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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UChicago is trying to become a peer to the Ivies. In academic circles it has been one for generations, but they want to be seen that way by the social elites.

I have no clue why this site hates on UChicago so much. People complain that elite colleges disadvantage kids from competitive high schools, but they also trash UChicago for admitting large numbers of private school kids that aren't top of class. [/quote]

Miserable middle class strivers rage at things they (and their children) can’t get access to and can’t afford. Same reason the private school forum here is full of seething public school parents. Same reason the real estate forum is full of seething proles who live in shacks and townhomes mocking so-called McMansions they can’t afford. See also country club discourse.[/quote]

These are the comments I don’t understand. If someone questions any aspect of UChicago, they are denigrated as having academically unqualified kids or being too poor to gain admission - and therefore beneath commenting. (In our situation - neither is true. DC didn’t like UChicago and never applied, but was admitted to an equally prestigious school without aid or a hook).

Why is trashing middle class, public school kids the stock response? And do current UChicago kids share their parents’ classist attitude? None of the UChicago grads we know speak like this. It’s ugly and a terrible reflection on the school.
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DP. That's not a UChicago parent. There is some truth to their point, but it's said very harshly.[/quote]

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