UChicago ED

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UChicago gets a lot of hate here because it is impossible to fake being smart and diligent. You either work or you fail out. You’re either smart or you’re in trouble. Students study there, they don’t skip class and start “businesses” and do protests. In other words it’s an old school university. Add their commitment to neutrality (read, we are not a domestic front for Hamas) and you have a toxic place for most DCUM politerati.

+1 the hate on this board for Chicago is bonkers. People are obsessing about ED/EA/RD rates etc either because they are desperately looking for a way to game the system for their kid or because they feel the need to crap on Chicago to make themselves feel better about going elsewhere.

Eh. I think some of that perceived "hate" is more the result of people annoyed by all the spam mail and people annoyed by the admission percentages gaming. I am the latter. I think Chicago seems like a fantastic school. I don't like how they admit a staggering percentage ED but offer EA as bait to reduce their overall rate. Applicants really believe they have a shot at EA when they don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UChicago gets a lot of hate here because it is impossible to fake being smart and diligent. You either work or you fail out. You’re either smart or you’re in trouble. Students study there, they don’t skip class and start “businesses” and do protests. In other words it’s an old school university. Add their commitment to neutrality (read, we are not a domestic front for Hamas) and you have a toxic place for most DCUM politerati.

+1 the hate on this board for Chicago is bonkers. People are obsessing about ED/EA/RD rates etc either because they are desperately looking for a way to game the system for their kid or because they feel the need to crap on Chicago to make themselves feel better about going elsewhere.

You don’t think Chicago should disclose this info. We get it. But almost everyone on this board disagrees with you. If you can’t understand why that is the case, I wonder who is actually being “bonkers.”

NP, but if it’s so bad of them to withhold information you want, you should just move along. There’s nothing you want there anyway, right? Let it go.

Please take your own advice and find another thread to comment on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UChicago gets a lot of hate here because it is impossible to fake being smart and diligent. You either work or you fail out. You’re either smart or you’re in trouble. Students study there, they don’t skip class and start “businesses” and do protests. In other words it’s an old school university. Add their commitment to neutrality (read, we are not a domestic front for Hamas) and you have a toxic place for most DCUM politerati.

+1 the hate on this board for Chicago is bonkers. People are obsessing about ED/EA/RD rates etc either because they are desperately looking for a way to game the system for their kid or because they feel the need to crap on Chicago to make themselves feel better about going elsewhere.

If anyone is gaming the system, it’s Uchicago with their sneaky admission practices. If they are more open about it, then nobody will complain.

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure Chicago is satisfied with their results again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UChicago gets a lot of hate here because it is impossible to fake being smart and diligent. You either work or you fail out. You’re either smart or you’re in trouble. Students study there, they don’t skip class and start “businesses” and do protests. In other words it’s an old school university. Add their commitment to neutrality (read, we are not a domestic front for Hamas) and you have a toxic place for most DCUM politerati.

+1 the hate on this board for Chicago is bonkers. People are obsessing about ED/EA/RD rates etc either because they are desperately looking for a way to game the system for their kid or because they feel the need to crap on Chicago to make themselves feel better about going elsewhere.

Eh. I think some of that perceived "hate" is more the result of people annoyed by all the spam mail and people annoyed by the admission percentages gaming. I am the latter. I think Chicago seems like a fantastic school. I don't like how they admit a staggering percentage ED but offer EA as bait to reduce their overall rate. Applicants really believe they have a shot at EA when they don't.

It’s also not like the critique is unprompted. Their admissions process is basically: wealthy private school kids or low income Questbridge students (they take a very high amount).

[Anonymous]

They do take a big percentage of very bright low income kids with a full ride specially from Chicago public schools.
At the same time they like private school kids from boarding school or top prep schools from NYC of DC or Harvard west lake in LA
I don’t see anything wrong with their approach
If this format does not work for you do not consider Chicago, so many other great options are available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They do take a big percentage of very bright low income kids with a full ride specially from Chicago public schools.
At the same time they like private school kids from boarding school or top prep schools from NYC of DC or Harvard west lake in LA
I don’t see anything wrong with their approach
If this format does not work for you do not consider Chicago, so many other great options are available.

Honestly, it seems pretty reasonable as uchicago is very very unique and offers things like Honors Analysis, it’s crazy good Econ program, and a very intense HUM program and a general student culture of hard work being fulfilling that really isn’t matched by other places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ten years ago Psychology Today did a national survey of average IQ by university:

https://cdn2.psychologytoday.com/assets/attachments/56143/1339-us-colleges-ranked-average-student-brainpower.pdf

This admissions office must be pretty good at finding the kids they want?

This is interesting. Thank you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ten years ago Psychology Today did a national survey of average IQ by university:

https://cdn2.psychologytoday.com/assets/attachments/56143/1339-us-colleges-ranked-average-student-brainpower.pdf

This admissions office must be pretty good at finding the kids they want?

This is interesting. Thank you

A lot of surprises. Pomona has the largest average iq of WASP? Uchicago is really high, it’s impressive!

[Anonymous]

Uchicago is a tough admit and they’re looking for the brightest kids who can’t take the soul crushing work. It’s not a fun undergraduate experience if you aren’t in it for the grind. Reminiscent of MIT.

[Anonymous]

It is a hard school specially with quarter system.

[Anonymous]

They take kids w a 3.7 from our rigorous private. Only in early rounds. And seem to prefer full pay (often w a 10k merit scholarship to bring it down to 80k)