<p>I don’t think so.
University of Chicago does not admit based on numbers, such as other big universities do. So just because someone aced the SATs does not necessarily mean they are UChicago material. I think University of Chicago is a unique sort of school, in that no one applies who really does not want to go there. People aren’t going to apply to a school like UChicago unless they want to go, think about it, if you were just so-so about going there, would you really want to waste your time on a whole different application and three essays? It doesn’t have the same name recognition as the ivies, and so only people who have researched UChi thoroughly are probably going to apply. Since EA is nonbinding, I don’t think the admissions committee will weigh the two applicant pools that much differently.</p>