Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 14:00     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
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Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.





UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)


I don't know much about UChicago, but I always thought that the high ranked schools that give non-need based merit aid are basically offering it to athletes as an incentive to come. True or no?


No athletic scholarships at UChicago. Very limited merit for very specific groups (primarily URM): https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/financial-support/scholarships


They are not giving athletic scholarships, they are giving merit aid - this happens broadly across D3 schools, it's not special to Chicago.


Should've included IYKYK. I worked in the business office @ a SLAC when in college with a lot of cross work in the financial aid, hence, my IYKYK.

So they are giving out extra merit aid to athletes?


Where did you get that in what I posted?
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 13:39     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
Anonymous wrote:How to find reddit thread?
https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/15ie9pk/university_of_chicago_early_megathread/
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 13:35     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
Anonymous wrote:It also requires caddies to show financial need


You mean if I underpay my caddie then I'll get a discount on tuition?
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 13:34     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.





UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)


I don't know much about UChicago, but I always thought that the high ranked schools that give non-need based merit aid are basically offering it to athletes as an incentive to come. True or no?


No athletic scholarships at UChicago. Very limited merit for very specific groups (primarily URM): https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/financial-support/scholarships


Hispanic, teachers, police, rural, local Chicago, and a bunch of gen pop scholarships also
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 13:29     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
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Anonymous wrote:Check out the College Confidential ED/EA thread for Chicago this fall. There’s a lot of info/stats etc. I don’t think anyone on there was accepted EA, it’s tough.


the reddit thread is a lot more active (by a factor of 10x) and has lots of EA and ED acceptances.


Does the reddit thread have stats for those accepted? Wondering if DC is even close.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 13:28     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
How to find reddit thread?
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 13:27     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
EA and RD is very difficult.
last year they accepted 1800 kids out of almost 40000 applicants
the rumor is half ED and the other other half RD and EA and WL.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 13:27     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
Anonymous wrote:Check out the College Confidential ED/EA thread for Chicago this fall. There’s a lot of info/stats etc. I don’t think anyone on there was accepted EA, it’s tough.


the reddit thread is a lot more active (by a factor of 10x) and has lots of EA and ED acceptances.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 13:17     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
It also requires caddies to show financial need
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 13:17     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
Check out the College Confidential ED/EA thread for Chicago this fall. There’s a lot of info/stats etc. I don’t think anyone on there was accepted EA, it’s tough.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 13:14     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
the Evans scholarship is not unique to chicago. I think you can use it anywhere
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 12:18     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.





UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)


I don't know much about UChicago, but I always thought that the high ranked schools that give non-need based merit aid are basically offering it to athletes as an incentive to come. True or no?


No athletic scholarships at UChicago. Very limited merit for very specific groups (primarily URM): https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/financial-support/scholarships


They are not giving athletic scholarships, they are giving merit aid - this happens broadly across D3 schools, it's not special to Chicago.


Should've included IYKYK. I worked in the business office @ a SLAC when in college with a lot of cross work in the financial aid, hence, my IYKYK.

So they are giving out extra merit aid to athletes?
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 12:15     Subject: Re:U Chicago admissions strategy
Anonymous wrote:From the website: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/financial-support/scholarships

Evans Scholarship: The Evans Scholars Program awards full housing and tuition college scholarships to deserving caddies.

Is that a typo?

Regarding "no athletic scholarships," I'm wondering if "merit aid" is sometimes thrown at athletes in lieu of a straight up athletic scholarship -- not specifically at U of Chicago, but also at places like Oberlin, etc. (I have no idea, just wondering out loud.)


It is a big golf association. Some people grow up playing golf. Some don't.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 12:13     Subject: U Chicago admissions strategy
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Can I get some clarity about UChicago? Have a current junior who is interested.

I know they really care about taking kids early and RD is basically out.

Since we're hoping to chase merit a little, we'd love to do EA but does anyone know if this makes chances of admissions much much harder. Are there stats for this. A lot of bias out there from parents how say "deferred EA - would have likely gotten in if we did ED", but looking at A2C, kids are getting in both ED and EA. Looks like all deferred kids are asked/pushed to do ED2.





UChicago does not have much merit aid. According to their CDS, 16% of freshmen received non-need based merit aid averaging $14,000 (a drop in the bucket with a $85K+ price tag)


I don't know much about UChicago, but I always thought that the high ranked schools that give non-need based merit aid are basically offering it to athletes as an incentive to come. True or no?


No athletic scholarships at UChicago. Very limited merit for very specific groups (primarily URM): https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/financial-support/scholarships


Of the twelve listed in your link only one is for URM (Hispanic). I wouldn't call that 8% "primarily"
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2023 12:13     Subject: Re:U Chicago admissions strategy
From the website: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/financial-support/scholarships

Evans Scholarship: The Evans Scholars Program awards full housing and tuition college scholarships to deserving caddies.

Is that a typo?

Regarding "no athletic scholarships," I'm wondering if "merit aid" is sometimes thrown at athletes in lieu of a straight up athletic scholarship -- not specifically at U of Chicago, but also at places like Oberlin, etc. (I have no idea, just wondering out loud.)