatever they did next -- whether it's went to grad school or went to work for a company -- seemed comparatively easy. You hear similar things from students who graduated from MIT, Caltech, Swarthmore, and Johns Hopkins, as well as any of the top engineering programs like Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, etc.
I was just admitted to UChicago and I’m super excited to head there this fall, but I definitely think the essays were the main reason for my admission, and they’re taking into account far more than at almost any other school.
Nice review, it is interesting to hear about the safety in Chicago, friends advised us against it when my daughter was admitted, curiously other cities where their kids were attending had worse safety records than Chicago… Montgomery, Birmingham, Atlanta… it is a very large city and yes, the surrounding areas change quickly… like any other city, be aware of your surroundings. There is a difference between quirky and weird… the essays are designed to showcase your capacity to think outside the box, to be original and be yourself, it provides admission officers a very quick view into the students’ thinking process, the questions are suggested by students at the university… INCREDIBLE place, I have read some if my daughter essays lately and her writing and communication skills are in overdrive… one of her last year’s essays for end of the course was based on her own research selection and was 27 pages long… she is a second year student… go there if you want to change the world!
Great review. Thank you. My son attends UChicago and absolutely loves it. He feels it has been the best 3 years of his life so far. Great friends, challenges, and amazing learning opportunities. Might not be a school for everyone, but if you like intellectual challenges and are not afraid of thinking on your own, it might end up being the best fit for you.
Hello! Can you please tell us about the strengths of his application? Like GPA, academic achievements or something else. I am 16 and I really want to go to the University of Chicago, it attracts. I will be grateful for your answer🥹🥹
@@wellymar2566 Hello. He is an international student (which complicates things). Graduated IB diploma 43/45, rank 2/542 (aprox), no AP's, math olympiads. Applied with no SAT (got 800 math and 640 english). Got an amazing scholarship.
Everyone gets high scores and good grades. I know they would rather see you focus and excel on fewer extra curriculars than listing you’re the president of 10 clubs. It really comes down to essays. Admissions can tell who’s full of b.s. so truly be yourself. Do your research and clearly state why you want to go there. If what you write could also be a good reason to go to another elite school, I guarantee that your application will go in the trash bin. Your intent must be unique to UChicago. So many top students bomb their essays, likely due to arrogance, so write with maturity and a little humility.
You really did your research! - I agree with the grades sentiment and coursework. - A lot of us are comfortable with our environment, but yes vigilance is key. - School spirit aspect, you’re right 😔 as a cheerleader we have to push our friends to go to the games. For those skeptical of applying, do it! Admissions picks students very meticulously and best believe if you’re chosen you are meant to be there.
I’ve been attending the university for two years now, and I highly highly recommend caution when considering the school. I can’t speak for other ivytier schools, but uchicago has absolutely destroyed my interest in a career, any forms of education or intellectual speak as well as my will to live/ability to function as a normal human. The school is simply much too challenging in a variety of frustrating ways. The “rigor” results in learning things that do not matter and will never be used. As does the core. This is extremely frustrating when that is what is tanking your gpa. Additionally, I don’t even consider it a place to meet people for friends or relationships given how obnoxious many people are. Unless you are THAT nerdy(not dungeons and dragons nerdy, reads philosophy 24/7 and shoehorns into conversations nerdy), you will hate the school and the people. College is a LOT more than a ranking and infinitely more than education, live your life
Lmao ive been attending for two years as well and what you described has not been my experience at all. Sure there are a lot of brutal classes and a lot of people who arent that social, but overall ive absolutley loved it so far.
U OF Chicago created The Big Ten. I've always wondered if they had kept their sports programs, particularly football, what it would be like to have Michigan and Ohio State competing every autumn.
As usual, great and specific comments. I think my daughter (who is a junior in high school) would be a good fit there, but I don’t want her burdened with uber-rigorous class work. Her first choice now is Northwestern. Will you be doing a similar video about them?
