word of caution for U Chicago applicants

ROTCherewego
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:31:30 +0000

No one has the benefit of being a fly on the wall in the room where acceptance decisions are made, so to assume, based on your empirical analysis or opinions, that decisions MUST be a direct result of one factor that you are totally convinced is critical, despite what the adcoms who actually make the decision have said in the past, is a bit self righteous, don’t ya think?





Wow, this must be the most trusting person I have seen in years. Do you put aside actual, EMPIRICAL data and favor the words and statements of the people who have a vested interest in preserving their party line? Are you this trusting of your elected officials and CEOs also? University administration is not made of pure souls whose whole purpose is helping people without any agenda of their own!!! They are a business, selling different products, and their officials are judged by how well their “product” is performing in the market.

My kid would just love to go to U Chicago, but alas, it’s a very high reach. It’s good to see some hard discussion on facts and yes, EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS.