ED1 to Chicago

[Anonymous]

If your child applied ED1 to UChicago over the last couple of years, how did it work out? DC is interested but somewhat intimidated to apply (from DC independent school).

[Anonymous]

that is how you get in - especially if you are full pay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:that is how you get in - especially if you are full pay

+1! OP, this is not an understatement.

[Anonymous]

If you are confident that you can afford it, go for it if it's their first choice. Child applied EA last cycle and got in. Not full pay.

It worked out really well for us and took a lot of stress out of the rest of the school year.

[Anonymous]

how do they know you're full pay? by guessing from parents, zip, etc?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how do they know you're full pay? by guessing from parents, zip, etc?

No need to guess. If you don't apply for financial aid, then you are full pay. But those other markers - parents' occupations - signal full pay also.

[Anonymous]

oh gosh, we're applying for FA no matter what. even though we're unlikely to get it. I heard you can't apply later and by year 3 maybe we will qualify!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how do they know you're full pay? by guessing from parents, zip, etc?

UChicago is no longer need blind, so they are aware of if you are applying for financial aid when evaluating applications.

[Anonymous]

Where does it say UChicago in not need blind anymore?

[Anonymous]

Careful, there are a couple of anti-UChicago haters here.

They will claim that UChicago is barely a functional community college that uses mass marketing and hocus pocus to increase its selectivity and yield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Careful, there are a couple of anti-UChicago haters here.

They will claim that UChicago is barely a functional community college that uses mass marketing and hocus pocus to increase its selectivity and yield.

OP here. Fully aware of the above. I an just interested in first-hand experience in applying ED1 in recent years.

[Anonymous]

UChicago is barely a functional community college that uses mass marketing and hocus pocus to increase its selectivity and yield.

[Anonymous]

Ed1 success for 2 unhooked white and asian at our high school, all As, not quite the crazy top rigor so not top 4 or 5 in the class but top 10% and 1490-1530 SAT, from naviance, great creative thinking type kids, good but not ivy-level academic accomplishments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UChicago is barely a functional community college that uses mass marketing and hocus pocus to increase its selectivity and yield.

Ridiculous. The students there overwhelmingly align with other T15 and ivy admits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where does it say UChicago in not need blind anymore?

They are need blind