<p>A lot of your post has to do with your particular school and isn’t necessarily universally true. Chicago admits may or may not have higher SAT socres or GPAs than admits for other top schools. More than most schools, I think, Chicago tries to look for a particular brand of student who truly wants to attend the University of Chicago in particular. If your school has a number of students applying to a large number of top schools, students will likely see it as difficult to get into because many of those students wouldn’t have communicated in their application why they would be a good fit at the school.</p>