UCHICAGO FRESHMAN ADVICE | everything you need to know!

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

I hope that this helps you deal with some of the stress of being a uchicago first year, and that you have an AWESOME year!!! Good luck to you on your college process 💛and don't forget to comment a video request down below because PLS my adult brain needs help thinking of things, thank you!!! (video timestamps in description box!)

[@daileizhang4457]

Hello! I just want to say that I was just admitted to the university of chicago! You were a huge HUGE influence on me when choosing my ED school: when I saw you talking so passionately and eloquently, I knew that I wanted to meet people and make friends like you. That's when I knew that Uchi is my dream school ;) Thank you SO much for your influence!

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

HELLO this is amazing to hear!! Thank you SO much for leaving this comment - it means a lot to me! Also absolutely amazing that you got in in such a competitive year, congratulations! You're going to have a great 4 years on campus 💛 Always here if you have any questions!

[@akporesiriomene3396]

Your channel is excellent. My goal is to go to uchicago for their MBA program, and your channel does a really good job of highlighting the experience that I would expect the uchicago. P.S. I'm from Chicago

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

Awesome, I'm so glad I could help! I'm actually going to be applying back to UChicago sometime the next few years for their MBA program haha - definitely a great option :) Good luck to you!!

[@akporesiriomene3396]

@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist hope to see you there 😉

[@cathrynchristiansen4045]

Thank you so much for this! I'm moving to chicago from a rural area so I know it's gonna be a bit of a culture shock but I'm excited. I'm also a little worried about the fact that I loaded myself with a hard first quarter (lab classes/honors classes that I placed into). Is a good way to balance this just limiting my RSOs first year or should I be prepared to drop down from honors classes?

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

Hi! I think that students always get overloaded their first year at the Fall RSO fair lol, I remember signing up for like, 15 email lists and only ended up liking 1-2 of them. There's definitely a way to balance it - when it comes to classes, I think after a week and a half, you'll know if the honors classes are doable. For the RSO side, I'd say RSO's are only a lot of commitment if you go to too many - I'd recommend going to a few meetings and picking 1-2 that really resonate with you that you're passionate about and can delve deep into. Those are usually the ones you'd end up with a leadership role in too down the line in undergrad, especially if you're invested and passionate in it! There's no point being a part of 5-7 RSO's but not making an impact, right?

[@raghavpardasani2301]

Much appreciated - thanks so much!! 😌

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching 😁

[@alexciss]

Also, what’s the social scene like at UChicago?

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

I'd honestly say the quirky culture is like, disappearing each year (sad to say it lol) but every time I saw a new class at UChicago - they're just so sociable and less weird in like the regular uchicago weird way. Which is hard to explain haha but I think the social scene's actually good. You have the ability to be in greek life and I took all my friends to formals every quarter and it was so fun! But I'd also spend like a LOT/the majority of my time at libraries studying/learning because that's just who I am and what I like haha so you truly have the choice to carve your own path. I know lots of people who were way more social than me, and people who were just like me!

[@alexciss]

I love you hair!! Also, do you mind sharing what other colleges you were accepted to after high school and why you choose UChicago? I’m currently debating between UChicago and a few other schools for class of 2025.

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

Aw thanks! And yup - Berkeley, UCLA, GTech. For me, it was a no-brainer given how much financial aid uchicago offered and even without it, it would've been uchicago :) A thing to consider is also class sizes, I personally didn't think I'd like a larger freshman class like at the UCs! Good luck to you and definitely let me know where you end up!

[@alexciss]

@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist Yeah UChicago offered me more aid than any of the other schools I’ve gotten into! And you make a great point about class sizes, I don’t want classes with like 700+ students. I’ll definitely let you know where I decide to go!

[@jayjaejaij9228]

Thank you!! I'm an incoming freshman and I was wondering if you could answer a question! I was planning to take 3classes for the first quarter than take 4 after that (by adding 2 core classes for winter and spring). Would it be okay to do that??

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

Hey! Of course! The requirement to graduate is a minimum of 42 courses, I think given that, you can take up to 5 quarters of 3 classes (maybe more if you take summer classes)!

[@jayjaejaij9228]

@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist thanks so much for the reply!!

[@avah.9418]

This was so helpful!! :)

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

I'm so glad!! Thank you for keeping up with my videos :)

[@avah.9418]

@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist Of course!!

[@madhavilingutla4031]

Good Info !

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

Thank you as always!!!! 😁

[@bsfifagaming275]

This is a very good video.

[@alexciss]

Do you think that if I went to UChicago and took the 3 easiest core courses each quarter of my freshmen year, I could have all A’s? Or is that unattainable given the rigorous nature of UChicago?

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

Oh I have so many friends with 3.9s and 4.0s!! You'll be totally fine - I'd say the only reason I mention GPA is because I did physics lol there are just some majors where expecting an A in every class is just much harder than normal - but even then, I have several physics friends who had a 3.7+ at uchicago!

[@kseniautkina8946]

Hey! Thank you so much for this helpful video. Where can I find the rank of professors and what to do, if it's written "staff" near the course?

[@kds0007]

Mam I added so many activities in university of chicago portal like vice head boy captain, culture sectarian and many more but I just two certificate in voluntary work this enough for chicago and I add 10 activities that I did this is enough for admission and gpa of 4.12 in mit portal or on chicago portal this is Ok mam

[@aadhyagunwani8648]

Hey, I am an incoming freshman at UChic and I'm unable to find these peer reviews.. I do have access to my uchic email but i dont know where the peer reviews are.. could you please help me sort it out?

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

Hey! They should be on courses.uchicago.edu on individual class pages - unsure if that's working right now since professors have not been assigned for Fall 2021 (they usually finalize all that the week or two before orientation) but wherever you rank classes during orientation week for your first quarter, you'll find them. :)

[@krishnarao4840]

Useful video

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

Thank you Tata!!

[@zawminlattzawminlatt4327]

Lovely

[@kevinfagen5865]

Am I making you uncomfortable yet?