<p>For some reason that letter seemed to point out pre-professional and intellectual as mutually exclusive… Honestly, while I would be devastated if UChicago lost these quirky qualities, I’m glad they upped their marketing campaign. If not, I probably wouldn’t have heard of the school, wouldn’t have fallen in love with it and would not be attending - I’m sure there are other ‘life of the mind’ kids who didn’t have Chicago on their radar before this year, even though it was mostly due to our own ignorance. Also, it is possible that high-profile admits were drawn to Chicago for these very quirky qualities, so there’s still hope! :)</p>