Funny you should ask. My Northwestern video will be out in the next few days. Northwestern offers a much healthier work-life balance, a better social scene, a much safer neighborhood, and the same access to Chicago. It does have a fairly strong "hustle" culture, however, which I'll explain in more detail in the video.
@@IvyAdmissionHelp looking forward to it. I think her “kindred spirits” might go to places like UChicago or Brown, but Northwestern felt right for the reasons you mentioned. The “hustle culture” is a new one, so I’m looking forward to that.
How do the PhD programs fair, though? I am 1/3 into my MDiv and am looking for good doctorate programs. I want to mantain my faith and do not want it destroyed by academic rigour for the sake of it
By the way, UChicago just introduced a brand new way to apply early called SSEN (Summer Student Early Notification). I added some details about it in the video description.
Brown has an open curriculum, suburban enviroment, and decent athletics whereas chicago has a very structured curriculum, urban enviroment and few athletic programs. Chicago is also known for being more rigorous academically and harsh winters. I would recomend chicago for a better education and brown if you want a better social enviroment
@@nd12374 they are academically strong in almost everything except engineering and medicine. Student life weather crime and athletics is where they suffer. Their physics program is top notch by the way so you cant go wrong.
Hey I heard they accept a majority of their students ED I and II. Why is the figure so low then? By my calculations, they have more like 20% ED I and 20% ED II and the rest is filled by EA and RD. 10% seems a bit low.
While UChicago hasn't been very forthcoming with their admission stats lately, I would estimate the Regular Decision rate is about 5%, the ED I rate is about 10%, and the ED II rate is about 8%. They get a ton of excellent students applying ED I and ED II, so even if they fill up most of their freshman class with these applicants, the acceptance rate is still very low.
The worst college to be in. It's like being in prison for four years. Assuming you can graduate in four years. Terrible instructors who look at undergrads as welcome mats, and USELESS advisors and adminsitrative staff. Also, anyone who willingly goes to a place that STILL, after all these decades, practices "grade deflation," when every other college else goes the other way, is a fool, and will leanr their lesson when it comes to finding a decent job or getting into a PhD program. Plus, this guy admits that the school attracts koo-koos. Add to that the boring campus, surrounded by "the Hood," and you've got a recipe for destroying your own life. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
I appreciate your perspective. But many students love their experience at UChicago. And it remains, without a doubt, one of the top-ranked universities in the country.
@IvyAdmissionHelp 60% of graduates of the college would NOT want their children to go there. I look to a statistic like that rather than some "opinion poll" that the U of C purchased.
I'm a graduate of UChicago and am now retired and live in Hyde Park. This video greatly overplays the crime in the neighborhood. It's an urban setting and street crime happens, but it's not something I think about a lot as I walk around. Makes me wonder if the man has ever been here. As to the weather, I suspect the man lives in California. It's not the North Pole here.
I appreciate your comments. And many students I've talked with share your undying love for the university and the city of Chicago in general. But statistically speaking, Hyde Park is a very dangerous area. We can't dismiss the crime rate on and around campus, or the fact that the university employs one of the largest private police forces in the nation. Why do you suppose they would do that if not for the out-of-control crime? Feeling safe is different from actually being safe. And I think the cold Chicago winters speak for themselves.
I just graduated last year from UChicago, and I definitely feel walking around Hyde Park alone.
@@IvyAdmissionHelp agree with you. I just graduated last year from UChicago, and I definitely feel walking around Hyde Park alone.
@@IvyAdmissionHelp I even regret a bit that I did not go to UPenn but UChi...for the safty....well maybe philly not a lot better. lol
@@史一-q4zcould I ask for what other reasons, you picked U Chicago over penn
Everything you said is 10000% correct. The University of Chicago is known around Chicago as a place "where fun goes to die." The academic culture there is VERY rigorous. My brother went to the law school there. He would tell me that Yale was a cakewalk compared to Chicago. The work at the law school was the hardest thing he had ever done academically.
