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Oh, damn. I must have missed the recent change in US News methodology that included “Connection to the current US president” as a ranking criteria. Could you please link me to that article? Thanks!</p>
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Why do you think most schools are on ED instead of EA? (Hint: it’s not because they’re being altruistic.) ED does wonders for a school’s yield, and as a result lowers acceptance rates. So, no, NU would not benefit from switching to EA - and even if they did, acceptance rate counts for a whopping 1.5% of the US News ranking criteria.</p>
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Indeed, Chicago’s students’ idea of fun is probably different from NU’s. Not everyone enjoys “traditional” college fun, like heavy drinking and partying. That’s why the two schools are so different and why even Chicago students wouldn’t say NU is for Chicago rejects; they attract wholly different types of students. It is foolish, however, to assume that NU is “preferred by many” because of its “traditional fun college experiences,” when, you know, some people are different from other people.</p>