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Guys and Girls at Uchicago

It's a given that everyone here is smart (not pretentious, in-your-face smart, but more subtle, witty smart), but folks here are pretty good-looking too. Some people dress up for class, but on the whole, the atmosphere is more casual (people usually wear jeans and sneakers more than they do skirts and heels, unless they're on their way to an interview, of course). Dating here happens pretty frequently. First dates can pretty much happen anywhere, at the restaurants near campus like the Med, at the on campus movie theater, or even in the library! People will sometimes take a trip downtown to go get dinner and a movie, and then come back to campus for a party at a friends apartment or frat. In terms of interests, people here really run the gamut. A lot of people are into TV shows like the Wire, the Daily Show, or Breaking Bad, and almost everyone plays IM sports with their house.

Sweet Home Uchicago

As someone who was a double-major here and still had time to hold down two jobs (one at a museum on campus and one at the office of Multicultural Student Affairs), sleep, have a life, be involved in my house's IM teams, and get ok grades, I had an amazing time at UChicago. There really is something for everybody here, whether you are interested in Greek life, sports, community service, or just really focused on your studies. It is easy to get a job on campus (even if you are not a work-study student), and people are really genuinely welcoming when you get to campus (even the upperclassmen). The Metcalf internships over the summer are amazing - you can do what would pretty much always be an unpaid internship over the summer, but you get a stipend to live off of while you do the internship, so you can actually make money!