The good news is that many graduates of UChicago report that whatever they did next -- whether it's went to grad school or went to work for a company -- seemed comparatively easy. You hear similar things from students who graduated from MIT, Caltech, Swarthmore, and Johns Hopkins, as well as any of the top engineering programs like Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, etc.
I was just admitted to UChicago and I’m super excited to head there this fall, but I definitely think the essays were the main reason for my admission, and they’re taking into account far more than at almost any other school.
I agree. The essays on the UC application are critical to their admissions process. Congratulations!
Hi! Congrats on getting in! Would you mind sharing your LSAC GPA and LSAT score?
Nice review, it is interesting to hear about the safety in Chicago, friends advised us against it when my daughter was admitted, curiously other cities where their kids were attending had worse safety records than Chicago… Montgomery, Birmingham, Atlanta… it is a very large city and yes, the surrounding areas change quickly… like any other city, be aware of your surroundings. There is a difference between quirky and weird… the essays are designed to showcase your capacity to think outside the box, to be original and be yourself, it provides admission officers a very quick view into the students’ thinking process, the questions are suggested by students at the university… INCREDIBLE place, I have read some if my daughter essays lately and her writing and communication skills are in overdrive… one of her last year’s essays for end of the course was based on her own research selection and was 27 pages long… she is a second year student… go there if you want to change the world!
Great review. Thank you. My son attends UChicago and absolutely loves it. He feels it has been the best 3 years of his life so far. Great friends, challenges, and amazing learning opportunities. Might not be a school for everyone, but if you like intellectual challenges and are not afraid of thinking on your own, it might end up being the best fit for you.
Thanks for sharing!
Hello! Can you please tell us about the strengths of his application? Like GPA, academic achievements or something else. I am 16 and I really want to go to the University of Chicago, it attracts. I will be grateful for your answer🥹🥹
@@wellymar2566 Hello. He is an international student (which complicates things). Graduated IB diploma 43/45, rank 2/542 (aprox), no AP's, math olympiads. Applied with no SAT (got 800 math and 640 english). Got an amazing scholarship.
Everyone gets high scores and good grades. I know they would rather see you focus and excel on fewer extra curriculars than listing you’re the president of 10 clubs. It really comes down to essays. Admissions can tell who’s full of b.s. so truly be yourself. Do your research and clearly state why you want to go there. If what you write could also be a good reason to go to another elite school, I guarantee that your application will go in the trash bin. Your intent must be unique to UChicago. So many top students bomb their essays, likely due to arrogance, so write with maturity and a little humility.
Also write with a small dose of personality. Add just a touch of fun so it’s not a boring read.
UChicago is where I want my son to go to college. I hope he gets admitted and decides to study there. Thank you.
Glad you liked it.
You really did your research!
- I agree with the grades sentiment and coursework.
- A lot of us are comfortable with our environment, but yes vigilance is key.
- School spirit aspect, you’re right 😔 as a cheerleader we have to push our friends to go to the games.
For those skeptical of applying, do it! Admissions picks students very meticulously and best believe if you’re chosen you are meant to be there.
Extremely helpful video. Requesting you to please make a video about Swarthmore especially Economics division
I plan on releasing a series of upcoming videos about the Little Ivies in the new few months.
I’ve been attending the university for two years now, and I highly highly recommend caution when considering the school. I can’t speak for other ivytier schools, but uchicago has absolutely destroyed my interest in a career, any forms of education or intellectual speak as well as my will to live/ability to function as a normal human. The school is simply much too challenging in a variety of frustrating ways. The “rigor” results in learning things that do not matter and will never be used. As does the core. This is extremely frustrating when that is what is tanking your gpa. Additionally, I don’t even consider it a place to meet people for friends or relationships given how obnoxious many people are. Unless you are THAT nerdy(not dungeons and dragons nerdy, reads philosophy 24/7 and shoehorns into conversations nerdy), you will hate the school and the people. College is a LOT more than a ranking and infinitely more than education, live your life
Lmao ive been attending for two years as well and what you described has not been my experience at all. Sure there are a lot of brutal classes and a lot of people who arent that social, but overall ive absolutley loved it so far.
