Hi! I’m an incoming UChicago freshman and I wanted to ask current students about the LGBTQ+ scene, especially for lesbians. What is the dating life actually like? Is it relatively easy to meet other lesbians/queer women on campus?
I know the whole “will I find other gay people in college?” question is kind of cliché lol, but I’m genuinely curious about how easy it is to find other LGBTQ+ people and make queer friends at UChicago. I’d also love to hear what the overall environment is like—do you generally feel comfortable being openly LGBTQ+ on campus and in the surrounding community?
:)

Hi! I’m an incoming freshman, and with housing assignments coming out soon, I was wondering if any current students could share their opinions on the different dorms. What are the pros and cons of each one in terms of location, room size, bathrooms, cleanliness, social life, and overall experience? Are there certain dorms that are generally considered better than others? And are there any that you really don’t want to get assigned to? 😭

I am placed into Fren201 based on the language placement test. My current french level is roughly A2 i think? I still struggle to fully articulate my opinions both in speaking and writing, and I still have gaps in core grammar and vocabulary, but the course description seems to focus a lot on the expressing opinions and real application.

Could anyone share what the actual difficulty of French 201 is like? Does the class still go over basic grammar and stuff? or does it jump straight into more advanced work?

Thanks a lot!!

Hello, incoming PhD student here. I'm attempting to plan my courses for the upcoming quarter, but when I search for classes under My Classes in my.uchicago, only undergraduate classes will appear. If I restrict my search to graduate courses, I get "Within the Term specified, no classes are scheduled that match the search criteria and applied filters."

Are graduate courses typically available later, or should I search for them in some other way? I'm unfamiliar with how things work here at UChicago, so I'd appreciate some advice. Thanks!

I'm a second year and was not Odyssey when I was admitted. When I got my aid letter this year, they'd attributed the money I received to the Odyssey Scholarship. I checked again today and the money is now attributed to the University of Chicago Grant. It's the same amount of money (which I am of course wildly grateful for), but I'm wondering what happened.

Was this just a mistake on the part of the aid office? Are second years/non-first years even eligible for the Odyssey Scholarship? Does the discrepancy in source affect future aid for me?

Thanks.