Shimer College Chicago

The Shimer College youtube channel is a place where all Shimerians and friends of Shimer--past, present, and yes, future--can connect with us in Chicago, Illinois. Here you'll find videos of events, lectures, video blogs, interviews, and even our cheesy attempts to describe ourselves to inter-webs (marketing, it's called). We hope you subscribe, whether you're an alum or just beginning to think how to write your college application essay! For those of you just discovering Shimer, Shimer is an alternative liberal arts College where students study a comprehensive Great Books program. This is just to say that our students take all seminar style classes instead of lectures, reading and discussing transformative books of the various fields of the liberal arts--math, science, philosophy, art, literature, the humanities and the social sciences. We offer traditional four-year degrees, early entrance, and transfer paths. Dangerously Optimistic? Contact admissions—an actual human will answer.