Living in Chicago
Excitement, Opportunity, Adventure, Fun...Life in the Big City.Here's a simple truth: a school's location either offers you resource opportunities, or it stands in your way of them. And the College of Psychology? Well, you can take the El to some of the world's greatest cultural and entertainment offerings, from high-minded art exhibits to low-down blues. You can ride your bike to wonderful recreation spots, from beautiful wooded gardens to well-equipped parks to the incomparable lakeshore and its many pleasures. You can even walk to Chicago classics like U.S. Cellular Field (Comiskey Park to true Chicagoans) and the city's vibrant Chinatown.
And professional opportunities: where do we start? Whether it's an incredible summer or academic-year internship, a co-op experience that foots the bill for your education, or even a lucrative first job, our Chicago location places the remarkable right outside your door.
Make it a point.
Before you graduate, you really should:
Mix cheese and caramel at Garrett's Popcorn
Shop 'til you drop on State Street
Experience acrophobia on the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier
Run, jog, blade or stroll the Lakefront Trail
Take in a star-studded show at Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
Ride the El practically anywhere with your UPass
Negotiate a deal at Merchandise Mart
Watch games and play some too at ESPN Zone
Bust a gut at a Second City comedy show
Hop on the bus, here and all over town!
Ice skate at Millennium Park
Stare down a shark at Shedd Aquarium
Taste Chicago in Grant Park (preferably during Taste of Chicago)
Smell the flowers at Chicago Botanic Garden
Remember a legend at Harry Caray's Restaurant
Order one with double anchovies at Pizzeria Uno
Make a furry friend at Lincoln Park or Brookfield Zoo
Testify to the blues at Sweet Home Blue Chicago
Enjoy the Chicago Park District Air and Water Show
Explore your options on MetroMix
Pose for a hologram at the Museum of Holography
Experience bluephoria with the Blue Man Group