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<p>Phuriku: I usually find your posts informative but I have to scratch my head at this most recent post. What sort of data set are you basing this comment on - “Minorities with low stats getting in”? Stuff that you’ve read here on CC? Ppl whom you’ve met at school? Anecdotal evidence? What happened to critical inquiry at Chicago? Addressing a topic like this absolutely requires responsibility on your part to make sure that you have the evidence to back up your argument. </p>
<p>None of here, as far as I know, have been privy to discussion between Z. and Ted O’Neil. We have no information other than hearsay to address these supposed machinations on the part of Z. </p>
<p>Moreover, given that UChi is dealing with a huge increase in numbers of applicants, one would expect that they would run into similar admissions issues as those facing the more popular Ivies. So how would you deal with problem? Make the U of C less popular and go back to the days of accepting 78% of a “self-selecting” applicant pool?</p>