I just want to comment on the comment about UC being better than NYU. I don't think there is that much of a gap between the schools, if you want to work in Chicago, to there, if you want NY, especially if you want to work for organizations like the Rockefeller Foundation (as do I btw), then NYU is a no brainer. BUT, again it comes down to cost, both will probably get you to where you want to go. Just an FYI, apartments in NY are EXPENSIVE, I am currently looking now, and from what I see I am looking at rent of 1800 to 2k even in surrounding areas, I will share the costs with SO, but that's still 1k a month!