Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago has EDO to continue to improve its yield numbers and to maximize full-freight students. Chicago is in debt to the tune of $6B as reported in mid 2025.

Without ED0-ED3 (deferral) practice to hold the yield rate, without TO inflated stats, would UC be able to hold on to T20? I doubt it.

The median SAT/ACT scores are 1540/35. Although it’s test optional, over 75 percent submit test scores. That’s in line, if not better, than most Top10 schools.
Maybe that answers your question.

Having 25% of the student body not submitting scores is not something one should be particularly proud of.
But I see that the standard you hold is low.

Without inflated yield rate and inflated stats, UC is at the same level as UVA.

Anonymous wrote:taking a few hundred kids out of the pool is good for everyone

Yes! Exactly!

taking a few hundred kids out of the pool is good for everyone

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any ED0 acceptances test optional?

Not here, very high scores

What do you consider "very high scores"?

35+, I think perfect scores in opposite interest of kid, so 36 in R or E for a STEM student or 36 S or M for humanities. Seen this in a friend's child last year too and got into Ivy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago has EDO to continue to improve its yield numbers and to maximize full-freight students. Chicago is in debt to the tune of $6B as reported in mid 2025.

Without ED0-ED3 (deferral) practice to hold the yield rate, without TO inflated stats, would UC be able to hold on to T20? I doubt it.

The median SAT/ACT scores are 1540/35. Although it’s test optional, over 75 percent submit test scores. That’s in line, if not better, than most Top10 schools.
Maybe that answers your question.

U Chicago attracts & enrolls hard-working, brilliant students. Needs ED options due to the location in Chicago plus U Chicago is competing with east coast Ivy League schools.

Also because the school is in financial free fall. Let's not kid ourselves.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago has EDO to continue to improve its yield numbers and to maximize full-freight students. Chicago is in debt to the tune of $6B as reported in mid 2025.

One of DD’s friends got in ED0 and received a great financial aid package last year.

isn't this the first year for ED0?

No, it’s the second year when it’s been announced. Unofficially, it existed even before for the enrichment program kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago has EDO to continue to improve its yield numbers and to maximize full-freight students. Chicago is in debt to the tune of $6B as reported in mid 2025.

Without ED0-ED3 (deferral) practice to hold the yield rate, without TO inflated stats, would UC be able to hold on to T20? I doubt it.

The median SAT/ACT scores are 1540/35. Although it’s test optional, over 75 percent submit test scores. That’s in line, if not better, than most Top10 schools.
Maybe that answers your question.

U Chicago attracts & enrolls hard-working, brilliant students. Needs ED options due to the location in Chicago plus U Chicago is competing with east coast Ivy League schools.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago has EDO to continue to improve its yield numbers and to maximize full-freight students. Chicago is in debt to the tune of $6B as reported in mid 2025.

One of DD’s friends got in ED0 and received a great financial aid package last year.

isn't this the first year for ED0?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago has EDO to continue to improve its yield numbers and to maximize full-freight students. Chicago is in debt to the tune of $6B as reported in mid 2025.

Without ED0-ED3 (deferral) practice to hold the yield rate, without TO inflated stats, would UC be able to hold on to T20? I doubt it.

The median SAT/ACT scores are 1540/35. Although it’s test optional, over 75 percent submit test scores. That’s in line, if not better, than most Top10 schools.
Maybe that answers your question.

Anonymous wrote:Chicago has EDO to continue to improve its yield numbers and to maximize full-freight students. Chicago is in debt to the tune of $6B as reported in mid 2025.

Without ED0-ED3 (deferral) practice to hold the yield rate, without TO inflated stats, would UC be able to hold on to T20? I doubt it.

Anonymous wrote:Chicago has EDO to continue to improve its yield numbers and to maximize full-freight students. Chicago is in debt to the tune of $6B as reported in mid 2025.

One of DD’s friends got in ED0 and received a great financial aid package last year.

Anonymous wrote:I think I could imagine

Maybe, but probably not. Regardless, those who criticize summer programs are not as knowledgeable as they pretend to be.

Some schools do lease their facilities to third parties for summer programs and these type of programs would not offer the same type of possible benefits.

Chicago has EDO to continue to improve its yield numbers and to maximize full-freight students. Chicago is in debt to the tune of $6B as reported in mid 2025.

I think I could imagine

Anonymous wrote:If more and more colleges adopt this predatory practice, kids will choose summer programs over more meaningful summer opportunities such as internship, research, pt jobs, and passion projects. Truly a shitshow.

You are wrong. On-campus summer programs offer fabulous learning options, tend to be very social, and allow students to familiarize themselves with a particular campus while building relationships with school professors/instructors & administrators.

Typically, rising juniors and rising senior high school students can attend two summer sessions per summer at different (or at the same) colleges or universities. Paid huge, nearly unimaginable, dividends for ours.

Summer sessions are an opportunity.