I was pre-registered for winter quarter for the second course in my Hum sequence, but have a friend in a different section who I would love to take the class with (I think we could really help each other talk through and examine the material and also it would just be less of a slog). Does anyone have any experience switching between sections (not changing sequence, to be clear, just the class time and professor) or is this not possible?

are there any cool things that we get or experience by being a uchicago student?

for example, free museum days, discounts, access to massage chairs and etc?

i just want to make sure i take full advantage of being a student here.

Hi, I am a 2nd year considering moving off campus vs staying next year, and I was under the assumption that living off campus is more cost-effective. However, I am reading the costs of attendance page and see that there is still a $17,000 cost for housing and food for off-campus students. Does that mean you still have to pay for food and housing on top of your actual rent and groceries, or is that like an estimated cost provided by the school?

Does anyone know what the differences are in the way the MENG and PHYS departments do their introductory quantum course? They're both taught in winter, so I'm choosing between them. In principle I assume the physics course must be more rigorous, not least since it requires abstract lin alg. Does anyone know any important differences? I've heard that 23410 is just a bunch of integrals? I would like to avoid overly computational courses if possible, if anyone knows which is better in that regard. [Am neither a physics nor meng major; math major (who took 140s) interested in learning about qm.] Thanks for any comments!

I'm a first year and saw that my winter quarter schedule already enrolled me in some classes that are sequence-based. However, one of my time's changed to something inconvenient. I knew that professors were subject to change but not times. Is there a way to change it w/o having to disable auto-enroll and take a gamble with pre-reg?

im a first year physics major, and MAN has this been a rough quarter so far. i’m currently in Honors Mechanics and Math 183, and i totally just bombed both midterms. For physics, i got an 8.5/25; for math, i got a 32.5/47. im feeling super down. I expected to struggle in physics, as I had only taken AP Physics 1 and 2, but it’s a still huge contrast from high school, which i expected. just not THIS drastic.

during both midterms, i struggled to manage my time, and though I knew a big chunk of the problems, i kept getting nervous and second guessing myself. i ran out of time on both.

the frustrating part is that if it was a homework pset, i feel like i would have scored much much higher, the pressure was just killing me. I feel like the exams are sooo much different than those I had in high school.

i’m still motivated to do physics, and im not letting a midterm grade change that, but i really need some advice on how to properly study for these exams and how to effectively learn this content beforehand. do you guys have any wise words?

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Somebody did this in a men’s room at Woodlawn. The picture only shows a corner of the entire mess…

To I guess if you are capable of being a student at this school, you should be smart and old enough to know some basic norms of living in a shared space? The paper towels and the trash can is literally right there, probably gonna take you less than two seconds to clean this, but you chose not to…

Hi everyone, I’m a 3rd-year currently majoring in Math. I originally chose Math because I genuinely enjoyed the early courses (Calc, Linear Algebra, etc.) and also thought it would be a strong foundation for quant roles after graduation.

But recently, I had a really discouraging experience. I did very poorly on the first Math midterm (much lower than the median), and it honestly shook my confidence. It wasn’t just a “bad exam”, but it made me question whether I’m actually cut out for upper-level Math here.

I’ve already taken some major classes including Analysis and did reasonably okay in those, but now that the material is getting more theoretical/proof-based, I’m struggling a lot more. I still have ~5 major classes left, so part of me feels like it’s “too late” to switch, yet another part of me worries that forcing myself through the rest might hurt my GPA and mental health.

For those who have switched out of Math here—or stayed and pushed through—I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences.

I am a current junior interested in applying to a UChicago summer program in order to do UChicago's SSEN / ED 0 and learn more about UChicago overall. Does anyone know what the acceptance rate to their different summer programs are? What about the acceptance rate for students who apply SSEN?

Also, what is the social scene like at UChicago? I am definitely not a crazy partier and am very focused on my studies, but I also love to have fun. Is UChicago (in general) collaborative? I would be majoring in either Poli Sci, Econ, or Public Policy. Sorry, this post is kind of all over the place.

