<p>Phuriku - kudos to you for putting all of this analysis together.</p>
<p>I think it’s becoming quite clear in what Chicago wants from its applicants: students who help enhance the US News ranking of the school. So, under Nondorf, the school seems to pay more attention to % rank in HS, the SAT scores need to be very, very high, etc. No doubt, Nondorf is also concentrating on improving UChicago’s HS Counselor score a little more too - which is really the only weak part of the reputation ranking remaining for U of C.</p>
<p>Moreover, it seems as if Nondorf and the administration is carefully tailoring the school to excel in all US News categories. In the past couple years, marketing to gain alumni donations has increased a TON, and efforts have been made to increase yield, etc. </p>
<p>Perhaps more than many of its peers, Chicago seems focused on solidifying that high rank. This will be good for the general reputation of the school, BUT…</p>
<p>I’m disappointed by the diversity numbers. Under the previous admissions head, Ted O’Neill, the office prided itself on really focusing on diversity as an institutional goal. Just a few years ago, all those efforts really bore fruit:</p>
<p>[University</a> of Chicago announces record diversity in the College Class of 2012 | UChicago News](<a href=“http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2008/06/18/university-chicago-announces-record-diversity-college-class-2012]University”>http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2008/06/18/university-chicago-announces-record-diversity-college-class-2012)</p>
<p>In 2008, UChicago had about 10% african american and 10% hispanics in the incoming class. Those levels have dropped by half for the Class of 2015.</p>
<p>Quite frankly, UChicago needs to improve on this. Questions need to be asked about why the numbers have fallen so precipitously for the '15 class. Chicago needs to balance US News concerns with other legitimate concerns that US News does not rank, such as diversity in the class.</p>