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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is everyone just assuming Chicago? No where does op imply they like it better than the other programs[/quote]

Because UChicago has the best Econ program, and ED there provides an actual advantage (as opposed to [b]ED at Williams and Bowdoin, which is mostly for athletes)[/b].

For our (private, DMV) school, Middlebury ED is also reliable, but the students who go there are a notch lower than Chicago, both in terms of GPA and test scores).

Among the LACs mentioned, Williams has the best Econ department. But as mentioned already, ED is a non-starter for most unhooked students. [/quote]

How do you all seem to know this!?!? Ugh. I have an unhooked humanities boy coming up and would have blithely thought that ED at any school would confer an advantage. Anyone want to tell the rest of us where ED counts? Thanks- [/quote]

You need to look at the acceptance history on Naviance. I posted above unhooked DC got into Amherst ED. Naviance showed every year 1-2 students accepted to Amherst and Williams, 0-1 to Swarthmore, and 0-1 to Pomona. I couldn't be sure they were unhooked, but most in DC's cohort are and the acceptances were steady over the 6 year period listed. I saw 13 people in his class were applying to Amherst (the most popular application and his favorite), and thought he should try ED in an effort to stand out among them. As far as we know, no other kids were applying ED. He got in. Tippy top stats, and a demonstrably good fit for an open curriculum, but no other hooks.[/quote]

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