Student Life at Pritzer

[curious27]

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The reputation of the undergrad school at U Chicago is where fun goes to die. Can anyone speak to the atmosphere at the medical school? What do people do in there free time? How do students interact? What are the students like? Type A personalities? Keep to them self? Would you describe the class as particularly social?
I know this can change but I am just trying to get an idea of the overall vibe?

 

[FindersFee5]

From my interview there, the students seemed really nice, super smart, pretty outgoing. Maybe it was a selection effect of people who choose to come by the interview area, but everybody there seemed happy to see us and happy to talk to us.

Considered it for undergrad too and got a completely different feel from the students at that time.

Have you interviewed there already? I would say trust your gut feeling.

 

[WedgeDawg]

2016-2017 University of Chicago (Pritzker) Application Thread

That might be a good place to ask this question

 

[ChrisMack390]

I've interviewed at 2 other schools in Chicago, and people at both made somewhat snide comments about how their schools are super inclusive and collaborative (in implied contrast to U-Chicago).

Take that with many grains of salt, of course.

 

[applesaucey]

When I interviewed there, the students all seemed extremely friendly and collaborative in my opinion. I can think of several examples from my <24 hours there where students went out of their way to help me or make me more comfortable, and my host said the class got together for potlucks and whatnot quite frequently. Students also mentioned how impressive and fun to be around their classmates were, but at the same time they were all quite laid back. Overall, I was impressed by the atmosphere.

 

[applesaucey]

Edit: also wanted to add that they talked a lot about how much free time they had. I'm sure that contributes to the culture there as well.

 

[liquidsodium]

Everyone seemed friendly and laid back during my interview, too. That said, I met mostly M1 students way back in August, so they wouldn't have had time to get ruined yet...

 

[applesaucey]

Everyone seemed friendly and laid back during my interview, too. That said, I met mostly M1 students way back in August, so they wouldn't have had time to get ruined yet...

FWIW, when I went, the M1 students were taking their first anatomy exam so most of the students I interacted with were M2 and beyond.

 

[holdthemayo]

At least some of them appear to be having fun.