^^ The way things are going, in 20+ years at top schools legacy will boost admissions from 2% to 4% so not having it won’t mean much lol.
Lower sat but fairly decent profile - worth applying! 
I may be wrong here, but my perception is that scogal2 is trying to discourage the OP on UChicago- profs too cerebral, brutal grade curve, no legacy, weed out classes… What is really going on here? All schools will have bummer things about them. Poor kid is just trying to celebrate his acceptance and someone is raining on his parade.
@Toshka Lol look at the above posts.
@sgopal2 I am not going to base where I go to college based on where I might have legacy.
@goingnutsmom It’s fine. He didn’t go to UChicago, all those things are based on hearsay. I’m confident that based on what I’ve heard from current students and what I know from my own experience that I’ll be going to a great place.
Final Results for anyone who may want to look at this as a reference point in the future:
ED University of Pennsylvania (College of Arts and Sciences) - Deferred and later Withdrew Application before receiving results
EA University of Chicago - Accepted
EA Northeastern University (College of Social Sciences and the Humanities) - Accepted with $10,000 per year merit scholarship
EA University of Massachusetts Amherst (College of Arts and Sciences) (In-state) - Accepted and Admitted into Commonwealth Honors College with $2,000 per year scholarship
RD Boston University (College of Arts and Sciences) - Withdrew Application before receiving results
Was planning on applying to any number of the following schools RD but never ended up doing so (not in any particular order):
Harvard University
Tufts University
Brown University
Yale University
New York University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Princeton University
Georgetown University
University of Virginia
Duke University
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of Michigan
Northwestern University
Washington University in St. Louis
Vanderbilt University
Stanford University
University of California Berkeley
Will be attending the University of Chicago Class of 2020!
I realized that I had all my priorities messed up when applying to college. I was paying more attention to name than I should have, and not where I would be most happy, and so I am really thankful it turned out the way it did. Never apply anywhere ED just because you think it might help you get in. It could lead to something really really bad. Good luck everyone!