mchammer
Aug 28, 2016
Undergraduate / Why Uchicago essay - I'm not sure about it. Tear it apart... [4]
How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.
When I first was looking into University of Chicago I was intimidated (and whose to say I am still not). After visiting campus I learned of the scholars and Nobel Prize winners who teach, the internship and research opportunities, the multi-million dollar facilities, the Hogwarts-esque dining halls and housing, and of course the city of Chicago itself. And then I really was petrified.
All of the things that scare me are the things that make UChicago proudly what it is today. While there is an appeal in all these things that draw me to Chicago they are things that you already know and have read about many times. They are not unique to me, or how I got to this application.
After every college visit I write in my "college notebook" reserved for any wandering thoughts I may have that will later be forgotten. Beginning to write this essay I flipped back to the Chicago section. There is general information about test scores and housing, but there was one bullet point that stuck out to me and that was "Has fun molding and unmolding brains and this quirkiness make it special". And the more I thought about it the more reasons I had to attend Chicago. I feel as if the culture at Chicago is one of genuine interest and love of learning, something very different from my high school experience. Curiosity has a place within myself (which often manifests itself in odd facts ranging from the beluga whale to movie facts shared with my friends) Curiosity has a place at Chicago and it is one of the things I love most about it.
Where else can I compete in the worlds largest scavenger hunt, brag about going to Hogwarts, get a book using a robotic arm, attend a mac and cheese festival, and even take a class where I have the freedom to write every paper about Beyoncé?
If I were to come to Chicago I know I would not be the smartest and brightest student there by a long shot and maybe that is what you are looking for. However, even though I might not fit in this way I do know I share a common trait with the majority of people at UChicago and that is the desire to learn about anything and everything. And that is why UChicago.
How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.
When I first was looking into University of Chicago I was intimidated (and whose to say I am still not). After visiting campus I learned of the scholars and Nobel Prize winners who teach, the internship and research opportunities, the multi-million dollar facilities, the Hogwarts-esque dining halls and housing, and of course the city of Chicago itself. And then I really was petrified.
All of the things that scare me are the things that make UChicago proudly what it is today. While there is an appeal in all these things that draw me to Chicago they are things that you already know and have read about many times. They are not unique to me, or how I got to this application.
After every college visit I write in my "college notebook" reserved for any wandering thoughts I may have that will later be forgotten. Beginning to write this essay I flipped back to the Chicago section. There is general information about test scores and housing, but there was one bullet point that stuck out to me and that was "Has fun molding and unmolding brains and this quirkiness make it special". And the more I thought about it the more reasons I had to attend Chicago. I feel as if the culture at Chicago is one of genuine interest and love of learning, something very different from my high school experience. Curiosity has a place within myself (which often manifests itself in odd facts ranging from the beluga whale to movie facts shared with my friends) Curiosity has a place at Chicago and it is one of the things I love most about it.
Where else can I compete in the worlds largest scavenger hunt, brag about going to Hogwarts, get a book using a robotic arm, attend a mac and cheese festival, and even take a class where I have the freedom to write every paper about Beyoncé?
If I were to come to Chicago I know I would not be the smartest and brightest student there by a long shot and maybe that is what you are looking for. However, even though I might not fit in this way I do know I share a common trait with the majority of people at UChicago and that is the desire to learn about anything and everything. And that is why UChicago.
