Chicago = best school in the Midwest

unalove
Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:45:54 +0000

What I think phuriku is trying to say is that Chicago appeals to a narrower slice of students, and while these students may be similar in number chomping skills/standardized test-taking abilities/ intellectual horsepower/ whatever we argue the SAT score measures, it still doesn’t account for the fact that the reasons that Chicago appeals to students differently from the ways that Northwestern, Michigan, and Notre Dame appeal to students. Chicago is much less sought-after among top-performing high school students than any of the other schools that were mentioned. That doesn’t make Chicago a lesser school; it just makes it not the most selective school.

Again, remember I have been arguing that neither Chicago nor any other school can be called the best school in the midwest.