<p>So you know, that article is a letter to the editor in response to an Editorial that says the opposite, that these worries are unfounded.</p>
<p>[Weird</a> socialscience - The Chicago Maroon](<a href=“Rambling and flat, this family turmoil doesn’t amount to a handful of cherries – Chicago Maroon”>Rambling and flat, this family turmoil doesn’t amount to a handful of cherries – Chicago Maroon)</p>
<p>I think they’re founded. Overall, people are pretty worried about the direction the student body is taking. As a member of the Class of 2013, I’ve heard many mentions of how my class was the first one to apply on the Common Application, how we’re too normal, how there are too many attractive people, haha, you know. And I’m worried too, what with the giant increase in applications and all. Here, the word “normal” is a negatively charged word. As in, “She didn’t Scav at all? She’s so normal.” As the UChicago application process becomes more and more “Common”, I worry that UChicago will turn into just another good school. And we’re not! We’re the BEST school. The Core, the self-deprecating slogans, the dollar shakes, the all-nighters on the A-Level, Scav, the atmosphere of cooperation and collaboration, just the vibe, man! I know it’s a good school, but if our classrooms start being frequented by that GPA-clutching, athletic, generic Ivy League sort of kid, Imma be ticked. KEEP UCHICAGO WEIRD.</p>