Harvard ED vs UChicago ED

JBStillFlying
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:06:08 +0000

1NJParent:

ED yield isn’t a measure of how satisfied an admit is. S/he is derived of other choices. EA, even a single-choice EA, doesn’t derive applicants of other choices. Any comparison between the two is, frankly, bogus.

The objective measures are yield and retention rate. Both are similarly high for SCEA and top ED schools. As for being deprived of other choices, that cuts both ways. Someone applying SCEA is deprived of being able to send off other applications and expressing enthusiasm for other schools in that crucial early round. It’s definitely a disadvantage relative to unrestricted EA.

1NJParent:

On the total cost of attendance at UChicago, I don’t know where you got your numbers from, for someone whose kid is attending the school. According to this page, the CoA for UChicago is $80,277

Yes - COA of course includes books and personal, travel, etc. I didn’t use COA. For both schools, you’ll notice that I focused on Tuition, fees, and R&B as that cost is what Harvard publishes on its Harvard At A Glance page:
“The total 2020-2021 cost of attending Harvard College without financial aid is $49,653 for tuition and $72,391 for tuition, room, board, and fees combined.”
https://www.harvard.edu/about-harvard/harvard-glance#:~:text=The%20total%202020-2021%20cost,%2C%20board%2C%20and%20fees%20combined.

COA for Harvard is between $76k and $80k, as posted here (click on 2020-21):
How Aid Works You will notice that when you consider total COA, Harvard is at most a $4,000 savings.