<p>Such negativity! I agree (in my extremely un-official opinion :)) in that I think Chicago would rather see a student challenge himself and struggle slightly than a student who plays it safe and is unchallenged and bored. After all, Chicago prospectives are expecting a hard challenge for the next four years. Slightly more than 20% of U Chicago’s admits are not in the top 10% of their high school class, so a slight drop in rank will not kill anyone’s chances, methinks. That said, a student should not be struggling so much (s)he can’t do anything else. </p>
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Really? I thought I only completed the on-line form last year. Maybe I’m forgetting something? 
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