<p>I might be getting a little defensive here, but yield and acceptance rates are rarely valid arguments for choosing a college (also, don’t be fooled by current acceptance statistics, U Chicago is poised to see a major drop next year, more so than other colleges). Also, there’s some major commercial development going on in Hyde Park (which U Chicago is very much involved in), with a major center due to open around 2013: [Harper</a> Court Project | Retail and Residential Development in Hyde Park](<a href=“http://www.harpercourtchicago.com/harper-court-project]Harper”>http://www.harpercourtchicago.com/harper-court-project). Anyway, I don’t know enough about Harvard to do a thorough comparison, but based on very general things I’ve heard from students in Harvard and my short time here, JHS indeed is very accurate. They’re not exactly apples and oranges, but the differences are noticeable. Both are amazing schools, and you will have MANY opportunities to be involved in extra curricular activities in both, but there’s differences in the vibes of their student bodies. As for the Core, yeah, I would not recommend it if you hate humanities/social science geared classes. You can test out of math, and the science options are very varied in their rigor, but be prepared to devote a lot of time to humanities and social sciences at some point while going through the Core. Conversely, if you love those subjects and would enjoy starting college with seminar style discussions of Rousseau, Smith, Aristotle, Socrates, Marx and more, then by all means please consider U Chicago (not saying that Harvard doesn’t have these, I’m sure there’s a lot, but they’re definitely a corner stone of a U Chicago education).</p>