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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the main difference is the type of applicant UChicago gets from magnets and Exeter/Andover. The top kids at Exeter and Andover are rarely applying ED1 to UChicago (a few athletes: https://weareexeter.com/sports/2024/8/6/big-red-at-the-next-level.aspx ). 
Other NE prep schools do use UChicago like the Big 3 here do with ED2 after not getting the REA or ED1 results a kid wants. [/quote]

OP of the "levels" post. Agree that the top 10% at prep/magnet schools don't apply to Chicago. At our school the typical Chicago applicant is a high achieving kid with a "flaw" or absolutely no hook (basic ECs like sports, band, etc). The reality is those kids would be extremely unlikely to get into a T10 so Chicago is a great option.[/quote]

Your post is wrong on so many points. 
And by the way, neither sports nor music are “basic” ECs. My bff’s DC just got into MIT with one of those ECs. Not exceptional at it, and not recruited for it, but good and dedicated, and also a strong student. [/quote]

Those are indeed basic ECs, the very definition of basic. 
ECs are not basic when they are highly selective or unique in some way, which in turn differentiates one kid from another. [/quote]

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