<p>Ok, that’s good, top 10% or so is decent. The truth is, that we can’t actually do much more that look for obvious problems, and then say in range, or that Chicago would be a reach. You look in range. The only other issue is financial aid - if you are not a citizen or permanent resident, it is much harder if you are asking for aid. </p>
<p>Unfortunately for those applying this year, Chicago went up another notch in USNWR and is doing the common app for the first time. Both of these probably mean more applications will be submitted - making predictions harder.</p>