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BU does this, too, and there are probably others.[/quote]

Cornell has been doing this for decades. I was offered a spot in the following year’s class back in 1990 and now they have a transfer option. [/quote]

I know at least 5 kids who were offered (and accepted) the Cornell transfer option. But somehow it's okay because it's Cornell?[/quote]

Yes, Cornell has had this program for many years.  What I don't get are all of the people saying it's a win-win because you save money.  I don't think kids these days - especially the ones headed to Cornell or UChicago - want to go to local community college classes for a year and save their parents money.  They would much prefer to live on campus as a freshman and have the whole college experience.  Not to mention, the one community college class I took was terrible - the instructor was not a good teacher and gave everyone Bs and Cs.[/quote]

sorry but cornell does not have ED 0 and will require test scores[/quote]

Just go on Reddit and see how many 1550+ kids were rejected by UChicago in ED1. UChicago has been test optional for a very long time (before covid). Still, the vast majority of kids submit SAT or ACT. [/quote]

that’s not a good thing. just require test scores like many actual top schools instead of gaming admissions[/quote]

Sorry, but what part do you not understand? Over 75 percent of kids submit SAT or ACT. The median SAT score is 1540. What more do you want? [/quote]

Go 100% test required without this test no harm BS.  End ED 0 and shady waitlist games.  It's not hard.  There's a reason why Chicago does not release any early or waitlist stats in their common data set unlike other actual top privates.

Chicago openly games admissions and yield.[/quote]

+1 I have a lot of respect for Chicago and its faculty but what they’re doing on admissions with their ED0,1,2 and now this provisional admit thing is sketchy.  Not everything is about yield and test scores.

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