12 and counting to U Chicago this year from Sidwell
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Anonymous
| I smell lots of salty parents in here. Go quakers & maroons. |
Anonymous
Why? (honestly asking) |
Anonymous
+1 I don’t understand why this is so weird |
Anonymous
| NYC private schools send droves to Chicago. Trinity HM Dalton Spence Chapin even Fieldston. They are not necessarily the top students at these schools. 3.5, 3.6 have a good shot at ED. Unlikely at ivies with these grades. |
Anonymous
Money > merit |
Anonymous
| Question about Chicago - my 10th grade DC is getting tons of emails and physical recruiting mailings from Chicago. Almost more than any other school. She is a good student but not competitive for Ivy League or Chicago. Why does Chicago send so much recruiting to kids who don’t meet their grades/scores? Is it to bulk up the number of applications so admissions rates et even more selective? |
Anonymous
My kid got a book from Yale but never in a million years would’ve gotten in. Also got frequent emails from MIT. This isn’t unique to Chicago, though they do market heavily. |
Anonymous
Yes. Our DC never expressed any interest, but received a mailer almost weekly starting in 10th grade. |
Anonymous
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Horace Mann in NYC has been sending tons of kids there lately - a few years ago it was well over 20 and I think I saw that it is very high again this year.
Great school but college shouldn't be high school part 2. I know it is a decent sized school but you still want to get away from HS people. Also, Chicago's finances are not perfect, but they are fine. I hate the ignorant comments making it sound like the school si about to go under. They are fine. |
Anonymous
| It seems like there is a hot school every year. Sidwell 2025 sent 13 to Tulane. |
Anonymous
| Good chance of getting in if you are fully pay and ED from a top private. |
Anonymous
And around 10 got into Northwestern |
Anonymous
Forbes last month described UChicago’s situation as a “historic financial crisis”…that doesn’t sound fine. https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottwhite/2026/04/04/why-princeton-yale-and-u-chicago-are-suddenly-acting-like-theyre-broke/ “The starkest warning comes from the University of Chicago. A 'historic financial crisis' and a deficit of over $221 million….” |
Anonymous
| Chicago is taking a lot of unhooked kids from top private schools across the country. It’s not just a Sidwell phenomenon, it’s probably just that students there realized it was realistic and applied ED this year. It’s the most common school for Exeter & usually Andover graduating classes nowadays too. |
Anonymous
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What often happens is that these students
ED or SCEA elsewhere, don't get in and then apply ED2, EA or even RD to Chicago. It's viewed as a pretty secure option for private school kids who want a top school. |