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I grew up on the North side of Chicago and also didn't feel like UChicago had a very large presence. Now that I work in the research world (both in CS and biome

I grew up on the North side of Chicago and also didn't feel like UChicago had a very large presence. Now that I work in the research world (both in CS and biomedicine), it's very obviously the dominant institution in Chicago. Northwestern comes in at a distant second and UIC isn't really in the race. I'm not sure about their undergrad education but if a student wants to have access to teachers who are also leading voices in their fields, UChicago would be a better bet than other local options. Nationally you would have to look to places like Harvard or Stanford to do better.

bluetidepro 7y ago
Yeah, that makes sense. I think it's a mix of not being in that field, and probably just cause UIC/Northwestern/Columbia all have a campus/extensions here downtown (I see them every day on my way to work), I think of them more.
- freeAgent 7y ago
  UChicago's business school has a downtown presence in the Gleacher Center, but it's pretty well hidden if you aren't looking for it: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/about/locations/gleacher https://www.chicagobooth.edu/about/locations/gleacher