Honest question. Comparing two T10 schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please do not bash.

I was looking up CDS today because saw posts saying all T10 schools are 40%+ Asian.
While it's probably true for Hopkins, I found out that Chicago takes 20% Asian.
Why does Chicago have a much lower percentage of Asian students than Hopkins?
Anyone know why? Does that mean Asian applicants have an advantage at Hopkins compared to Chicago?
TIA

The “easiest” top 10 -or even top 25 admit - is an ED application to Chicago.

My DS was rejected ED to Chicago and was accepted by Columbia and Brown in RD. His friend was also rejected ED to Chicago and ended up at Rice. They both went to extremely respected privates.

There's no need to spread this lie. This is n=2 obviously, but you don't have a clue what you're talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please do not bash.

I was looking up CDS today because saw posts saying all T10 schools are 40%+ Asian.
While it's probably true for Hopkins, I found out that Chicago takes 20% Asian.
Why does Chicago have a much lower percentage of Asian students than Hopkins?
Anyone know why? Does that mean Asian applicants have an advantage at Hopkins compared to Chicago?
TIA

JHU was only 25% Asians in 2023 but jumped dramatically to 45% in 2025. Harvard for the past three years was 30%, 37%, and 41%, also exhibiting significant increase. The timing appears to align with the magnitude of funding/other threats the current administration imposed on elite colleges. No colleges want to remain in the crosshair, but the extent to which they are willing to compromise seems to vary quite a bit. Like you said, certain schools seem capable of maintaining the status quo -- UChicago at 21%, Northwestern at 26%, and Duke at 25%, with the latter two having good-to-great engineering programs. Not sure how they managed that.

Where did you get these numbers? USNEWS has Harvard at 24% Asian.

The 30%, 37%, and 41% Asians among Harvard's 2023, 2024, and 2025 freshman classes came from Harvard Magazine (https://www.harvardmagazine.com/university-news/harvard-admissions-class-2029-admissions-data-ethnicity).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please do not bash.

I was looking up CDS today because saw posts saying all T10 schools are 40%+ Asian.
While it's probably true for Hopkins, I found out that Chicago takes 20% Asian.
Why does Chicago have a much lower percentage of Asian students than Hopkins?
Anyone know why? Does that mean Asian applicants have an advantage at Hopkins compared to Chicago?
TIA

OP, you can look up the demographics for each school here, under “enrollment”. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=University+of+Chicago&s=all&id=144050#enrolmt
Keep in mind that “international” is not counted (and is primarily Asian at both schools). The multi-race and, especially, unreported categories also skew Asian.

There are more Asians at JHU but the difference is not as large as you think. The difference can be attributed to more pre-med at Hopkins, a greater percentage of students receiving financial aid at Hopkins, and Chicago taking about 80% of its class in their numerous ED rounds (and their related love for private school kids).

The “easiest” top 10 -or even top 25 admit - is an ED application to Chicago.

Nope, not even close. It's Cornell for ED. WashU ED and Michigan EA/ED are also significantly easier.

After seeing data from different private schools, UChicago will not take anyone with a low GPA and a test score under 1500. Cornell, WashU, Michigan, however, will, and they take these kids often. You see in these schools' ED: 3.6/33 accepted, 3.7 1450 accepted, 3.6 1420 accepted, etc and they werent legacy either. UChicago draws a harsh academic line.

Your post reeks of bitterness and jealousy. Seek help

No. Actually, you sound like the disturbed personality if you feel a need to write something like that. Perhaps you should seek help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is not a T10 though.

+1

Every thread has to detail thanks to the UChicago haters

They type out the hate comments all the way from their 1990's condo in Frederick, MD.

Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please do not bash.

I was looking up CDS today because saw posts saying all T10 schools are 40%+ Asian.
While it's probably true for Hopkins, I found out that Chicago takes 20% Asian.
Why does Chicago have a much lower percentage of Asian students than Hopkins?
Anyone know why? Does that mean Asian applicants have an advantage at Hopkins compared to Chicago?
TIA

The “easiest” top 10 -or even top 25 admit - is an ED application to Chicago.

