#University of Chicago (UChicago) (2023-2024)
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I've always been clueless about portal astrology
UChicago is impervious to it cause they don’t update it
Fr those who discover the trends and patterns are literally on their portals every 3 seconds
I hope I at least get waitlisted cause then it’s a luck based game
There’s no priority on waitlist right
So how then
That makes no sense
How do they choose
lol put our names in a random drawer
that’d be funny
when this shit coming out ed2
Or put all our names on a wall and play pin the kid’s dreams
Feb 16
if you pin someone they get in
i think for my “why uchi” i talked about uchis pre med education and how all their approaches intersect with refugee issues
it was not very creative
Yo fellow pre med
yiyi you're so getting in
my why uchicago was so ass i just said i like doing a lot of stuff and i can do a lot of stuff at uchicago, listed some stuff, blah blah
no literally yiyi ur essay is so creative
my uncommon essay was lowk fire tho
i feel like looking back at it a lot of my essays could be more creative/ quirky
fr
GUYS AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE THE WELL WISHES
IT WOULD BE AWKWARD ON FRIDAY IF I DIDN’T
i kind of just answered the prompts with anecdotes 😭
(Thank you again)
Bro i swear everybody thought i would get in
ciwan was like if anyone's getting into uchicago it's you
and then I didn't 🥳🥳🥳
i feel you
omg yeah what happened to him
THERE’S STILL A CHANCEE
everyone says that for every decision
mfs here are too nice
thats why im here
to hate
Love y’all
no he literally hyped me up so much just to get deferred
he left (like a normal, healthy human)
for my why Uchi it was all over the place I’m not gonna lie
Talked about watching my mom as a nurse, study abroad in SK, community health fellowship + social context of healthcare, and ending off with making a game winning tackle during UChicago midnight soccer
it could be good it could be shit
yall were quirky
reply to my dm smh
mine was very straight to the point 😭
He’s temp inactive until Uchi ed2 comes out
what dm
wait lemme re read it i lowk forgot
nmf
!biggreen
im not smarter than google mf
He’s a smart fella
bruh i just wanna know what the process is
basically jut take the psat
and u get a score
if its higher than the cutoff u get nmsf
no essays for semi? only score?
cutoff for intls sucks ass
then u do an essay, ecs, and an sat/act score
the cut off is the highest for my state 😞
but everyoen just copy pasted common app
my state isnt too high but my score qualifies for every state and for intl cutoff
are essays after semi or you need essays to get semi
intl cutoff is the highest
how many essays
1
massachusetts
i just pasted my caps
oh
u get nmsf in senior year
is there a prompt
fall
wait can internationals get nmf
💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
the most important thing is to have a high SAT by then
wdym lucky😭
yeah
high psat low sat
if act
yes i think
Guys they said ED II comes out late afternoon what does that mean time wise?
3-6 cst
i was a dumbass who thought psat is for idiots who can't do the sat, and i just wrote the sat directly in 9th 
Ea came out 3:30
cst
does ur school offer psat
Did anyone of you use a past year prompt for the extended essay?
yeah
i did the odd numbers prompt
Guys I have piano class right after decisions come out Friday. Should I check and then go????
fit in with my neuroscience-y background
yeah
has anyone been to isef
Mine wasn't personal per se. It's more semi-personal.
I jux aimed for the 'they wanna knw how u think' thing
i feel that way about my why uchi
wait are you a national merit finalist?
Its the opposite for me
My why uchicago was def personal.
mine was very personal
ye
oh same!
both my essays were personal
whats ur top pick
guys btw hater kvd certified my essay as the best uchi essay he's read!! 🤭
idk what personal is exactly
W essay
like i implemented elements of my life but i didn’t truama dump
vanderbilt hbu
bro I've read so many uchi essays
why did u ed2 uchi?
wanna perchance teach mine 😇
Ok I’m pst so I’m assuming I’ll be able to see a little earlier
They reconsider all once spots open
YES
why not it also gives a solid scholarship for national merit
did u get rejected or deferred by vandy ed1
well they give a lot of merit scholarships
i applied rd
that's not how that works? 😭
where did u ed
no they dont?
