I almost never found it cliquish, which is different from what I’ve heard of other elite schools. People are either notably shy or willing to talk to anyone, anytime, about their favorite intellectual topics. (I guess what I’m saying is that the UChicago autism bell curve is a few standard deviations to the right of the usual one...)
Thanks for that excellent reply—that pretty much describes my social life too. :)
The one school that Chicago seems comparable to is Caltech, but Caltech students do seem to be more cliquish (due to the house system) and also probably less “intellectually promiscuous”.
I almost never found it cliquish, which is different from what I’ve heard of other elite schools. People are either notably shy or willing to talk to anyone, anytime, about their favorite intellectual topics. (I guess what I’m saying is that the UChicago autism bell curve is a few standard deviations to the right of the usual one...)
Thanks for that excellent reply—that pretty much describes my social life too. :)
The one school that Chicago seems comparable to is Caltech, but Caltech students do seem to be more cliquish (due to the house system) and also probably less “intellectually promiscuous”.