The University of Chicago
Breakdown of “Collaboration/Competitive” at UChicago
By Gender
| Males | B+ |
| Females | B+ |
By Major
| Aerospace Engineering | F |
| Anthropology | B |
| Astronomy | B+ |
| Biology | B |
| Chemistry | B+ |
| Cultures/Civilization | B |
| Economics | B+ |
| English | B+ |
| Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | A |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | B+ |
| Language - French/Spanish/etc. | B- |
| Linguistics | A- |
| Math | B+ |
| Other | A- |
| Perfomance Arts | A+ |
| Philosophy | B+ |
| Physics | A |
| Political Science | B |
| PreLaw and Legal | B |
| PreMed and Medical | C |
| Psychology | A- |
| Public Policy | A- |
| Religion/Religious | A |
| Sociology | B |
| Undecided | A- |
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Collaboration/Competitive
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“My time at the University so far has been an positive experience overall. The classes here are fantastic and really challenge you to think in a way th...Read full comment
“I attended in the early to mid seventies, and was at that time rather disappointed. In high school, I had a small group of intelligent friends, and w...Read full comment
“As I'm finishing up my first year at the University of Chicago, and reflecting on it, I've definitely had a mixed experience, that I'll take lessons f...Read full comment
“This school is amazing in terms of resources, especially if you are of an intellectual bent. Classes are great -- I only had one prof (out of seven) t...Read full comment
“This school is incredible. I am so happy here. I love UofC. This is seriously the best kept hidden secret in terms of academic institutions across Ame...Read full comment
“Like Heaven on Earth. No, really. Everyone here was so interesting and down-to-earth; they were motivated to do well in school but they also cared abo...Read full comment
“Among my fondest memories of the UofC is the night two of my friends nearly came to blows when a conversation about tax policy turned into a heated ar...Read full comment
“... The student body is very friendly and quirky and although it is a high-powered academic school there is relatively little competition ...Read full comment
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“U of C is a full of bright people, interesting classes and stimulating professors. It is defintely academically oriented, so come expecting to work. ...Read full comment
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