UCHICAGO SUMMER STUDENT EARLY NOTIFICATION

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our (private) HS had an athlete accepted to Chicago before Columbus Day last year. It’s beginning to look like that school will do anything to lock down high-stats students from full-pay families. They must get slaughtered on yield in RD.

Athletic recruits have a different timeline. There is nothing unusual about this.

[Anonymous]

Chicago is a horrific school that does not support its students but leaves them to flounder in south side Chicago. DO NOT ATTEND! I warned you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is a horrific school that does not support its students but leaves them to flounder in south side Chicago. DO NOT ATTEND! I warned you.

Can you be more specific? If you truly want people to be wary, maybe you can share your story. I’m truly curious to hear your take, minus the hysterics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is a horrific school that does not support its students but leaves them to flounder in south side Chicago. DO NOT ATTEND! I warned you.

Can you be more specific? If you truly want people to be wary, maybe you can share your story. I’m truly curious to hear your take, minus the hysterics.

UChicago loves to discuss its rigorous academics (aka total lack of support for students and covering it up with students failing out, which is unacceptable for a private college. It’s so bent on its quirky “academia” emphasis that, unlike other top colleges, lacks professional development opportunities and likes to almost punish students with, yes a great education but you have to actually pass the courses which has become a lot more difficult over time.

It’s not “where the fun goes to die” because it’s hard, but because it likes to push students off a cliff and blame them for their stability.

[Anonymous]

It’s a smart thing for them to do-many kids use the summer program to decide if the college is right for them. My DC attended last summer and after the 3 weeks decided it was a great school but not for her. Best money we ever spent as I think they might have accepted before attending the summer program. It’s a win-win for the school to have already presceened their summer applicants for GPA and test scores and you also have to submit a teacher rec-if the kid can then go and thrive in their summer program, why not spare them the application stress and admit them quickly? More schools should take this approach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is a horrific school that does not support its students but leaves them to flounder in south side Chicago. DO NOT ATTEND! I warned you.

Can you be more specific? If you truly want people to be wary, maybe you can share your story. I’m truly curious to hear your take, minus the hysterics.

UChicago loves to discuss its rigorous academics (aka total lack of support for students and covering it up with students failing out, which is unacceptable for a private college. It’s so bent on its quirky “academia” emphasis that, unlike other top colleges, lacks professional development opportunities and likes to almost punish students with, yes a great education but you have to actually pass the courses which has become a lot more difficult over time.

It’s not “where the fun goes to die” because it’s hard, but because it likes to push students off a cliff and blame them for their stability.

So was this experience specific to your student or is this second or 3rd hand or general rumor? How did they “punish” your student? Were they unable to manage the workload? Did your student not have a positive experience with both their academic advisor and career advisor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is a horrific school that does not support its students but leaves them to flounder in south side Chicago. DO NOT ATTEND! I warned you.

Can you be more specific? If you truly want people to be wary, maybe you can share your story. I’m truly curious to hear your take, minus the hysterics.

UChicago loves to discuss its rigorous academics (aka total lack of support for students and covering it up with students failing out, which is unacceptable for a private college. It’s so bent on its quirky “academia” emphasis that, unlike other top colleges, lacks professional development opportunities and likes to almost punish students with, yes a great education but you have to actually pass the courses which has become a lot more difficult over time.

It’s not “where the fun goes to die” because it’s hard, but because it likes to push students off a cliff and blame them for their stability.

So was this experience specific to your student or is this second or 3rd hand or general rumor? How did they “punish” your student? Were they unable to manage the workload? Did your student not have a positive experience with both their academic advisor and career advisor?

So I assume your snowflake either didn't get in or couldn't handle it. My student has flourished at this school surrounded by students and faculty that DO care about them as well as academic pursuits. I don't think UChicago struggles with yield in RD since they accept less than 2% in that round.

[Anonymous]

My DC has done a few pre-college programs (some here would call "pay to play", some that were extremely competitive and gained them college credit).

If DC includes any/all of these schools in their final application list, they'll be able to write about the "why" far more deeply than just having had an in-person or virtual tour. That makes the programs DC took/is taking worth the money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a smart thing for them to do-many kids use the summer program to decide if the college is right for them. My DC attended last summer and after the 3 weeks decided it was a great school but not for her. Best money we ever spent as I think they might have accepted before attending the summer program. It’s a win-win for the school to have already presceened their summer applicants for GPA and test scores and you also have to submit a teacher rec-if the kid can then go and thrive in their summer program, why not spare them the application stress and admit them quickly? More schools should take this approach.

Exactly. This should be a non-issue yet detractors never miss an opportunity to complain. This is a win/win situation. If after completion of the program, the student knows this is their first choice then apply. If not, then don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a smart thing for them to do-many kids use the summer program to decide if the college is right for them. My DC attended last summer and after the 3 weeks decided it was a great school but not for her. Best money we ever spent as I think they might have accepted before attending the summer program. It’s a win-win for the school to have already presceened their summer applicants for GPA and test scores and you also have to submit a teacher rec-if the kid can then go and thrive in their summer program, why not spare them the application stress and admit them quickly? More schools should take this approach.

Exactly. This should be a non-issue yet detractors never miss an opportunity to complain. This is a win/win situation. If after completion of the program, the student knows this is their first choice then apply. If not, then don’t.

The Uchicago hate on this board is still a mystery to me

[Anonymous]

To the parents that say there’s no basis for this persons hate of UChicago:

DD transferred out of uchicago due to problems very similar to PP. She’s much happier and feels the support at Duke now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the parents that say there’s no basis for this persons hate of UChicago:

DD transferred out of uchicago due to problems very similar to PP. She’s much happier and feels the support at Duke now

Many slacs have much better support than T20 schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the parents that say there’s no basis for this persons hate of UChicago:

DD transferred out of uchicago due to problems very similar to PP. She’s much happier and feels the support at Duke now.


This post itself is about offering an option to apply via for admission after the summer program. Parents are bashing a paid pre-college program? Why? There was a snide comment about picking up more full pay students. What are their sources? I have seen numerous posts on this forum of kids receiving aid while attending the university. Also, several months ago there was a post that discussed UChicago’s free pre-college summer program that again it was bashed. Again, what gives? UChicago doesn’t have the market on summer programs and many schools offer a similar free invited program. I find the bashing and hatred very Strange and don’t even have a kid there. Sorry your student did not have a good experience at the school and it must be a relief to find a place they are enjoying. However, I am sure there are students that do thrive there and UChicago is the correct fit.

[Anonymous]

To the ^, people are constantly critical of Chicago’s admissions practices. See how students reacted to this information: https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1dvc23t/uchicago_launches_summer_student_early/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC has done a few pre-college programs (some here would call "pay to play", some that were extremely competitive and gained them college credit).

If DC includes any/all of these schools in their final application list, they'll be able to write about the "why" far more deeply than just having had an in-person or virtual tour. That makes the programs DC took/is taking worth the money.

Will it still be worth it if they don’t get in?