Sounds more to me like college is just not for you. Scientific rigor is absolutely necessary.
U OF Chicago created The Big Ten. I've always wondered if they had kept their sports programs, particularly football, what it would be like to have Michigan and Ohio State competing every autumn.
As usual, great and specific comments. I think my daughter (who is a junior in high school) would be a good fit there, but I don’t want her burdened with uber-rigorous class work. Her first choice now is Northwestern. Will you be doing a similar video about them?
Funny you should ask. My Northwestern video will be out in the next few days. Northwestern offers a much healthier work-life balance, a better social scene, a much safer neighborhood, and the same access to Chicago. It does have a fairly strong "hustle" culture, however, which I'll explain in more detail in the video.
@@IvyAdmissionHelp looking forward to it. I think her “kindred spirits” might go to places like UChicago or Brown, but Northwestern felt right for the reasons you mentioned. The “hustle culture” is a new one, so I’m looking forward to that.
How do the PhD programs fair, though? I am 1/3 into my MDiv and am looking for good doctorate programs. I want to mantain my faith and do not want it destroyed by academic rigour for the sake of it
applying this year early decision 2!!
By the way, UChicago just introduced a brand new way to apply early called SSEN (Summer Student Early Notification). I added some details about it in the video description.
If I am interested in physics like string theory and computer science like game programming, how can I decide between brown and UChicago
Brown has an open curriculum, suburban enviroment, and decent athletics whereas chicago has a very structured curriculum, urban enviroment and few athletic programs. Chicago is also known for being more rigorous academically and harsh winters. I would recomend chicago for a better education and brown if you want a better social enviroment
@@scottcamuto8410you mentioned Economics is what they are known for. How do you rate them for Physics?
@@nd12374 they are
academically strong in almost everything except engineering and medicine. Student life weather crime and athletics is where they suffer. Their physics program is top notch by the way so you cant go wrong.
Could you determine whether why I’ve got rejected from Chicago if I share my info?
I might be able to offer some ideas. You can email me directly.
Very well explained
i want to get a second bachelors from univ of chicago just out of pride.
Hows this uni for ms in ds?
Hey I heard they accept a majority of their students ED I and II. Why is the figure so low then? By my calculations, they have more like 20% ED I and 20% ED II and the rest is filled by EA and RD. 10% seems a bit low.
While UChicago hasn't been very forthcoming with their admission stats lately, I would estimate the Regular Decision rate is about 5%, the ED I rate is about 10%, and the ED II rate is about 8%. They get a ton of excellent students applying ED I and ED II, so even if they fill up most of their freshman class with these applicants, the acceptance rate is still very low.
The worst college to be in. It's like being in prison for four years. Assuming you can graduate in four years. Terrible instructors who look at undergrads as welcome mats, and USELESS advisors and adminsitrative staff. Also, anyone who willingly goes to a place that STILL, after all these decades, practices "grade deflation," when every other college else goes the other way, is a fool, and will leanr their lesson when it comes to finding a decent job or getting into a PhD program. Plus, this guy admits that the school attracts koo-koos. Add to that the boring campus, surrounded by "the Hood," and you've got a recipe for destroying your own life. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
I appreciate your perspective. But many students love their experience at UChicago. And it remains, without a doubt, one of the top-ranked universities in the country.
@IvyAdmissionHelp 60% of graduates of the college would NOT want their children to go there. I look to a statistic like that rather than some "opinion poll" that the U of C purchased.
good advice! My kid didn't apply to UChicago because of its quirky essays and unsafe setting. Do you have JHU review?
I will be doing a Johns Hopkins review shortly. Be aware that Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, which is not much safer than Chicago.