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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you think ED to Chicago is so much easier than ED to Penn?

Seems comparable to me.[/quote]

Because Chicago admits the bulk of its class ED and Penn doesn’t.[/quote]
Penn's ED rate is 14.8%. I haven't seen the latest leaked ED stats from UChicago, though a few years ago it was something like 18%, so mid-teens seems likely, around the same as Penn.

In my opinion, the main difference would be that UChicago is looking for a certain type of applicant and the Uncommon Essay is very, very important. Either he is or isn't that type of applicant.[/quote]

OP - yes that is the difference. Penn (and the other Ivies) are only going to take the hooked kids in the ED round. We've seen this play out at his school every year. Ivy ED is athletes, Questbridge, URM and a handful of kids with crazy hooks. DS knows 3 kids with INCREDIBLE stats AND fantastic ECs who were deferred from Ivies ED, and got into either the same Ivies or other ones RD. Chicago, on the other hand, will take the "right" kids in the ED round. It seems to be much more about fit.[/quote]

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