<p>"Go to Chicago and feel stupid? I think not.</p>
<p>When I visited I felt quite the opposite. People seemed to range from above average intelligence to genius, but the classes were not mind-blowingly difficult or exceptionally esoteric. All around it simply had an aura of learning… not sure what school you visited if you went there and felt “stupid.”</p>
<p>The strength of the Chicago student body comes from a plethora of sources, most of which are pure intelligence, but they have quite a few kids who maybe weren’t top 10%… who maybe didn’t score 2200+ on the SAT, for the simple reason that there are a lot of really smart kids who just don’t give a **** about High School. </p>
<p>UChicago is just about the only good University on the face of the planet who recognizes that, which is why I applied there instead of all these other self-aggrandizing ivy-leagues. </p>
<p>Before I start repeating myself in this little rant, I’ll throw in one more thing…</p>
<p>Part of what makes the Uncommon Application so unique and valuable, and this choice to move to the Common App so disturbing is the fact that these were the tools that Chicago used to create this atmosphere and attract students who were extraordinaly intelligent but were left hiding in the nooks and crannies of the application process by other colleges because they felt they just didnt have the grades/SATs or whatever. </p>
<p>Hate to break it to you guys, but Chicago is not anything like an Ivy League.</p>
<p>Because, quite simply, Chicago has proven that those over-hyped, TA-taught schools in the North are inferior in comparison to their alternatives.</p>
<p>/end rant.</p>
<p>Have a blast with your decisions guys."</p>
<p>My thoughts exactly. I really hope Chicago accepts me.</p>