University of Chicago ED rejection?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are posters on this thread who are determined not to believe UChicago admissions officers. Every year the AOs say at the admitted students' event what the acceptance rate is, at the ED1 welcome session. The last two years, ED1 has been 5% and this year even lower, around 4.2%. Just ask any amitted student who went to that event. Simple.

Bigger question is what percent of the class is admitted from ED0, ED1 and ED2. What percent of EA applicants get deferred and asked to apply to ED2.

Word is at least 90% of the class is admitted via some form of early decision. No idea re EA deferral.

+1. Yes. AT LEAST 90%, if not more. I have heard it is more. For the few hundred or so kids admitted RD, UChicago fares poorly in the cross admit battle with the schools it wants to say are its peers. I’m confident they yield protect in the RD round as well to boost their artificially high yield rate. It’s just hard to respect a school that engages its such tactics.

Counterpoint: I respect UChicago’s brilliant yield management. Don’t we all want our DC to love the school that loves them? Why shouldn’t the school love the students that love it?

[Anonymous]

When you believe that even the students accepted EA are lying to you... smh

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. Genuinely confused why UChicago is the subject of so much controversy on DCUM. DC didn’t apply for college, but attended one of UChicago’s fully funded (not pay-to-play) high school enrichment programs which had an 11% acceptance rate. Multiple ED0 applicants (and admits) from DC’s cohort because UChicago truly was their first choice college. At least one dorm mate received a full ride to boot.

I'll say this til the cows come home - many mistakenly regard UChicago as a backup... dare I even say... a safety... for their kids who they think have a decent shot at HYPSM+Ivy.
So when their kids ED or EDII and get rejected, then SUUUUUURRREEEELLLLY that rejection was because of misleading/shady/deceptive practices by the school. It stings harder than a rejection from HYPSM. How dare you UChicago reject my kid when you are a mere tier or two or three below what my kid really deserves?!



TL;DR- It's when you think you're punching down and then get denied. It's entitlement.

Not really, PP. Many of us parents remember the expectations to get into these schools.when we applied. It's not entitlement. Times have just changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. Genuinely confused why UChicago is the subject of so much controversy on DCUM. DC didn’t apply for college, but attended one of UChicago’s fully funded (not pay-to-play) high school enrichment programs which had an 11% acceptance rate. Multiple ED0 applicants (and admits) from DC’s cohort because UChicago truly was their first choice college. At least one dorm mate received a full ride to boot.

I'll say this til the cows come home - many mistakenly regard UChicago as a backup... dare I even say... a safety... for their kids who they think have a decent shot at HYPSM+Ivy.
So when their kids ED or EDII and get rejected, then SUUUUUURRREEEELLLLY that rejection was because of misleading/shady/deceptive practices by the school. It stings harder than a rejection from HYPSM. How dare you UChicago reject my kid when you are a mere tier or two or three below what my kid really deserves?!



TL;DR- It's when you think you're punching down and then get denied. It's entitlement.

Not really, PP. Many of us parents remember the expectations to get into these schools.when we applied. It's not entitlement. Times have just changed.

It is entitlement. Admission is not a given for anyone. The desired college is in the driver's seat.

And whatever was happening when you applied decades ago has absolutely no relevance here.

[Anonymous]

When a school you remember as a safety in the 80s or 90s turns into a reach... its almost as infuriating as an EX who becomes successful and happy and really good looking and out of your league. That is when the backstabbing gossip really starts!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are posters on this thread who are determined not to believe UChicago admissions officers. Every year the AOs say at the admitted students' event what the acceptance rate is, at the ED1 welcome session. The last two years, ED1 has been 5% and this year even lower, around 4.2%. Just ask any amitted student who went to that event. Simple.

Bigger question is what percent of the class is admitted from ED0, ED1 and ED2. What percent of EA applicants get deferred and asked to apply to ED2.

Word is at least 90% of the class is admitted via some form of early decision. No idea re EA deferral.

+1. Yes. AT LEAST 90%, if not more. I have heard it is more. For the few hundred or so kids admitted RD, UChicago fares poorly in the cross admit battle with the schools it wants to say are its peers. I’m confident they yield protect in the RD round as well to boost their artificially high yield rate. It’s just hard to respect a school that engages its such tactics.

“Word is” Whose Word? “I have heard” Sources?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are posters on this thread who are determined not to believe UChicago admissions officers. Every year the AOs say at the admitted students' event what the acceptance rate is, at the ED1 welcome session. The last two years, ED1 has been 5% and this year even lower, around 4.2%. Just ask any amitted student who went to that event. Simple.

Bigger question is what percent of the class is admitted from ED0, ED1 and ED2. What percent of EA applicants get deferred and asked to apply to ED2.

Word is at least 90% of the class is admitted via some form of early decision. No idea re EA deferral.

+1. Yes. AT LEAST 90%, if not more. I have heard it is more. For the few hundred or so kids admitted RD, UChicago fares poorly in the cross admit battle with the schools it wants to say are its peers. I’m confident they yield protect in the RD round as well to boost their artificially high yield rate. It’s just hard to respect a school that engages its such tactics.

“Word is” Whose Word? “I have heard” Sources?

