A Day in the Life at the University of Chicago vs. Northwestern University

What’s a day in the life of a student at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago like? Join The Daily Northwestern and The Chicago Maroon on a field trip to each other’s campuses! Daily Northwestern digital managing editor Ava Mandoli and Chicago Maroon managing editor Michael McClure visit students’ favorite spots on each campus and compare popular student activities, town-gown relations, coffee shop culture, and more.

Reported by: Michael McClure, Ava Mandoli
Filmed by: Ashley Lee
Edited by: Ava Mandoli

[ArjunKumar-qhwq]

As an incoming student at Northwestern, this really helps. Thank you!

[signoresantinoburnett]

Outside of Notre Dame, Northwestern is my favorite.

[peterpeterson]

Looks pretty cool, greetings from Europe :)

[fstlniw]

DePaul is better for college. A wonderful private, Catholic, Big East Conference university. It’s located right in the best neighborhood in Chicago (Lincoln Park)—not in sketch south side of Chicago, not far away Evanston. DePaul has a primacy in teaching—not research. For college-level students, that’s often better than a research-intensive university.

[jeff-sqfe]

people must not like talking about this topic

[fstlniw]

DePaul is best! ​​⁠Northwestern is in a suburb outside of Chicago; UChicago is in a terrible neighborhood in Chicago. DePaul is in a phenomenal neighborhood in the best part of Chicago.

I would rather send my kids to DePaul than either of those two other schools. It’s a better college atmosphere. Most people don’t want to live in a suburb or in a sketch part of a city for college.