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anyhoot. i saw your posts about looking into schools to transfer too etc - i saw you were into poli sci, and that u chicago was one of the places you were considering. i'm not an undergrad - but i *am* a political scientist at u of c ... so if you have any questions, i'd be glad to help ya out.
just out of curiousity - what kind of poli sci might you be intersted in?

the campus in general is reallly great - very intellectual. but it's pretty hardcore here (the undergrads proclaim their allegiance to 'the life of the mind' and many seem proud that they came to the school 'where fun comes to die' - go figger). anyway. the atmosphere here is NOT super liberal - *but* there is activism and there *is* a commitment to an exchange of ideas here. there are lots of rich types here, and i suppose conservatives ... but there are good lefties, among the grads & undergrads.

anyway. hope that helps. if there's anything else ... let me know. i love to pimp my school

hey - no problem.
i actually know nothing about how long you need to be here before studying abroad ... but yea, i would guess a while.
one thing to look into here at chicago: it sounds like you're into comparative, which is cool. but i know (at the grad level) the comparative here is good (really good), but it's not what the dept is known for. so, you might wanna check what classes are offered/how often at the undergrad level. b/c there might not be a lot of comparative ... though i think they are in the process of hiring a new comparativist...
good luck!