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<p>Please … why not address the words that were actually written and created the reactions? Seriously! </p>
<p>Oh well – the same ol’</p>
<p>I really do mean not to rise to the bait whenever people discuss whether Chicago actually has any kind of special intellectual character. To be clear, I think it does (although it’s a difference in degree, not kind, from other elite research universities, and intellectual character isn’t the be-all and end-all).</p>
<p>Anyway, I invite you to read this CC post, and tell me that it would seem normal in any other college’s forum here. For Chicago, it’s completely normal; this is what students think like: <a href=“How would a strong math, weaker humanities student fare at Chicago? - #4 by phuriku - University of Chicago - College Confidential Forums”>How would a strong math, weaker humanities student fare at Chicago? - #4 by phuriku - University of Chicago - College Confidential Forums;
<p>I don’t see what’s so threatening about the U Chicago quirky-intellectual positioning, it probably would have appealed to me as a nerdy hs student – and it’s probably a good thing I chose a school with a more “typical,” mainstream vibe because that was better for me in the long run. Within the realm of top notch schools, some prefer quirky, some prefer mainstream, some prefer Scav Hunt types of activities, some prefer fraternities and dance marathons and football games. It’s grand that we have so many choices, isn’t it?</p>
<p>^^@Pizzagirl - that "ANY time . . . " I think a lot of valid points were made about THIS time and if the horse is not dead, we should stick to the comments on this thread.</p>
<p>thanks to xiggi for starting this thread.
I appreciate how a number of schools straight-up post their ED stats.
My problem is that while schools taut the numbers of students of color, (or the percentage), the same schools will also give the percentage of students admitted who were first generation, and then those who were requiring financial aid. These figures confuse as the Lanino, for example, who happens to be first generation and also applies for financial aid could fit in all three categories. Is that Latino counted 3 times?
In addition, it’s rare to see a school come forth with its percent of legacy admits in the ED round–although often this figure is around 15% of the ED group. The school’s percentage of sports’ admits in the ED round do not appear on their press releases either. So while we have some info, it’s tough to see how many spaces are actually available, even if you know what percent of the class will be invited ED.</p>