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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like this is the general consensus of the thread:

Those who are hyper-obsessed with rankings & prestige over academics & post-grad outcomes tend to think lower of UChicago because they attract the majority of their students from the ED pool (which, in their minds, [u]must[/u] make the school an undeserving T10).

Those who know about academics, job placement, and support their children no matter what college they fall in love with think UChicago is an excellent school that equips students with the skills they need to do extremely well in their future.

Signed, a concerned UChicago student from the DC area.[/quote]
While you were on the phone, why did you ED?
OP’s premise is that those in her milieu apply precisely because they are obsessed with rankings and it is the best way (easiest) to attend a T6 school. 
How are you different? Would you have gone if it was ranked 20?[/quote]

I ED'd because I visited the school and loved it. I'm studying Economics (popular choice), and I knew that ED would actually give me some boost. If it was ranked 20, I probably would have explored my other top ED choices more, but I applied when it was ranked #13 or so. I don't think anyone I've met here applied ED just because its supposedly the 'easiest' top 10 school to be admitted to. That sentiment seems like something manufactured by this forum.[/quote]
I appreciate your honesty. But if you cared enough about rankings such that 7 notches might (probably?) have changed your ED decision, what gives you such confidence that Chicago’s increase in rankings by 7 has not changed many others’ decision? [/quote]

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