<p>Igor, I’d imagine that:
- The admitted students would have researched UChicago’s unique academic culture thoroughly before committing. I’d give the admitted students at least SOME credit to have the brains to research about UChicago before they apply, not to mention after they got in and are comparing choices. They got admitted to UChicago afterall.</p>
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<li>The high school students you are describing, which, forgive me if I’m wrong, are prestige hounds. They care less about education quality and only aim for the higher ranked colleges. But UChicago wouldn’t admit that kind of people in the first place (well, sometimes it’s possible a few seeps through the cracks). UChicago’s relatively large weight on intellectual/quirky/unique essays compared to its peer schools guarantees that. </li>
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<p>That is all.</p>