As in "I heard they're fake and that she dances for dollars"

This is hater logic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are posters on this thread who are determined not to believe UChicago admissions officers. Every year the AOs say at the admitted students' event what the acceptance rate is, at the ED1 welcome session. The last two years, ED1 has been 5% and this year even lower, around 4.2%. Just ask any amitted student who went to that event. Simple.

Bigger question is what percent of the class is admitted from ED0, ED1 and ED2. What percent of EA applicants get deferred and asked to apply to ED2.

Word is at least 90% of the class is admitted via some form of early decision. No idea re EA deferral.

+1. Yes. AT LEAST 90%, if not more. I have heard it is more. For the few hundred or so kids admitted RD, UChicago fares poorly in the cross admit battle with the schools it wants to say are its peers. I’m confident they yield protect in the RD round as well to boost their artificially high yield rate. It’s just hard to respect a school that engages its such tactics.

“Word is” Whose Word? “I have heard” Sources?

Name another top 15 private that forces people to enroll if admitted off waitlist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are posters on this thread who are determined not to believe UChicago admissions officers. Every year the AOs say at the admitted students' event what the acceptance rate is, at the ED1 welcome session. The last two years, ED1 has been 5% and this year even lower, around 4.2%. Just ask any amitted student who went to that event. Simple.

Bigger question is what percent of the class is admitted from ED0, ED1 and ED2. What percent of EA applicants get deferred and asked to apply to ED2.

Word is at least 90% of the class is admitted via some form of early decision. No idea re EA deferral.

+1. Yes. AT LEAST 90%, if not more. I have heard it is more. For the few hundred or so kids admitted RD, UChicago fares poorly in the cross admit battle with the schools it wants to say are its peers. I’m confident they yield protect in the RD round as well to boost their artificially high yield rate. It’s just hard to respect a school that engages its such tactics.

“Word is” Whose Word? “I have heard” Sources?

Name another top 15 private that forces people to enroll if admitted off waitlist

Forcing? Who? How? Oh, that must be “The Word.”

[Anonymous]

DP, heard that many times too, don’t know if true. Supposedly they call college counselor or kid directly, forget which, and ask if they are 100% sure they’d attend if taken off waitlist. If they say yes, then offered a spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DP, heard that many times too, don’t know if true. Supposedly they call college counselor or kid directly, forget which, and ask if they are 100% sure they’d attend if taken off waitlist. If they say yes, then offered a spot.

Yes, a lot of conjecture on this forum. Either way, doesn’t sound like forcing…sounds like an opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DP, heard that many times too, don’t know if true. Supposedly they call college counselor or kid directly, forget which, and ask if they are 100% sure they’d attend if taken off waitlist. If they say yes, then offered a spot.

Yes, a lot of conjecture on this forum. Either way, doesn’t sound like forcing…sounds like an opportunity.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1chckza/uchicago_waitlist/

not a rumor at all. well documented. forced as in they won't admit you until you commit before acceptance. lolz.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DP, heard that many times too, don’t know if true. Supposedly they call college counselor or kid directly, forget which, and ask if they are 100% sure they’d attend if taken off waitlist. If they say yes, then offered a spot.

Yes, a lot of conjecture on this forum. Either way, doesn’t sound like forcing…sounds like an opportunity.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1chckza/uchicago_waitlist/

not a rumor at all. well documented. forced as in they won't admit you until you commit before acceptance. lolz.

that seems like the smart move. With a high number of people in the WL, why would they admit someone off the waitlist if they're not enrolling? They just move on to the next student to fill a spot.

It's extremely odd that people here think there is something sinister about yield management. I work at a school and the biggest problems arise from having numbers that are far off from predicted (whether high or low).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DP, heard that many times too, don’t know if true. Supposedly they call college counselor or kid directly, forget which, and ask if they are 100% sure they’d attend if taken off waitlist. If they say yes, then offered a spot.

Yes, a lot of conjecture on this forum. Either way, doesn’t sound like forcing…sounds like an opportunity.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1chckza/uchicago_waitlist/

not a rumor at all. well documented. forced as in they won't admit you until you commit before acceptance. lolz.

DP, Even if Reddit is ur sole source, I don’t see that as forcing someone to commit to a school they applied for. They can commit or decline. Similar thing happened to my kid at a different school and they had little to no time to decide. If it’s a school u really want then accept. If not, decline. Life is full of choices.
So there r schools that use this method that r not UChicago. Same way, going back to the OP’s question—there are ED rejections and EA and RD acceptances. But I am not going down that DCUM/UChicago rabbit hole where answers r not good enough and ppl rather rely on the almighty “word.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“ It's when you think you're punching down and then get denied. It's entitlement.”

I don't think that’s quite right, or at least it’s not right in my kid’s case. He finds lots to like about UChicago and doesn’t think it’s beneath him—he’d be honored to go and applied ED2. It’s just the he was deferred in the early round by Yale and it sucks that he can’t wait-and-see if he gets in to Yale. The lack of RD at UChicago is a major bummer for kids who genuinely like the place, would be happy there, but want a chance to know their options.

In other words: it’s possible to be very excited by UChicago and still think their approach to RD is a major bummer for applicants, even if entirely rational from UChicago’s perspective.

In a better world, they’d leave more room for hope in RD.

While this may suck in an individual case, it makes sense for the greater uchicago community. They don’t want to admit Yale rejects, but students who absolutely want to go to Uchicago, no strings attached.