Comments on: Are Chicago residents discriminated against when applying to a university inside of Chicago?

By: Lea

Lea — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:17:59 +0000

No, not really. A school inside of the city will of course have many students from Chicago. At UIC, a bit less than half of the students come from Cook County.
There is only one school which discriminates against Chicago area students, and that is SIUE’s health care programs.
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By: brother_lu

brother_lu — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:07:59 +0000

of course, you don’t want too many people from the same area to go to a school..

just like most big universities won’t let you get your master’s or phd at that school if you got your undergraduate there. they want fresh people in there from different places with different experiences.
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By: nathan

nathan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:01:59 +0000

Public, possibly. Private, no. Any big city runs like this (I know all too well being a Miami resident trying to get into UM) but the key is to find the place best suitable for your wallet. State universities are your best bet (hit up FASFA the moment you get accepted) and go easy on the student loans. The economy sucks right now and there’s no point watching the interest rates of your loans skyrocket if you don’t get a job.

Best of luck, dude.
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