My DS was rejected ED to Chicago and was accepted by Columbia and Brown in RD. His friend was also rejected ED to Chicago and ended up at Rice. They both went to extremely respected privates.

There's no need to spread this lie. This is n=2 obviously, but you don't have a clue what you're talking about.

It is no lie. Chicago ED is the “easiest” admit in the top 25. Your “extremely respected” private was not being honest with you (or, more likely, you were not listening to them). Tell me, how many acceptances to Chicago ED did your respected private have? You have your naviance data. Many of us have shared ours…there is probably an explanation (your DS applying ED2 after ED1 acceptances, for example, from your school.

Even if there is not explanation, I know this is tough for you, but your n=2 means nothing. Any top 25 (if not living in-state) is a tough admit. Notice how “easiest” was in quotation marks? That means sometimes you get into some schools and not others. Duh.

[Anonymous]

No, Hopkins probably gets more Asian applicants. (Some are very into status, and many go into science . Probably fewer Asians in the Midwest too)

Both will be extremely competitive. Your kid should pick, not you, based upon fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, Hopkins probably gets more Asian applicants. (Some are very into status, and many go into science . Probably fewer Asians in the Midwest too)

Both will be extremely competitive. Your kid should pick, not you, based upon fit.

Or, better yet, don’t pick based on US News Top 10 ratings. Fit should be driving this, and, as you can see from this thread, these rankings aren’t taken at face value anyhow.

You do, however, need to play the admissions game odds. For “normal” high stats kids from metro areas, for instance, an SCEA application is almost always a mistake….and an ED to Chicago (if you actually want to go there) typically isn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a first year at Harvard. The class of 2029 is 41% Asian

Is this Asian American only? If you add international students, isn't it closer to 50%+ and the majority on campus now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Toured CM and it seemed all Asian, most top schools seem to be heavily Asian, and I don't think it's a bad thing, please take a page from their book...they value education, big surprise.

What’s CM? CMU?

On a recent episode of the Netflix Korean dating show “Singles Inferno”, one contestant was revealed to have attended CMU. The other contestant that she was on a date with (who happens to be a UC Berkeley CS/Math grad, now quant trader) was very impressed, and the show’s hosts noted that while CMU is not well known in Korea, it has a very good reputation in the US.

Omg why would you ambush me with this when I’m on episode 5? We need a thread about this season.

[Anonymous]

Asian is too broad of a category and different countries mean different areas when they say “Asian”

I wish schools would report on % Middle Eastern vs East vs South and vs South East Asian or at least South vs East

[Anonymous]

Asian is ~30% at Uchicago once internationals are included

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yale is 18% and Brown is something like 21-30% Asian. Its just variations in the demographics the schools attract. JHU is renowned for STEM, which a lot of Asian Americans pursue. The schools I mentioned above + Chicago are known for humanities and social sciences, which less Asians pursue.

Had you attended a school with competent humanities, you would have known that it is "fewer" Asians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yale is 18% and Brown is something like 21-30% Asian. Its just variations in the demographics the schools attract. JHU is renowned for STEM, which a lot of Asian Americans pursue. The schools I mentioned above + Chicago are known for humanities and social sciences, which less Asians pursue.

Had you attended a school with competent humanities, you would have known that it is "fewer" Asians.

NP. That ain’t how people talk, yo, had you ever had a linguistics class. But if you read the paragraph the reference is to percentage, which is a proportion — not an absolute number. People write here in shorthand: “which less [of a proportion of] Asians pursue.” Never knew a grammar Nazi who was anything better than a mediocre writer: you don’t need to signal that to us; we already know.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t Chicago T6 according to US News?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t Chicago T6 according to US News?

It should be the Chicago 7.