Could chicago take high intellectual ability over high stats?

Colleges & Universities University of Chicago
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<p>I was only speculating. Obviously there are extreme, which I assumed was implied. However, essays here definitely matter more than any college.</p>

<p>@StandfordCS - maybe not, BUT, i can tell you that a mediocre student (the one neltharion talks about in the last paragraph of his last post. mediocre ACT, no EC, no awards, no sports, and no hooks according to him) got in, while an excellent student I saw on the on accepted thread (I dont remember his name. There are alot of ppl on this thread. He had something like ranked 1/400, 4.0gpa, bunch of APs, in national competitions, had awards, high SATs that were over 2100, and lots of EC) got rejected. Thats not the same as your extreme, but its similar. </p>

<p>@Wheatbread: It says something LIKE that, not exactly. I guess in retrospect I am dramatizing it a lot(due to my idealistic hopefulness that I can get in), so forgive me for that. Anyway, here is the quote on which I “based” that on: If you are a modern high school student, you are probably already overworked and over-scheduled—you don’t need any extra pressure from us. At the University of Chicago, we don’t look for particular kinds of activities in high school, because we don’t assume that you will keep doing the same kinds of things in college. </p>

<p>good luck</p>

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<p>Thanks for the posts</p>

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<p>When they’re reviewing your file, they aren’t only thinking about YOU, but the class they were going to craft. I’d say you have a chance if you fit in with what they want, but like everyone said, you get in, you get in. You don’t, you don’t. There’s no inherent logic in it so I’m not sure why you posted this thread.</p>