<p>Chicago admits quality students. They are not able to attract some of them to show up because of FA package difference between Chicago and the some of the top Ivies. I have read the EA threads for Chicago and threads started by students admitted EA and several are stating that they will not be able to make it because Chicago is offering them zero FA. The same students at Princeton will get 30k or more.</p>
<p>Chicago can cut the admissions down to 2500 next year and reach your numbers, if they can match the financial packages offered by Princeton and Harvard. Increasing the applicant pool to 30,000 to pick 3000 and get down to 10% or below admit rate will take a while. Most of the top schools are reaching a plateau and are already reversing the numbers now.</p>