Brown vs UChicago for undergrad?

I'm just a lower middle class kid in the Midwest. I'm not super smart, I'm lucky plus a lot of chutzpah, I guess. Where should I go? The challenge of Chicago sounds alluring, but I know I can't hang with any kids there, so will I be treated like an idiot ... or will intensity actually force me to grow the most there? In contrast, will I grow the least at Brown? I have no idea what I want to do or major in. Becoming a banker, marrying a cute ambitious wife, and making enough to donate to causes in my hometown would be ideal. Thanks!

 
middleclassm8:
The challenge of Chicago sounds alluring, but I know I can't hang with any kids there, so will I be treated like an idiot ...

You'll be surrounded by brilliant people at both schools - at times it will blow your mind. Upgrade your attitude from insecure to humble but confident and your classmates will be your best source of learning. No one gets into these schools by accident. If you work hard, you'll be competitive.

Every campus will have its share of elitists who will treat others as less than, but this will usually be based on social rather than intellectual standing. Both schools are big and diverse enough where you'll meet people you're comfortable around.

 

UChicago sucks imo, other than their academics. It's a top tier school, but boring af. My friend tries to brag that their frat parties have assorted juice blends. Also, it is not in a great area as you know, and from my visits, you feel it. Brown is 14th which is still great and will set you up well. Any school can stimulate you intellectually, you just need to talk the right classes and people.

 
middleclassm8:
I'm just a lower middle class kid in the Midwest. I'm not super smart, I'm lucky plus a lot of chutzpah, I guess. Where should I go? The challenge of Chicago sounds alluring, but I know I can't hang with any kids there, so will I be treated like an idiot ... or will intensity actually force me to grow the most there? In contrast, will I grow the least at Brown? I have no idea what I want to do or major in. Becoming a banker, marrying a cute ambitious wife, and making enough to donate to causes in my hometown would be ideal. Thanks!

So you were accepted by these two or more?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
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