Univ of Chicago ED Acceptance Rate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most kids don't submit to the (student run) instagram page at all. some submit later.

you can look at last year's and see how many kids submitted vs how many in the class

So you are confirming at least 8 have been admitted ED at Sidwell and are headed to Chicago this fall?

Yes. I am a new poster, but can confirm at least 7 from Sidwell (total of ED and ED2) to Chicago this year

That’s great! So maybe just shy of 10% of the class? It’s a shame previous posters say things like it’s not for the “tippy top” students. I think some posters lose sight of how malicious they are sounding about kids…and ironically I’m sure some of the posters’ children go to school with these kids. Again, congrats to Sidwell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most kids don't submit to the (student run) instagram page at all. some submit later.

you can look at last year's and see how many kids submitted vs how many in the class

So you are confirming at least 8 have been admitted ED at Sidwell and are headed to Chicago this fall?

Yes. I am a new poster, but can confirm at least 7 from Sidwell (total of ED and ED2) to Chicago this year

That’s great! So maybe just shy of 10% of the class? It’s a shame previous posters say things like it’s not for the “tippy top” students. I think some posters lose sight of how malicious they are sounding about kids…and ironically I’m sure some of the posters’ children go to school with these kids. Again, congrats to Sidwell.

The group that has been accepted ED and ED2 is a very strong group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most kids don't submit to the (student run) instagram page at all. some submit later.

you can look at last year's and see how many kids submitted vs how many in the class

So you are confirming at least 8 have been admitted ED at Sidwell and are headed to Chicago this fall?

Yes. I am a new poster, but can confirm at least 7 from Sidwell (total of ED and ED2) to Chicago this year

That’s great! So maybe just shy of 10% of the class? It’s a shame previous posters say things like it’s not for the “tippy top” students. I think some posters lose sight of how malicious they are sounding about kids…and ironically I’m sure some of the posters’ children go to school with these kids. Again, congrats to Sidwell.

The group that has been accepted ED and ED2 is a very strong group.

I’m sure they are great students! Congrats to them!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most kids don't submit to the (student run) instagram page at all. some submit later.

you can look at last year's and see how many kids submitted vs how many in the class

So you are confirming at least 8 have been admitted ED at Sidwell and are headed to Chicago this fall?

Yes. I am a new poster, but can confirm at least 7 from Sidwell (total of ED and ED2) to Chicago this year

That’s great! So maybe just shy of 10% of the class? It’s a shame previous posters say things like it’s not for the “tippy top” students. I think some posters lose sight of how malicious they are sounding about kids…and ironically I’m sure some of the posters’ children go to school with these kids. Again, congrats to Sidwell.

The group that has been accepted ED and ED2 is a very strong group.

Perhaps but not tippy top.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most kids don't submit to the (student run) instagram page at all. some submit later.

you can look at last year's and see how many kids submitted vs how many in the class

So you are confirming at least 8 have been admitted ED at Sidwell and are headed to Chicago this fall?

Yes. I am a new poster, but can confirm at least 7 from Sidwell (total of ED and ED2) to Chicago this year

That’s great! So maybe just shy of 10% of the class? It’s a shame previous posters say things like it’s not for the “tippy top” students. I think some posters lose sight of how malicious they are sounding about kids…and ironically I’m sure some of the posters’ children go to school with these kids. Again, congrats to Sidwell.

The group that has been accepted ED and ED2 is a very strong group.

Perhaps but not tippy top.

Umm, ok, I guess..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most kids don't submit to the (student run) instagram page at all. some submit later.

you can look at last year's and see how many kids submitted vs how many in the class

So you are confirming at least 8 have been admitted ED at Sidwell and are headed to Chicago this fall?

Yes. I am a new poster, but can confirm at least 7 from Sidwell (total of ED and ED2) to Chicago this year

That’s great! So maybe just shy of 10% of the class? It’s a shame previous posters say things like it’s not for the “tippy top” students. I think some posters lose sight of how malicious they are sounding about kids…and ironically I’m sure some of the posters’ children go to school with these kids. Again, congrats to Sidwell.

The group that has been accepted ED and ED2 is a very strong group.

Perhaps but not tippy top.

Your point being..?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most kids don't submit to the (student run) instagram page at all. some submit later.

you can look at last year's and see how many kids submitted vs how many in the class

So you are confirming at least 8 have been admitted ED at Sidwell and are headed to Chicago this fall?

Yes. I am a new poster, but can confirm at least 7 from Sidwell (total of ED and ED2) to Chicago this year

That’s great! So maybe just shy of 10% of the class? It’s a shame previous posters say things like it’s not for the “tippy top” students. I think some posters lose sight of how malicious they are sounding about kids…and ironically I’m sure some of the posters’ children go to school with these kids. Again, congrats to Sidwell.

The group that has been accepted ED and ED2 is a very strong group.

Perhaps but not tippy top.

