U Chicago admissions strategy

[Anonymous]

Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.

[Anonymous]

Visit the campus and neighborhood. You will either fall head over heels in love - or you won't. Apply ED if it is love

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.

UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.

UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)

Yeah, but it's the only top 10 school that gives any merit at all to a substantial number of kids (schools that give >5 scholarships is a super super long shot at a place like Duke). So if you're full pay but uncomfortably so... 60k over 4 years isn't a drop in the bucket.

[Anonymous]

Don't count on merit at UChicago. Visit the school and apply ED if it's your DC's first choice. We hedged, applied EA because we were trying to keep options open (financially if nothing else), and now we are trying to figure out with the deferred decision--stay on for RD or convert to ED2. Based on what we've heard, RD is not likely given how many kids come in via two rounds of ED. But, we're also now looking at merit money from other schools where DC applied and was accepted EA so it's going to a rough holiday for our family. If I could have it to do all over again, we would have had DC apply ED and call it a day. My instinct based on who I know was accepted was that DC would have been accepted if they'd applied ED. Totally could be wrong there, but that's just my strong sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.

UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)

I don't know much about UChicago, but I always thought that the high ranked schools that give non-need based merit aid are basically offering it to athletes as an incentive to come. True or no?

[Anonymous]

EA acceptance rate is rumored to be very similar to RD.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.

UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)

Yeah, but it's the only top 10 school that gives any merit at all to a substantial number of kids (schools that give >5 scholarships is a super super long shot at a place like Duke). So if you're full pay but uncomfortably so... 60k over 4 years isn't a drop in the bucket.

No, but the chances of your DC being the one of the recipients is probably a drop in the bucket.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.

UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)

I don't know much about UChicago, but I always thought that the high ranked schools that give non-need based merit aid are basically offering it to athletes as an incentive to come. True or no?

Interesting - hadn't made that connection. Know a frosh athlete there now - could've easily been full pay, but was offered merit aid. Guessing that may have been reason.

[Anonymous]

EA and ED1 rates are generally the same. people think they would have gotten in if they did ED1 instead of EA, but eh. ED has athletes and EA doesn't.

ED2 pool is very strong due to SCEA rejections joining.

Our college counselor says do ED1 or EA if you want to do a lot of other EA schools. But once you get to ED2, better to skip that and just apply widely. For top kids you'll have options and can visit etc.

[Anonymous]

Ed 2 is extremely difficult, some kids that did not get in to HYP will do ED there.
I think Chicago does meet financial aid through quest bridge

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.

UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)

I don't know much about UChicago, but I always thought that the high ranked schools that give non-need based merit aid are basically offering it to athletes as an incentive to come. True or no?

No athletic scholarships at UChicago. Very limited merit for very specific groups (primarily URM): https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/financial-support/scholarships

[Anonymous]

Can you still do their summer program? I think there’s a preference if you do that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.

UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)

I don't know much about UChicago, but I always thought that the high ranked schools that give non-need based merit aid are basically offering it to athletes as an incentive to come. True or no?

No athletic scholarships at UChicago. Very limited merit for very specific groups (primarily URM): https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/financial-support/scholarships

They are not giving athletic scholarships, they are giving merit aid - this happens broadly across D3 schools, it's not special to Chicago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.

UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)

I don't know much about UChicago, but I always thought that the high ranked schools that give non-need based merit aid are basically offering it to athletes as an incentive to come. True or no?

No athletic scholarships at UChicago. Very limited merit for very specific groups (primarily URM): https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/financial-support/scholarships

They are not giving athletic scholarships, they are giving merit aid - this happens broadly across D3 schools, it's not special to Chicago.

Should've included IYKYK. I worked in the business office @ a SLAC when in college with a lot of cross work in the financial aid, hence, my IYKYK.