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At U Chicago many people believe in studying only academic theory. The attitude is that if you're smart enough, you can learn everything practical in industry..
by cynicalkane 12y ago
At U Chicago many people believe in studying only academic theory. The attitude is that if you're smart enough, you can learn everything practical in industry... if you're one of those unworthy people who wants to go into industry. This attitude affects undergraduates the most, but permeates the whole academic atmosphere. It's not unexpected that a top-tier school that focuses only on academia would outperform in producing academic papers.
Regarding undergraduate and masters' education, U Chicago degrees have top-tier status despite much lower selectivity than comparable schools, so maybe that attitude is worth something.
- hkmurakami 12y agoThis is analogous to why Princeton is so high up there as well. The school has a tremendous focus on theory even in the engineering disciplines. (I studied electrical engineering there and as much as I hate to admit, because I wasn't motivated enough to seek out attainment of more industry-ready skills, it actually set me back significantly as an engineer)
- akhilcacharya 12y agoLower selectivity? That may have been true a decade or two ago but their accept rate is under 10% now.
- cynicalkane 12y agoSeriously? When I went there it higher than 30%. That was less than 10 years ago.
- akhilcacharya 12y agoYup - it has decreased dramatically. Its not much different from Duke now. https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/class-profile https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/class-profile