Chicago's new Provisional Acceptance program

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:On Reddit the description of kids who state that the were rejected from UChicago ED1 seem very impressive. Yes UChicago has all the EDs but I think it’s still hard to get into tha school

I think that's exactly why their EDs practice is problematic: corrupted and non-transparent. We see that they took 3.2 gpa kids from Harvard Westlake.

I really want to show you the 3.2 GPA/1280 SAT athletes getting into Princeton and Brown from our local DMV school. (Average GPA is around 3.8). Would you call these schools “corrupted and non-transparent”?

HW 3.2 gpa kids are unhooked, not recruits.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:On Reddit the description of kids who state that the were rejected from UChicago ED1 seem very impressive. Yes UChicago has all the EDs but I think it’s still hard to get into tha school

Because they take an abosolute ton of full-pay private school kids. The Reddit populace is heavily FGlI kids. They're not the Chicago demographic.

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https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/economic-diversity-among-top-ranked-schools
Chicago is 17% Pell grant students. Not the highest, but comparable to Duke(19%), Dartmouth (18%), Harvard (16%), and Georgetown (12%).
But I know nothing will convince you that the school is anything but a wasting ground for underperforming private school kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:On Reddit the description of kids who state that the were rejected from UChicago ED1 seem very impressive. Yes UChicago has all the EDs but I think it’s still hard to get into tha school

I think that's exactly why their EDs practice is problematic: corrupted and non-transparent. We see that they took 3.2 gpa kids from Harvard Westlake.

I really want to show you the 3.2 GPA/1280 SAT athletes getting into Princeton and Brown from our local DMV school. (Average GPA is around 3.8). Would you call these schools “corrupted and non-transparent”?

HW 3.2 gpa kids are unhooked, not recruits.

I understand that. But the 3.2 HW unhooked is as relevant for DMV as being an athletic recruit. From our DMV private, UChicago takes only top 10-20 percent with SAT/ACT range of 1520-1580/34-36.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:On Reddit the description of kids who state that the were rejected from UChicago ED1 seem very impressive. Yes UChicago has all the EDs but I think it’s still hard to get into tha school

I think that's exactly why their EDs practice is problematic: corrupted and non-transparent. We see that they took 3.2 gpa kids from Harvard Westlake.

I really want to show you the 3.2 GPA/1280 SAT athletes getting into Princeton and Brown from our local DMV school. (Average GPA is around 3.8). Would you call these schools “corrupted and non-transparent”?

HW 3.2 gpa kids are unhooked, not recruits.

I understand that. But the 3.2 HW unhooked is as relevant for DMV as being an athletic recruit. From our DMV private, UChicago takes only top 10-20 percent with SAT/ACT range of 1520-1580/34-36.

Forgot to mention that even the athletic recruits have SAT/ACT of 1500/34 +

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:On Reddit the description of kids who state that the were rejected from UChicago ED1 seem very impressive. Yes UChicago has all the EDs but I think it’s still hard to get into tha school

I think that's exactly why their EDs practice is problematic: corrupted and non-transparent. We see that they took 3.2 gpa kids from Harvard Westlake.

I really want to show you the 3.2 GPA/1280 SAT athletes getting into Princeton and Brown from our local DMV school. (Average GPA is around 3.8). Would you call these schools “corrupted and non-transparent”?

HW 3.2 gpa kids are unhooked, not recruits.

I understand that. But the 3.2 HW unhooked is as relevant for DMV as being an athletic recruit. From our DMV private, UChicago takes only top 10-20 percent with SAT/ACT range of 1520-1580/34-36.

I don't think you need to worry about your top 20% DC from DMV private going to Chicago. It's not about making you feel insecure, or specifically targeting DMV Chicago kids.

The point is their ED practice is .. controversial .. to say the very least.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On Reddit the description of kids who state that the were rejected from UChicago ED1 seem very impressive. Yes UChicago has all the EDs but I think it’s still hard to get into tha school

I think that's exactly why their EDs practice is problematic: corrupted and non-transparent. We see that they took 3.2 gpa kids from Harvard Westlake.

I really want to show you the 3.2 GPA/1280 SAT athletes getting into Princeton and Brown from our local DMV school. (Average GPA is around 3.8). Would you call these schools “corrupted and non-transparent”?

HW 3.2 gpa kids are unhooked, not recruits.

I understand that. But the 3.2 HW unhooked is as relevant for DMV as being an athletic recruit. From our DMV private, UChicago takes only top 10-20 percent with SAT/ACT range of 1520-1580/34-36.

Harvard Westlake has 250 kids per grade much larger than NCS or Sidwell, many are lifers.
A 3.2 unhooked kid at Harvard Westlake is not going to be a life of the mind type of kids.
Chicago takes many of this kind from private schools.

