<p>Jamiecago, convincing a few people on the CC forums to turn down UChicago is not going to have a significant impact on your chances of being taken off the waitlist. Yes, Dartmouth has an excellent foreign languages department, but it doesn’t win “hands down.”</p>
<p>Froshjosh, UChicago’s foreign languages program, in general, is pretty damn amazing. I’m not personally acquainted with the East Asian Studies department, but I’ve heard nothing but good things about it. I believe phuriku may have more to say on the subject, so you can ask him for more specific information.</p>