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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Visiting with U of Chicago with my niece yesterday, met at least 100 kids that were accepted but not committed and most likely choosing other schools.(My niece has commited).  It was very surprising.  I even met a kid who was going to decline U of C to attend U of Richmond.  I also met a very impressive kid from Herndon who attends South Lakes HS.  Went on and on about how great the IB program there is-was also accepted at three U of CA schools and other top 10 schools. But said  most likely going to attend UVA.

This is my first time visiting the campus and it is really beautiful.  We had a wonderful tour guide and the school really went all out during the visit.  My niece loves it. [/quote]

Homely and unhappy kids...cold weather...tiny bubble surrounded by literal Third World crime and poverty...few in your family have heard of it...slaughtered GPA...not fun. Of course their yield sucks, which is why they rely on ED scams.[/quote]

LOL

Or you mean absolutely excellent, and unusually rigorous, academic training in a wealth of disciplines, many of which most universities don't put many resources into. Unique focus on multi-disciplinary work, which allows students to do innovative projects many universities wouldn't allow. The ability to craft your own major on a level most universities won't entertain. A relatively small cadre of undergrads, relative to grad students, which encourages professors to treat high performing undergrads almost like grad students.

Oh, and while Hyde Park is surrounded by dodgy parts of the city, the neighborhood itself is charming. I still miss the plethora of coffee shops and independent bookstores, the awesome record store I used to go to, and a totally delicious Mediterranean restaurant.

- Someone who went to UChicago for grad school, and whose sister went there for undergrad. [/quote]

I think you are missing the point.  Somehow you can get a feel for a Chicago alum or a parent in this threa as ultra competitive, driven, and unwilling or unable to face the truth. No one is dumping on Chicago. It's a fine school. But their stats are skewed, and do not provide a full picture of the reality behind the numbers. This kind of public service announcement might encourage HS seniors not to fall for Chicago's PR method which consists of inundating HS students' mailboxes with its unrealistic pitch that in order to win the Chicago admissions lottery, they need to play the game. [/quote]

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