Wait I thought pst was before cst
ah ok
i think he means why did you ed somewhere if it isn't your top choice
3:30 cst should be 2:30 pst
ohhhh
Yes
oh i thought you meant it'll come earlier for you not earlier in the day nvm im dumb
it all depends on aid for me
LMAO I THOUGHT MY PERCEPTION OF TIME ZONES WAS WRONG
and have gotten in only 1 but it's too expensive
which literally screw the fafsa.
Bro I've seen people in this discord who go "it's 3:30 in my timezone i haven't gotten a decision yet!!!"
I thought it would be 1:30 psd
yeah i think pacific is 2 hours behind cst
Shit
Yes
I forgot mountain time existed
It actually came out a little earlier than 3:30 for us
wtf is mountain time
btw my top choice is penn
who remembers mountain time
did you get in?
or deffered?
There are more timezones than et CT and pst????
Mountain time is for west coast that wanna be special
who
wait isn’t hater kvd they guy who got an mit likely
i feel like i read that somewhere
yes but he was trolling
to penn
he did rd
LMFAO as he should
no don't encourage him
but he also ed2 to uchi?
no
he's only here because he's bored
ohhhh
gotcha
where’d you get in?
unquirky bitch fr
that’s too expensive
usc
95 k!
USC CONGRATS
a year!
exactly 😍😍😍
uchi is 90 so
Bro Purdue didn’t give me A CENT
not looking much better 😓
i got in to uc Berkeley instate so that's a W but i don't like the area and berk feels very stem-y to me :(
Imagine paying to live in Indiana
SWITCH PLACES WITH ME
uchi fin aid is literally the best though
GLADLY i wish i could ed2 uchicago
wait werent you international hello
I…. Lived on campus before 💀
my dad has a phobia of contracts so he didn't let me
yes but it's complicated😭
I was in Berkeley a few weeks ago and I found the city to be very nice
Hippie vibes
that's nice to know!!
i love berkeley and im v grateful but I'd rather take ucla
a couple of hours after decision released
Indiana is somehow the Ohio Suburbs
wouldn't be surprised if it was someone who didn't get in bro
oh so late afternoon means 6pm?
How is that even possible
shut the fuck up
or like 4
i think the perp was completely unrelated to berk
NOOO THEN IT COMES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PIANO CLASS
uchicago is where fun goes to die
i live in India and did hs here but my dad lives in cali and pays cali taxes + i did school in cali for a few years before moving here so by ab 540 or smth i get instate
perf 💞
thrive*
0.2 miles from the O
quirky this. quirky that. plz stfu
who are you to talk your dream school is the most depressed in the country
Never had fun, so I have nothing to lose. Win win.
I did Harvard REA & got deferred. They deferred 83% this yr.😵💫
i hate that
The uchicago tour guide said it was the most caffeinated school in the country 
princeton on the contrary rejected 80%!
Addiction that makes you productive !
Wasted legacy right here
wdym
My dad went to good old Princeton
i see i see
If I miraculously get in UChicago EDII, it's probably bec my uncommon essay carried. Bracing for a rejection as an intl seeking aid🥲
Dab + apple
im ball state legacy 
THINGS WILL WORK OUT
TRUST
also if you don’t get in it’s not the end of the world
you’re meant somewhere else
Facts
me coping with my deferral be like
Listen if your crush rejected you it’s not the end of the world
and at the end of the day you’re gonna thrive
ew legacy
because i hate him
i hate legacies

oh that’s not-
Haters gonna hate 🗣️🗣️🗣️
i hate legacies
Bro's on a mission
Same 😄
now.
PLEASE MY ONE AND ONLY LEGACY HAS BEEN WASTED
which schools consider legacy the most
I applied to 20 colleges...efc is non existent so lets see how it all works out. I chose Harvard REA cuz it's need blind but ofc they had to defer me.
That's my friend as well
I did send them LOCI tho but ofc if i get into uchi
Ill hav to withdraw
oh no u got rejected pton?
schnawg ur applying to harvard as an intl tf did u expect
u had to compete with legacies and athletes and domestic
NO I JUST NEVER APPLIED LMAO
wtf why
wasting it
gimme the opportunity
I KNOW I REGRET
is uchi confirmed the 16th
But I just couldn’t envision myself there
Yes
legacy is so bs that stuff doesnt even work
i think it has a slight affect
bros malding
bro my friend broke down yesterday because he's getting rejected from all us colleges because intl seeking full aid, and he isn't getting into good Indian colleges because oc and male
and im just chilling over here as a us citizen who literally gets instate + female and nri so my chances for IIT are goated s well
but what rlly matters is $$
Idk...was just shooting my shot
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Plus m from an underdeveloped country. Most ppl apply to US community colleges.
So was just taking my chance
dude don’t stress
guys does anyone know when ed2 comes out ?? time?
I did the ship one to write a log journal about a crew who falls off the earth
seething so hard about usc
usc aint allat bro move on fr
Feb 16th, time speculated 3:30 cst
Deferred?
real (USC pls give me money i don't wanna be blue and yellow)
yep
fucla
eeehh okay! gonna plan something right after so i dont have time to feel sad
You’ll be aight bro
if i was doing med or bio ucla would prob be better
yeah im figuring if i dont get in rd im gonna go for the transfer option
It has been really terrible since 2021 in my country. There was a military coup here.
I go to piano class right after
Guys will tear-stained keys make a cute aesthetic
burma/myanmar?
Yep
girl you're getting in
and if not you can join me in the agony of trying to find a better school than uchicago
USC or nothing?
HELL YEAH
i applied to like 20 schools lol
Berkeley and USC are both respectable tho
if i get ucla or vandy id prob go tthere then
And if you can clinch those maybe you’ve got an RD shot
FR
bro i hate that this is perpetually in the back of my mind
or maybe even berkeley too
Me too
I think I’ve spent an unholy amount of time thinking bout Uchi
Like a lovesick maiden pining over a far away celebrity
find a valentine!

impossible task
Is it
did u find one
real
bro talks in futbol gifs
My favorite communication tool
It is what it is tho
on an unrelated note whend they start selling ribeye steak at the dollar tree
since like always
Guys due to my deteriorating sanity I am abstaining from using this chat until decisions. I love you all but I’ll see you on Saturday.
I CAN’T KEEP COMPULSIVELY CHECKING THIS ANYMORE
Peace
Hey guys
I know we are all worried about the decision
But if its meant to be it'll happen
Do not lose faith!
definitely but oh uchicago i love you sm
uchicago is up there fr
idk how im gonna recover honestly
princeton made me frustrated and fueled me to apply to chicago
but getting rejected from chicago wont result in an outlet
apps are done
on an unrelated note here is my uchicago shopping list if i get in (its literally 2 items)

if u get u get a free shirt tho
ik
but i want a white shirt
because
its white
With a price of 80 dollars, you are getting absolutely FLEECEd
Badum chik
guys please help get this onto starboard ⭐
god dayum american merch is crazy
2 days till judgement day
SAT optional was potentially not the move
cant uchicago send an email or change their portal a bit so I can partake in some astrology
the radio silence is killing me
😅
Right...there's nth but silence
💀💀💀
Lowkey 24 not bad at all in this day 😭
80 for dat hoddie is tho 😭
this is one of the only schools I applied to where my region has a high percentage man
fax 💀
16% international is CRAZY tho
is this for UG only?
2 days left
UChicago is my valentine
that 16% is heavily dominated by a few countries so it is a bit skewed
it always is tho no?
china india etc
the UK and Canada admits are more than India's afaik
interesting
Indeed
t-minus 51 hours to showtime
The hour countdown is crazy
Only if they admit me 😭🫶🏽
fr😭
From the looks of rd it will be a messy breakup 😭
nah man don't do that to me
Mb mb
But if you applied ed2 try and take these days to distance yourself from the school
So that if it doesn’t go your way you don’t feel as bad
Hope it goes well tho 😭
yea i am ED II
so i'll take that advice :)
honestly my excitement has defo gone down since last week cuz we were all trynna manifest a feb 9th release
so in a way that's good?🤷♂️
my finals are coming up in like 8 days so that keeps me distracted 😭 man i hope the breakup doesnt fuck my grades over
since there is no retakes
I do CIE A levels so I'm currently writing my AL boards rn
honestly that's keeping me off too much worrying but ik it'll peak friday night
Same for me
only 2 days
1 day, 11 hours and 36 minutes
or I guess 1 day, 9 hours and 36 minutes for 5pm cst
*37 minutes
wait is it confirmed for 5pm cst
no
💀
apparently they do 5pm a lot tho
does anyone know what time of day decisions are released?
I found an example acceptance letter that has 5pm on it, idk what timezone though
I applied to the University of Chicago through the Early Decision I round on November 1, 2020, and got my decision back on the 21st of December! Now that my college app process is over, I'll be able to post regularly :) Feel free to leave any comments or questions!!
⚠️ Disclaimer:
please know that I am in no way trying to brag about my accepta...
according to this it might be 4:00pm cst
p sure its 4 pm cst i think thats when ea/ed1 results came out this year
it varies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilOY7ALL8UA this also says 4pm cst as well
Hey guys - I applied to UChicago Early Decision as a Political Science and Economics double major, and here is my college decisions reaction video! Comment/Ask questions/anything and I shall reply ye ♡
I decided to film down my reaction because I myself was surfing through Youtube looking for another UChicago reaction vid from the past few yea...
👍
eaed1 came out at like 3:39 cst
just to spice it up a little bit
its always around then though
yo
so then 1 day 14 hours and 9 minutes!!!!
38 hours 9 minutes untill decisions come out
hey, I haven't gotten an email saying that they finished my decision, does that mean I'm an edge application?
can’t wait for the erectile dysfunction 2 decision release
genuinely made me laugh out loud and i hate it
i see this
it just goes straight to my fin aid one
my actual one isnt even there
no rd
oh yeah you dont have ur app materials checklist either
bellingham if u get in to uchicago u have to change ur name to begging for ham
deal
guys they said they would send an email saying when they finalized the decision. I haven't gotten mine yet, does that mean my application is on the edge of accept/deny?
Bellingham are u intl?
That acceptance letter is so cute i want it
no he's not
guys 😭

When was this?
I know princeton gave me an email beforehand saying that they finalized it, so idk it might be just semantics but whatever
i want it so bad
That just means they'll email you when decision is out
i dont think they're emailing anyone saying "your app is processed but we're not telling u the result yet"
thats probably true, however princeton did it and i am spiraling into conspiracy theories about uchicago thought 💀
if i dont see those flying letters so help me god what im gonna do (cry)
Hey if it's a waitlist u wont see them
and waitlist isnt necessarily bad
true id call a waitlist a W
Waitlist AR is historically higher than RD (although it varies a tooon)
Imagine they deferred ED2 instead of waitlist
and then u got waitlisted at RD
that'd be wild
Defer -> Defer -> Waitlist
if that happened to me id genuinely start tweakin
this thread is blowing up oml
ik
wghat the rukci sis the comamdn
i think the commands are broken
i do know its coming out soon
yall got this!!!! believe!!! manifest!!!!!
Nah begging for ham ur getting in
(i applied rd otherwise i'd be panicking with yall)
friday feb 16 around 5 pm EST
skibidi rizz ohio gyatt tiktok youtube fortnite free vbux free robux free skins victory royale flamingo lazarbeam OG FORTNITE chapter 2 chapter 3 among us sus sigma edit #sigma #edits #skibiditoilet
id like to be optimistic but i cant really say for sure whatll happen
R u average a2c er
wym
i shouldve tried more
Like cracked
i actually lowkey had a shot
did you ed1
if only i spent more time on this app
ED1 was 4:45 CST iirc
ed2
It aint over til it over
no.
i have some cool parts of my app like volunteering for NGOs and civic awards but ive got a gpa that falls under cracked by a long shot (3.94w, 3.63uw but i nearly maxxed out all APs and took all dual enrollment)
and im T/O
so just academics wise its not good
how is the GPA in context
Does your school have naviance
spill the tea
i need to see ur scattergram
i really hope my AO likes me
the only way i have a shot is if she like really roots for me
Jude begging for ham uchicago ‘28
guys it aint looking too good
hm
EA deferral gang ⁉️
did you not apply EA?
oh denied fair
i am braindead
guys look out for 4:45 CST
thats when they did ED1
if i get in ima kms
what
LMAO why
i feel lik that's backwards
me too
hey at least i know if i get denied i'll probably handle it pretty well
since i did for my ED1
uchi is need blind right
idk if for intl, but for domestic yea
i forgot to do the fin aid worksheet 💀
wanna make sure i wont got rejected cuz i forgot 🕺
if you forgot the punishment would just be screwy aid
no
I alr was getting literally nothing
for domestic i think yes
"You are one of the most amazing candidates in the world, your application was utterly splentastical, and we are honored that such a strong applicant applied to our school. It breaks our heart to have to say no to such an amazing, overqualified candidate, but please know this is because we had sooooo many applications. We had piles and piles of applications, more than we've ever had before! It was a guiness world record for applications!! This year's applicant pool was just so incredibly talented and amazing and wonderful and awesome that we couldn't accept everyone, even though you are a literal academic weapon. Please know that you will always be in our thoughts and minds, and we will memorize your application essays to read every night (that's how amazing you are!!!). I already hung it in a gold frame above my bed, and I pray to it every night. You are a shining star of an applicant, and it was so stressfullhaving to choose between so many strong applicants. Us at the admissions office have all developed suicidal depression just thinking about what a shame it is that we had to say no to you, because you are literally the best applicant we have ever had the pleasure of looking over (and we don't say this often!!). The faculty of Uchicago have all developed parasocial relationships over your essay, and we want you to know that we, as your best friends, wish you the best in life. We will be personally stalking your every location, and there will be uchicago alumni giving us personal updates on your every move, just because we are so invested in your life story. We will also be sending a heartfelt love letter to your personal adress every week, and the president of uchicago will take a private jet each month to personally greet you and give a personalized eulogy about how amazing you are as a candidate. If you take anything from this, please know that you are a once in a lifetime applicant"
like i don’t think admissions will know i forgot a form or smth
but i submitted css so i think ill be ok
fin aid is so confusing
Dear [Student],
Let me start by saying, you're fantastic, really fantastic. I've heard tremendous things about you. Your application to the University of Chicago was top-notch, really top-notch. They told me, "Sir, this student, they're something else." And you know what? I believe them.
But here's the thing, folks. The University of Chicago, they have a lot of applicants. Bigly numbers. And they can only take so many. It's like a really, really big cake, but only so many slices to go around. So, even though you're absolutely tremendous, they couldn't fit you in this time.
But hey, don't let that get you down. You've got so much potential, believe me. There are plenty of other opportunities out there waiting for someone as fantastic as you. Keep striving for greatness, keep working hard, and I promise you, big things are coming your way.
So, chin up, keep that head held high, and remember, you're a winner. Winners don't let a little setback like this hold them back. They bounce back stronger than ever. And I have no doubt that's exactly what you're going to do.
Best of luck to you, [Student]. Keep making America proud.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Trump,
Director of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Chicago
I would love this rejection letter
It'd be an honor tbh
for intls quite the opposite. they stringy i have heard
it gives me these vibes
good thing i’m domestic
o block vibes!
getting to know the locals
Omg u right
Yo wait any of you guys remember when 6ix9ine showed up to o block at 2 am to record a video bragging
top 20%
isnt o block weirdly close to uchicago
i was scared when i searched it up
1.4 mi ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
lets go pay a visit and say we're smokin that von pack
love this one. last paragraphs could be a bit more in his style if i were being very pedantic 😂
Oh yeah for sure I didn't write it
It's directly from chatgpt
bro i come from a very low crime region how am I gonna adapt to the US
Yo I just checked too it's actually p close
But also I've been on the campus at night and it feels very safe
Like way safer that I expected
aren't you originally from delhi tho?
id literally collapse at the thought but frankly im relying on my essays to carry and its anyones guess on the essays
the vid was good tho i filmed its ending at LAX where planes fly 50 feet above ur head
nope, i wont reveal exactly where but even my hometown is pretty safe
ah ok. was waiting to make a delhi crime joke but yea that's great
but i have lived in Saudi my entire life since i was an infant so my hometown still doesnt count
dont do or say anything dumb, confrontational, or eyecatching and maybe youll be fine
cause you can not do those 3 and still get into something
I mean it's a general street smarts thing really
yeah exactly
i wont but are there unprompted attacks?
i go to school in a really unsafe part of LA and the general idea is to try not to do anything dumb
If you're smaller (like me) wear baggy clothes, walk like you know where you're going, embrace the resting bitch face, and you'll be fine
HAHAHAH THE RBF IS FINALLY USEFUL
no, as long as you don't go unto any shady areas im assuming
im not from chicago but in general when it comes to unsafe areas you can still end up getting mugged
i think as long as i am on campus there wont be much
couple months back this guy got stopped 20 ft from me by gang members
they pulled out some guns and got his shoes and shirt
i doubt the average uchicago student is much of a threat tbh so you're good 💀
threatened to shoot him if he aint pass it over
The shirt is crazy
bro wasnt even doin anything
ikr
I'm sad I won't be able to wear any of my rep shit
my friend wanted to go intervene and i was like "bro you tryna die???"
god i love America
I have some rep shoes that I bought for $20 from China and they are pretty much 1:1 to a $2k legit pair
But they'd get robbed off me so fast
tbf where i go to school is super bad
they got a whole ass helicopter to go after 2 students suspected of drug dealing
good thing i am a STEM major, they wont want my crappy hackathon shirt anyway
the helicopter pilot was on the megaphone shouting "stand against the wall"
or whatever
thats crazy
indeed
not as dramatic here but we did get the narcotics agency to come into our school only for people to drop their vapes out
are vapes illegal
south los angeles
aah fair
but i dont live there
For a minor to possess, yeah they are illegal
i just go to school there
Oof yeah u got it rough
there's no laws for that here
Oh intl
yeah man it was bloods who got that bros shirt and shoes
Duh
they were wearin red nike techs
i mean someone using a vape here would almost be a status symbol
most people wouldn't have even seen one
could not be bloods but if theyre wearin all red im just makin the guess
oh damn
where you from?
india
ah i see
If u wear all red in south LA and ur not a blood ur stupid af so like
Probably were
lmao everybody here has one
yeah thats what i was assuming lol
haram
anyway im just trying to finish up school w/ out getting into trouble
fr
Good call
chicago would be cool tho cause i could get out of california
Chicago is a super cute city I like it a lot
If only it weren't in the Midwest
ig chopping people's hands off for stealing does in fact work
i dont really wanna remain here for much longer
apparently some 7th grader was caught with vapes in our school???
unironically yeah
eh it is what it is
to me it fits most of my desires
i wanna go to a school in a rather big city but not in california
but dont say it like that people will deffo get offended ☠️
anyway
Same same
I'm from upstate NY so I'm used to being in the middle of nowhere anyways
And Rochester isn't even a city to give a shit about so it's worse than Chicago here
only thing that unsettles me abt chicago is the weather. It's pretty much the opp temp here and while ive always wanted to live in a colder city that was more like 10 C in winters?😭
Cornell
Think about it as an opportunity to layer ur outfits
U can wear fire ass jackets
I DESPO WANT TO
And like baggy street wear pants
damn yall got horror stories
i’m from boston and there isn’t much going on
just don’t be stupid
bro im finished weather wise cause i was shivering in 60f/15.5c weather some weeks ago as i said here
it goes minimum 6-8C here so yeah
not a fan lol. Wanted a place where I could wear suits 💪
jk ik ill get mugged if i wear one there
weakest aesthetic chapri hater
idk i feel like my boston skills are pretty translatable to uchi
esp since hyde park is tryna get more like
safe in a sense
fr💀
and weather wise good luck guys 😭
my parents keep pulling up stories of people getting killed and mugged
☠️
they like this where you wanna go?
i was like yes :3
i mean crime happens anywhere
yes but its alot higher in the US than where i come from
i told my family i applied to chicago
and intended to go there over a school like UCLA if i were accepted there
and they were like "youre gonna freeze!!!!"
it's low key special pleading to ignore it for Chicago tho
but
that's what i told my parents
so im not saying anything rn
mine were just like ☠️ chicago
it’s a crime rate of 7.56/1000
cause of the crime rate
i got this one lol
your chance of being a victim is 0.75%
like i honestly feel like sm people choose to go there
and the university definitely has safety precautions
Chicago vs my city: 33.79 73.70
yeah
when i was there they really emphasized like the uber service
i feel like on campus you should be fine
is there like a crime free escape to like downtown chic?
like you’re prolly gonna visit the touristy/ populated areas
like a route thas safe
it was a big conversation about if it was academically better and if i could handle being homesick
but i explained 2 things:
- chicago my beloved and id fall under the 60k income for free attendance threshold
- i travel a lot and have never been homesick + am clammering to leave the state
cali seems like a dream tho. any reasons as a resident?
wdym
what route is unsafe
like are you referring to public transport
its not as much the issue of "cali fucking sucks !!!!" as much as it is me wanting to go off and see the world and other places for myself
oh fair public transport right
fair point
how safe is public transport
no do you mean public transport is unsafe?
idk
it’s chicago
and south chicago too
like everything included
so i mean just be careful?
general rule in the us is that public transport can be unsafe at times
hmm
i know that uchicago also has like a bunch of like
but is that the safedt option
here in la we went on a field trip to usc and took a train and some crazy dude was harassing us
but that's la
people that take you under their wing and show you how transportation works
its the most cost efficent option
NEED
like you’re house RAs and stuff help a lot
and also promotes walking and stuff
so for your health is good
and from what ik students do use it
yes but if you get shot your health wont matter would it
wait are either of you from a city city
i am
im from the 2nd largest city in the country
you’re probably not gonna get shot unprovoked
los angeles
aah, what are some things that could lead to it tho
as ive said
just mind your own buisness
like the times a uchicago student was killed
was bc of a spree killing
i think it just depends on where you come from
@thin sluice this may sound dismissive but as long as you keep to yourself, remain nonconfrontational, don't get involved in other peoples' business, and look normal/unthreatening, you'll live
if you’re not used to a shooting in the background every now and then
then maybe be a little more vigilant and cautious
where i’m from on the 4th of july we play “fireworks or gunshots”
don't want to get political, but by a lot of metrics cali actually isn't a 'dream'
so i may be a little more “ok” with uchicago’s crime
can't take away it's tech successes and high development in the silicon valley, but just an fyi
as a resident it has its good parts and bad parts
that's a better way to put it. no place is entirely immaculate and no place is as bad as those clamoring about it will portray
i usually tell people during my travels who ask about it that it aint all that but its cool at times with some detrimental things
yeah
mississippi wasnt as horrible as i thought it was gonna be
so ever since then ive taken a type of thinking similar to that
i do this as well
but im from the suburbs of california
oh!!
and theres no crime
it’s ok it’s a universal game 😭
😭
*American thing 😭
i suppose i’m somewhat lucky since my city’s main crime is theft
homicide makes up only about 0.3% of crime
im really trying to make it out of the trenches
that's actually quite good
this is a google photo but its not far off 😭
norcal?
it’s like those utah houses that all look the same
socal lol
my guess is irvine
in between la and irvine
explains the usc love
i mean thats good news
i wouldnt really fret too much if i were you
i have never gotten into a physical fight either, i love to mind my business and stay away from that stuffbl
but unprovoked stuff is my concern
cool cool
i think you’ll be ok
wait are you a dude
that could also decrease the amount of unprovoked stuff you could face
yup
well i don’t think you’ll be catcalled so
funnily enough, the only crime i have had is being catcalled and harrassed and followed
that’s one thing you don’t have to worry about
and i doubt youll be followed home either
too much work tbh
i remember readin about this guy
sadly was hit by a stray bullet, right?
yup
ptsd soon
they got lines they recommend not to take?
men are twice more likely to experience violent crime. But you're correct for sure
it’s catcalling…
usc is similar at least you are reccomended to avoid certain parts
vermont and mlk blvd
i think everyone could maybe agree catcalling affects one group more than the other?
cant get caught lackin there
i need to visit chicago so i can partake in oblock tourism
my schools a trainride from usc so like 40% of us have applied there and gone on a field trip there this year
it can be rough for sure
Yes, it disprportionately affects women
but on campus and the surrounding portion is relatively safe
espeically on campus
usc has a cool campus wont lie
sometimes i wonder if i should've applied but almost all the top students from my school are clammering for it
i find ucla's campus kinda ugly tbh but people love it?
bro ucla got a lot of stairs 😵💫
as someone who lived on uclas campus for a week thanks to a program thing
so much walking at ucla
it is like 50/50 on the ugliness
and the hill is steep when walking from classes to dorm
yeah royce hall and kerkhoff? hall are pretty
some parts, like royce hall are beautiful (my instructor pulled the fire alarm on accident in it and got the building evac'd)
i didnt apply to USC cause of aid 😔
and then there are dorms that are big block buildings lookin like theyre from the 60s
they give a fair amount of need based but theyre by far the greatest in that regard
yeah those look ugly
internationals?
oh my gosh.
i got to live at uci for a month i thought it was ight
the cool thing about ucla is the foods rather good but apparently declined
oh nvm
eaop?
idtso
ah ok
nah cosmos
there isn’t a dunkin on uchicagos campus.
yeah exactly
eaop gave us a week
ur from boston right
idk if i can go
I KNOW.
theres a $1 milkshake tho
wait do you have the stereotypical boston accent
this is so much for me to take in
i need to know
dunkin is being boycotted here lmfao
DO YOU HAVE THE STEREOTYPICAL BOSTON ACCENT PLEASE INFORM ME
not rlly
aw
the accent is more of a north shore/ north end thing
but some words
like room and bag
i see
like room is “rum”
what even is the boston accent
hello.
what do yall have baskin robins?
well i’m boycotting starbucks so dunks has been
my savior
yup
check it out on youtube. it's very distinct
dunkin is owned by pepsico isnt it
think of the simpsons
aah
the simpson’s don’t have a boston accent
opposite here LMFAO they are despo tryna get customers
sometimes people say that californians are recognizable for not pronouncing the "t" in stuff like "santa monica" but i think thats an american thing in general
this is actually detrimental to my being
ur so real for this
better to find out now
we can plan our trips to get dunkin and boba smh
to talk about university food in general, every time i visit a university i try its food and particularly its pizza
wait how did i confuse family guy with the simpsons mb
i always snatch a slice of pizza from a university dining hall
if you fuck up a slice of pizza you suck
whenever i visit
and ive been to like 20 unis
nah when i think of cali i think of this video, https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyomPlFSTs2/?igsh=OGc5MTM3emM0NTd5
the WORST food at a university ive ever had was morehouse
but berkeley is a close 2nd
did you know massachusetts has the most dunkin’s per sq mike
i did
what the fuck
wait uchi has sm cafes on campus right
4 in a square mile is insane
every day i thank god i dont live in the valley
i wouldn’t want it any other way
i bet uchi doesn’t have a dunkin on campus
i havent eaten dunkin alot
cuz then their student run cafes wouldn’t be raising money
just had the donuts a couple times
@granite summit are you a coffee drinker
yes but i get decaf
ah ok
thats interesting
me personally i come from a coffee centric culture but i dont like drinking coffee
$2 is not bad tho tf
and then walk with it outside shivering
EXACTLY
wait
when we all get in to uchi
we’re all going to dunkin and using the train
and then i’m putting yall on
ive never had dunkin