<p>On another note, it seems as if Chicago now receives tons of early applications (close to 9000 this year) but comparatively fewer RD apps.</p>
<p>This year, with total apps at Chicago supposedly “above 25,000,” and about 9000 apps being early, it’s doubtful that UChicago received much more than around 17-18,000 RD applications. </p>
<p>In contrast to this, Duke, Stanford, etc. now regularly receive 25,000+ in RD apps alone. I’m unclear why these schools probably receive 8,000-9,000 more RD applications than UChicago, especially since UChicago receives so many early apps.</p>
<p>Along with searching for reasons for this, the admissions office probably needs to focus on pushing up the number of RD applications. Sooner rather than later, to have a comparable applicant pool to its tippy-top peers (i.e. Stanford), Chicago’s total number of applications will need to push 30,000. </p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>