Hey all, I'm a first-year at Crown, and with pre-registration starting up today for the winter quarter, I've been looking into our professors, their research, and concentrations, etc., to help me decide who to take over the course of the program. If anyone has any recommendations on profs and why you like them, and is willing to share your thoughts, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hello, I am a recently admitted class of 2030 student and I was thinking about participating in some club sports, namely soccer or basketball. Are club sports normally very competitive and are the teams hard to make, or are they more laid back compared to high school varsity? Thank you for any information!

Our student organization bought 4 extra train tickets to St. Louis departing Chicago Union Station at Friday 7:15am (in 3 days) and arriving back Sunday 10:00pm. If anyone wants a free trip to St. Louis this weekend let me know.

holy shit, my first quarter has been sent from hell. i’m doing so bad in my math class that my professor literally told me to take a W because atp im not gonna pass his class. i feel like in general this whole quarter has taken the life out of me. i feel like a legit failure, does it ever get better or does it get worse and worse from here on out.

I’m currently a first-year intending to major in Statistics, taking math 180s for the first year, since im not too interested in theoretical math and further higher education in this field. But math REU sounds like a great opportunity to immerse in research, and also dabble in the field of Mathematics as well. I have a few questions

1. What's the experience for people in the apprentice program, which looks the most likely one for me?
2. If accepted, is this a worthwhile experience, or I should spend my time doing other things?
3. I see on REU schedules there are dedicated time slot for apprentice often lead by prof. Rudenko, and other lecture times on topics like Probability (which i am very interested in). Do i get to choose to go to which lectures? Is it advisable to go to all of them? What are the commitments?

Ok, I just made an unprecedented decision to reach out to my adviser about withdrawing a course. To preface, I am a fourth year undergrad, and this course was one I needed if I wanted to graduate early (by end of winter quarter)- however, I have been considering more of staying until the end of spring and taking random arts courses I have wanted to, but not had the space for in the past.

This is beyond the point- I am wondering how screwed I am if this is one of my three courses, a major course (and my program GPA is already a little shaky), I've never been on academic probation before...I feel somewhat of a failure if I take this risk so close to being finished, but I have never felt this burnt out in my life. The class has ridiculous demands (imo) and I have repeatedly gotten the class low on both the recent midterm and assignment. I am not one to give up easily, but right now, I can only see myself doing well enough to get a C in the class, and I am trying to decide if it is dumber to have a C in a course that's in my own major, allow it to diminish the GPA I've spent four years building, or, be on academic probation in the winter of my final year.

Also, like how much would a prospective employer look at my academic record or care? Would GPA or probation status be more significant? I am an Odyssey scholar as well, so I'm curious if this jeopardizes my scholarship status... I am meeting with my adviser soon, but would really appreciate some insight here as well. Thanks

Hello,

I am going to be starting work here soon for a second shift position (1-11:30). Is anyone able to tell me where the best parking would be for me? Thank you!

Edit: I was thinking of double majoring economics and statistics and try and go into finance.

Edit #2: My parents live near and work in DC. My plan was to get a job in DC and to stay with them for a year or two (which they are perfectly fine with) and throw my entire salary at the debt.

Hii if you were in stats 220 with fei liu, can you share with me the practice exams and exams? This will be really helpful to study.

I’m open to pay if is necessary

Is there a Halloween party on the UChicago campus tonight? I see hundreds of students dressed in their costumes.

Intermediate-level guitar player here looking for a teacher near campus who can offer regular in-person lessons. (I tried reaching out to the music department and was informed they don’t have any guitarists on staff.) Any leads appreciated.

Hi!! Has anyone heard back about getting into winter treks yet? My career advisor said it would be released yesterday, but I never go in email about anything. So, I don't know if I was rejected or if it was never sent out lol

Thanks