Prompt: Why do you think that UChicago is a good match for you?
Any feedback will be appreciated! Thank you!
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"Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched"--this motto of University of Chicago embodies the concept of thinking, transforming, and thriving that I have been pursuing during high school and which I anticipate to experience in college. While the students in UChicago focus on critical thinking and academic communication, they also attach importance to extracurricular activities. Echoing the school motto, this intellectual, engaged, and ethnically varied student body learns how to balance its academic commitments and outdoor challenges, brewing the liberal Chicago School and the diverse club and intramural sports culture. This is the major reason why I am attracted by UChicago.
The house and advisory systems of UChicago also fascinate me. The distinctive house system would allow me to experience an intimate family life in the enormous campus, letting me make new friends more quickly and blend in the new collectivity more smoothly. While the house system serves as a coherent "home base" that helps students to extend their social life, the advisory system serves as a comprehensive consultant. Advisors who follow the students for four years are providing not only academic enlightenments but also parental care; they would be mentors as well as friends, which I, as an international student, really appreciate.
My consideration for choosing UChicago includes not only the quality of my four undergraduate years but also my postgraduate goals. Besides the education from UChicago's top notch faculty and small-sized classes, I will be equipped by the university's educational goal: know how to ask "why" and "how" rather than "what." Furthermore, UChicago encourages students to take various courses; these crossovers among different subjects would help me build the ability to make logical arguments, to communicate effectively, and to make rational decisions.
With all the opportunities UChicago offers its students, I would try as I may to reward the community. Having had such learning and serving experience as the UNC Economic Summer Program, the China-Japan Calligraphy Competition, and Boston Marathon, I feel that I can make a positive impact within the community, and I would like to continue both my academic commitments and extracurricular hobbies in the Gothic campus of UChicago.
Any feedback will be appreciated! Thank you!
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"Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched"--this motto of University of Chicago embodies the concept of thinking, transforming, and thriving that I have been pursuing during high school and which I anticipate to experience in college. While the students in UChicago focus on critical thinking and academic communication, they also attach importance to extracurricular activities. Echoing the school motto, this intellectual, engaged, and ethnically varied student body learns how to balance its academic commitments and outdoor challenges, brewing the liberal Chicago School and the diverse club and intramural sports culture. This is the major reason why I am attracted by UChicago.
The house and advisory systems of UChicago also fascinate me. The distinctive house system would allow me to experience an intimate family life in the enormous campus, letting me make new friends more quickly and blend in the new collectivity more smoothly. While the house system serves as a coherent "home base" that helps students to extend their social life, the advisory system serves as a comprehensive consultant. Advisors who follow the students for four years are providing not only academic enlightenments but also parental care; they would be mentors as well as friends, which I, as an international student, really appreciate.
My consideration for choosing UChicago includes not only the quality of my four undergraduate years but also my postgraduate goals. Besides the education from UChicago's top notch faculty and small-sized classes, I will be equipped by the university's educational goal: know how to ask "why" and "how" rather than "what." Furthermore, UChicago encourages students to take various courses; these crossovers among different subjects would help me build the ability to make logical arguments, to communicate effectively, and to make rational decisions.
With all the opportunities UChicago offers its students, I would try as I may to reward the community. Having had such learning and serving experience as the UNC Economic Summer Program, the China-Japan Calligraphy Competition, and Boston Marathon, I feel that I can make a positive impact within the community, and I would like to continue both my academic commitments and extracurricular hobbies in the Gothic campus of UChicago.