[Anonymous]

Chicago is morally ambiguous with their admissions process as are all schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On Reddit the description of kids who state that the were rejected from UChicago ED1 seem very impressive. Yes UChicago has all the EDs but I think it’s still hard to get into tha school

I think that's exactly why their EDs practice is problematic: corrupted and non-transparent. We see that they took 3.2 gpa kids from Harvard Westlake.

I really want to show you the 3.2 GPA/1280 SAT athletes getting into Princeton and Brown from our local DMV school. (Average GPA is around 3.8). Would you call these schools “corrupted and non-transparent”?

HW 3.2 gpa kids are unhooked, not recruits.

I understand that. But the 3.2 HW unhooked is as relevant for DMV as being an athletic recruit. From our DMV private, UChicago takes only top 10-20 percent with SAT/ACT range of 1520-1580/34-36.

I don't think you need to worry about your top 20% DC from DMV private going to Chicago. It's not about making you feel insecure, or specifically targeting DMV Chicago kids.

The point is their ED practice is .. controversial .. to say the very least.

So here is the part I don’t get: why do you care about UChicago admission practices? If you don’t like it, move on and apply to one of the other schools. Honest question. (I just cannot imagine caring so much about a school in which DC is not interested.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On Reddit the description of kids who state that the were rejected from UChicago ED1 seem very impressive. Yes UChicago has all the EDs but I think it’s still hard to get into tha school

I think that's exactly why their EDs practice is problematic: corrupted and non-transparent. We see that they took 3.2 gpa kids from Harvard Westlake.

I really want to show you the 3.2 GPA/1280 SAT athletes getting into Princeton and Brown from our local DMV school. (Average GPA is around 3.8). Would you call these schools “corrupted and non-transparent”?

HW 3.2 gpa kids are unhooked, not recruits.

I understand that. But the 3.2 HW unhooked is as relevant for DMV as being an athletic recruit. From our DMV private, UChicago takes only top 10-20 percent with SAT/ACT range of 1520-1580/34-36.

I don't think you need to worry about your top 20% DC from DMV private going to Chicago. It's not about making you feel insecure, or specifically targeting DMV Chicago kids.

The point is their ED practice is .. controversial .. to say the very least.

So here is the part I don’t get: why do you care about UChicago admission practices? If you don’t like it, move on and apply to one of the other schools. Honest question. (I just cannot imagine caring so much about a school in which DC is not interested.)

Have family went there two decades ago and three decedes ago. But I don't think it matters. It's an opinion board. If there is a controversial issue, people will opine.

[Anonymous]

HW is ranked #9 in the US, it is an anomaly and not something to base your kid off of. Your 3.2 from mid tier private or public not getting in, apples to oranges.But if DEI can get into HPY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is morally ambiguous with their admissions process as are all schools.

Um, yes, all schools, including the Ivies
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/270/1273309.page
Girl with 1370 SAT gets in to 5 Ivies

[Anonymous]

The specific examples (athletes, HW data) can obscure the bigger picture. If the quality of the admitted students needs to be compared, the only objective criterion comes from standardized testing.

Here are the 25-75 percentile SAT range from the latest common datasets for 3 different top schools:

School A: 1500-1540-1560
(56 and 21 percent submitting SAT, ACT)

School B: 1510-1540-1560
(49 and 27 percent submitting SAT, ACT)

School C: 1510-1540-1560
(45 and 15 percent submitting SAT, ACT)

Can you guess which one is UChicago? The other two are Princeton and Cornell.

[Anonymous]

How is HW relevant to anything in DC? The wealth at HW is mind blowing. Charlie Munger’s children went there. CEO’s of Hollywood send children to HW. Big pockets last longer than power. Sorry, Saint Albans, GP, Holton, etc are not HW. Not even in the same league. Exeter, Andover, Saint Paul’s, Hotchkiss they are in the same league and you can play the game, send your high achieving children. Move to LA. If not….quit crying and realize you lost and you were out foxed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is HW relevant to anything in DC? The wealth at HW is mind blowing. Charlie Munger’s children went there. CEO’s of Hollywood send children to HW. Big pockets last longer than power. Sorry, Saint Albans, GP, Holton, etc are not HW. Not even in the same league. Exeter, Andover, Saint Paul’s, Hotchkiss they are in the same league and you can play the game, send your high achieving children. Move to LA. If not….quit crying and realize you lost and you were out foxed.

Couldn't have said it better, HW is next level

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is HW relevant to anything in DC? The wealth at HW is mind blowing. Charlie Munger’s children went there. CEO’s of Hollywood send children to HW. Big pockets last longer than power. Sorry, Saint Albans, GP, Holton, etc are not HW. Not even in the same league. Exeter, Andover, Saint Paul’s, Hotchkiss they are in the same league and you can play the game, send your high achieving children. Move to LA. If not….quit crying and realize you lost and you were out foxed.

Well since you brought up St Albans, they had 6 kids matriculate at Chicago this year (25) and none were in the top 20% of the class.

Chicago frequently takes strong but not top kids from STA. Sometimes it's down to the 50th percentile and up to 8 kids or a full 10% of the graduating class.