<p>Re test scores:</p>
<p>This great line from a Yale admissions person, which I’m fairly certain applies to Chicago, too:</p>
<p>“People are always asking how much attention we pay to test scores. The most honest answer I can give is: Less than you think we do, and more than we say we do.”</p>
<p>If you look at the scattergrams from various high schools, Chicago rejects very few applicants with ultrahigh test scores. That’s not a sign of not paying attention to test scores. It may accept a decent number of people with lower test scores, too, but that doesn’t mean the admissions staff doesn’t pay attention to the scores.</p>