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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t stand to look at another thread full of BS on my kid’s school, but I’m posting to say that my kid is having a fantastic experience, and almost nothing I’ve seen here in the many, many threads on UChicago accurately represents what the school is actually like. (The exception: the neighborhoods surrounding Hyde Park are rough, and most kids avoid them. And no, my kid doesn’t feel less safe in Hyde Park than near say, Logan Circle, U St., or H St. here. If your kid isn’t comfortable in those neighborhoods, then he or she can apply elsewhere!)

Here’s what she has experienced: Fantastic and small core classes with tons of required reading and writing. (My kid loves it! If yours doesn’t, there are many other schools!) Engaging professors. Insanely smart and motivated classmates. Excellent academic advising and career advising. Nice dorms and dining halls. Beautiful campus. Lovely libraries. Very challenging academic standards. Cold weather.

I don’t care what type of admissions her classmates used. I don’t care how many pieces of mail you all have received. (Or why so many complainers are checking their kid’s email, which is so bizarre.) And I frankly don’t care what percentage of whatever form of applicants got in, and I think it’s bizarre that so many people (or a few obsessives?) do.

Hope your kids who might like the vibe at UChicago visit and/or apply. [/quote]

Thank you for posting! Our junior DC is so excited to apply to UChicago, more than his ivy legacy. [/quote]

Same for my Ivy legacy HS jr - Chicago is her top choice. It’s not an unusual choice. We are in NYC and I see Chicago as comparable to Penn and Columbia - intense and prestigious city schools. But a lot of city kids don’t want to stay here for college. 
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that makes sense about NYC kids. I've wondered why there seems to be so many kids from NYC at UChicago.[/quote]

We are also in NYC, and Chicago is considered a safe bet for kids who cannot get into Penn of Columbia. The high acceptance rate in ED at NYC privates is what makes it enticing. Usually the top students don't apply ED there. Everyone knows that Chicago prefers private school kids who are above average but not the best.[/quote]

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