This is true, but it’s true of every ED school. It’s the reason HYPSM aren’t ED schools (and vice versa). Chicago is indisputably in the top tier of schools that offer both ED1 and ED2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most kids don't submit to the (student run) instagram page at all. some submit later.

you can look at last year's and see how many kids submitted vs how many in the class

So you are confirming at least 8 have been admitted ED at Sidwell and are headed to Chicago this fall?

Yes. I am a new poster, but can confirm at least 7 from Sidwell (total of ED and ED2) to Chicago this year

That’s great! So maybe just shy of 10% of the class? It’s a shame previous posters say things like it’s not for the “tippy top” students. I think some posters lose sight of how malicious they are sounding about kids…and ironically I’m sure some of the posters’ children go to school with these kids. Again, congrats to Sidwell.

The group that has been accepted ED and ED2 is a very strong group.

Perhaps but not tippy top.

Not sure what you mean by tippy-top, but, generally, super top stats. Equivalent to those accepted at HYPSM.

[Anonymous]

Below HYPSM for sure and just below Penn, Columbia, Brown and perhaps on par with Dartmouth and Columbia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Below HYPSM for sure and just below Penn, Columbia, Brown and perhaps on par with Dartmouth and Columbia.

Are you defining tippy top or describing the students who got into Chicago?

[Anonymous]

Few years ago my son did not get into Princeton early action and he did ED2 at UC and overall he is very happy.
From DC private, he had very high stats and very good athlete but no other special talents or legacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ED acceptance rate is NOT 5%. Whoever said that is a bald face liar. Full stop.

You won't ever know the rates because Chicago intentionally keeps it a secret.

Q: What is the ED1 acceptance rate?
Justin: We do not publish admissions data on individual rounds. With four different rounds (EA, ED1, ED2, RD), the data can vary pretty widely from year to year so it just wouldn’t be useful. Some years it may be that high, some years it will be much lower, it really depends.

Q: Do you publish data on the percent of EA students who defer to ED2 who then get admitted?

We don't publish admissions data on individual rounds...but we have recently seen ED2 increase in popularity among first-time applicants and deferred students, and we generally balance our admitted students to reflect the pool overall in many ways.

I was on at an in-person gathering for ED1 admits. This was discussed by many parents for a while. It was 5%.

DP
I believe that is an early admit figure but not strictly for ED1. It is likely a combined figure for ED1 and EA, maybe ED2. But, think about EA. Does anyone know a kid who got in EA? How many kuds apply EA? Tgat acceptance rate must be miniscule, and, combined with ED, would net the 5%. ED is possibly 25-35%. No one knows because it is deliberately murky. The admissions office wants you to think that 5% is ED, but it's not. Think about other top ED school percentages and how much of the class U of C takes in ED. It's just not feasible that ED1 is 5% (unless they defer the bulk to ED2).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most kids don't submit to the (student run) instagram page at all. some submit later.

you can look at last year's and see how many kids submitted vs how many in the class

So you are confirming at least 8 have been admitted ED at Sidwell and are headed to Chicago this fall?

Yes. I am a new poster, but can confirm at least 7 from Sidwell (total of ED and ED2) to Chicago this year

That’s great! So maybe just shy of 10% of the class? It’s a shame previous posters say things like it’s not for the “tippy top” students. I think some posters lose sight of how malicious they are sounding about kids…and ironically I’m sure some of the posters’ children go to school with these kids. Again, congrats to Sidwell.

The group that has been accepted ED and ED2 is a very strong group.

Also 1 or 2 EA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most kids don't submit to the (student run) instagram page at all. some submit later.

you can look at last year's and see how many kids submitted vs how many in the class

So you are confirming at least 8 have been admitted ED at Sidwell and are headed to Chicago this fall?

Yes. I am a new poster, but can confirm at least 7 from Sidwell (total of ED and ED2) to Chicago this year

That’s great! So maybe just shy of 10% of the class? It’s a shame previous posters say things like it’s not for the “tippy top” students. I think some posters lose sight of how malicious they are sounding about kids…and ironically I’m sure some of the posters’ children go to school with these kids. Again, congrats to Sidwell.

The group that has been accepted ED and ED2 is a very strong group.

Perhaps but not tippy top.

Not sure what you mean by tippy-top, but, generally, super top stats. Equivalent to those accepted at HYPSM.

At our school it is those who are below the HYP level who are willing to apply to Chicago EDI or II.

[Anonymous]

It just seems like if the true ED rate was 5%, there would be a large group of parents whose kids were denied warning others not to apply, saying it’s a “waste of the ED card” and so forth. And in fact we see that group of parents complaining about Chicago RD, but not ED. What we see for ED is a big group of satisfied private school parents telling us that their children applied ED and were accepted. Which suggests that the ED rate is pretty high, at least if you have certain stats and are applying from certain high schools, so that the application process from those schools is pleasantly predictable.