Why not both?

I know it’s kind of a faux pas to use your handbag for school stuff, but I’m a woman of streamlining and I can’t be bothered to carry separate bags. Get a decent tote or messenger style purse with lots of zippers and pockets. Make sure it’s big enough for a laptop/tablet, and that the straps can comfortably support the weight. Then just get down to essentials. A notebook, pen, pencil, charger, wallet, phone, keys, ID, compact, lipbalm, DONE.

Nothing says first year like a Jansport, so please for the love of God and fashion, don’t do it.

-A

Hey (j’adore FYUC, btw)! I applied last year and made the waiting list, and now I want to reapply (had a gap year). Do I have a better chance this year, d’yathink?

oh heck yes. applying twice and showing a fervor, almost stubbornness, for the school is definitely what helped me get in, honestly. they want passionate students!

Hello! I don’t know if this has been shared before, but I found it amusing. From David Foster Wallace’s The Broom of the System:

“John, the oldest, hadn’t gone to college as such, he had a Ph.D. from U. Chicago, he had in junior high proved certainly hitherto unprovable things, with a crayon from Lenore’s own crayon box, on a Batman writing tablet, and had shocked hell out of everyone,and had gotten a Ph.D. a few years later without really going to any classes.

This was the one who was now not well.”

I know at least one person who will enjoy this.

I came to UChicago from Virginia. The thing to remember is that everyone is a noob at first; having O-Week to get your feet under you really helps. It gives you the chance to meet people, familiarize yourself with the campus, and start exploring the city. People in my house (Salisbury for life!) came from all over the country and I can’t think of one of them who didn’t fit in.  PS - As for the winters, acquaint thyself with a sturdy down coat and good boots.  You’ll be fine.

hey, i’ve been seeing all these questions about kids worried about their SAT scores and i just want to say i got in with a 1900. i wanted to add to what you’re saying. scores aren’t everything. i just like to think it’s the intangible that i got through to the admissions officers through the application process, including the essay.

anyways. good luck! and quit worrying too much about scores!

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The Urban Education Institute (uei.uchicago.edu/)

University Community Service Center (ucsc.uchicago.edu/)

Splash! Chicago (splashchicago.learningu.org/)

Urban Health Initiative (uhi.uchospitals.edu/)

That’s what I came up with off the top of my head. I’m sure there’s plenty I’m missing here.

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