How is World’s 9th Best Educational Institute! University of Chicago

University of Chicago is located in the city Chicago of state Illinois in United States of America. It is ranked 5^th best higher educational institute of its country. University of Chicago is a public research university established in 1890 and founded by John D. Rockefeller . It is organized into five academic research divisions and seven professional schools.

University of Chicago is home to 5,971 undergraduate students and 9,394 graduate, professional and other students with a full time faculty of 2,350. It currently has over 169,000 alumni worldwide. As every big institute has a motto, University of Chicago has also came up with a unique slogan.

“Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched.”

University of Chicago claims that unlike conventional education system they don’t limit student’s imagination nor tell them WHAT to think. But they teach them HOW to think  and learn by providing a calm interactive environment where lecture is more like discussion than a boring speech. This is actually how the education and teaching is supposed to be.

Academic Programs at University of Chicago

·         Humanities Division

·         The University of Chicago Law School

·         Institute for Molecular Engineering

·         Oriental Institute

·         Physical Sciences Division

·         Pritzker School of Medicine

·         School of Social Service Administration

·         Social Sciences Division

·         Laboratory Schools

·         Summer Session

·         Biological Sciences Division

·         The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

·         The College

·         Divinity School

·         Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies

·         The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies

·         UChicago Charter School

University of Chicago Campus

University of Chicago, aside from its main campus in Chicago, has many campuses in different countries. Its campuses and centers can be found in downtown Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Singapore, London, Paris,  Beijing, Hong Kong and New Delhi. Let’s talk about its main campus.

The main campus of the University of Chicago comprises 217 acres of land. It is also named among the beautiful university campuses of United States. This campus has two portions, the northern and southern, separated by a large park known as Midway Plaisance. There are many buildings and quadrangles making up the university each built with its own unique and modern style.

Notable Alumni & Achievements

University of Chicago has succeeded and achieved many goals and awards to be at the position where it is now. 91 Nobel laureates, 51 Rhodes Scholars, 9 Fields Medalists, 23 Marshall Scholars, 20 National Humanities Medalists are associated with this great institute. Its notable alumni include following.

·         Prime Minister of Canada William Lyon Mackenzie King

·         11th Prime Minister of Poland Marek Belka

·         Governor of the Bank of Japan Masaaki Shirakawa

·         First female African American Senator Carol Moseley Braun

·         Former World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz

·         Attorney General and federal judge Robert Bork

·         New York Times columnist and commentator on PBS News Hour David Brooks

·         four-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Rick Atkinson

·         Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize winner for Literature Saul Bellow

·         Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winners Milton Friedman

·         Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

·         Oracle Corporation founder also the third richest man in America Larry Ellison

·         Goldman Sachs and MF Global CEO who is also former Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine

·         McKinsey & Company founder James O. McKinsey

·         Bloomberg L.P. CEO Daniel Doctoroff

Student Life at Chicago

There over 400 clubs and organizations in University of Chicago known as Recognized Student Organizations. These clubs are composed of academic clubs and teams, cultural and religious groups and some interest that are common among students. These organizations form the University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt.

It includes academic teams, sports club, arts groups etc. and they are all funded by The University of Chicago Student Government. This students government is also formed by graduate and undergraduate students elected to represent members. This means that you can be one too.

There are 15 fraternities and 7 sororities at the University of Chicago and one co-ed community service fraternity known as Alpha Phi Omega. There are 7 student residence hall buildings and there are also small communities within a hall called House. Every student must become part of one of these communities. There are 38 houses with an average of 70 students. .

Numerous exhibitions, festivals and programs are arranged throughout the year. Some of these most famous events include:

1.  University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt

2.  Festival of the Arts (FOTA) that goes on for 7 – 10 days

3.  Kuviasungnerk/Kangeiko also called Winter festival

4.  Summer Carnival

5.  Concert called Summer Breeze

Cost of Studying at University of Chicago

Following is the annual cost of studying at University of Chicago for all students shared by University of Chicago.

How to Get Admission

There are over 21% international students currently enrolled at University of Chicago. Application process to get admission here is very simple. A good thing about admission here is that there is no minimum CGPA or percentage criteria. They say your GPA doesn’t define you. 

In order to apply for admission, you are required to create an account on the website of University of Chicago. You can click the link to create your account. After creating the account, you will be required to provide all the necessary documents. Your complete application includes.

1.  Coalition Application

2.  UChicago Supplement

3.  High School Transcript

4.  Secondary School Report

5.  Standardized Test Scores (SAT or ACT)

6.  Two Teacher Recommendations

7.  Submitted Application Fee (if applying for need-based financial aid, there is no application fee)

First-Year Applicants’ 2017-2018 Timelines:

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Usama Ahmed Awan The Editor of StudyAbroad.pk, Usama is a BZU studied Software Engineer, now  a Teacher, Article Writer, Educational Counselor and Journalist. He has been  writing to assist students selecting the right career path.