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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No -- demonstrated interest isn't a big deal for Chicago (even the interview is optional and they don't track campus visits).  But they are looking for well-prepared full pay students who are used to successfully managing a grueling academic workload.  [/quote]

Not true -- demonstrated interest is very big for Chicago.  Head of Admissions visited last year and confirmed this in meetings with area faculty who are "repeat recommenders."[/quote]

Then what Chicago means by demonstrated interest (or how they measure it) isn't what other schools mean by demonstrated interest.  It's not interviews or visits or attendance at info sessions and, like MIT, Chicago has had non-restrictive EA.  Fit -- in the sense of knowing what you're getting into and being down with the program -- certainly matters (and appears to be assessed through Uncommon Essays and teacher recs).  So do demonstrations of continued interest from applicants who are waitlisted or deferred. I think a couple of the StA admittees got in off the waitlist (pre-May1) this year.

ED1and ED2 are being added as options next year, so that'll change the equation in some ways.[/quote]

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