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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread reads like a paid infomercial program. [/quote]

Positivity bothers you. Classic DCUM. [/quote]
it's not even positivity -- it's just facts. Northwestern and U of Chicago have always been top tier, sought after schools that attract high achieving students (albeit generally different in vibe). [/quote]

They are great schools. You wish the administrators at U Chicago were as confident, they are not. So much so they have to adopt ED to lock students, then still not enough, and have to device an ED II to lock more rejects by other top schools. High schoolers were bombarded by Chicago's flyers every couple of weeks throughout the year to invite them to apply. This is the only school doing this much ad aside from U of Pheonix. If not for that we already know it is a legitimate school we would think this is some scam. Why so? How about some confidence.
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It's not so much about their lack of confidence but the recognition of the reality that without two rounds of ED many of the admitted will go elsewhere. In 2005 the admission rate was 40.3%. The yield was about 40%. They changed to use common app in 2009. The 'new' dean of admission was hired in 2010 resulting some of the aggressive marketing changes you see today. In 2021, many top schools saw huge increases -- in the range of 40 - 60% -- in the number of applicants for the ED/EA round . UChicago only saw 7% increase in the early round. UChicago is still not as desired as some other top schools. The administrators are also not as confident as other schools' that they refuse to publish their numbers to Common Data Set. The two EDs will need to stay.[/quote]

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