<p>@Phuriku: Hey, watch it with your assumption that “Chicago [had] … a relatively unsuccessful College (as we’ve seen in the past).” If your metrics are solely admissions selectivity based on the numbers of admits and rejects, perhaps. But you should know that that is a very narrow way to assess success and failure in an institution that had (and has) the goal of helping its students get a broad and deep liberal arts education. The College did a damned good job of teaching me and my fellow classmates (now alums) back when the admissions rate was sky high. And, kiddo, I would hazard to say that we were just as smart, inquisitive, creative, and dedicated as today’s U of C students.</p>