<p>As we all know, Chicago is taking common apps starting next year.. how much more applications is Chicago expecting to receive? How much more competitive will admissions be compared to, say, this year?</p>
<p>This is just my opinion, but moving to commonapp won't change the competition significantly b.c if a person doesn't want to apply to the school, they won't apply. Putting it on the commonapp might get some people who would be too lazy to fill out the uncommon application which means that they don't care enough about the school to apply without it being on the commonapp. You may get a few more, but the competition probably can't get TOO much more than it already has become...again just a HS senior's perspective...I am applying under the un-common application this year</p>
<p>IMHO, If the essay requirements remain the same I think that the number of applications will increase by a small number. Like you guys all know, Chicago has it's own style. But it is an interesting issue.</p>
<p>i am so sad about that. i love the "uncommon app." because that to me symbolizes all of the quirkiness and why i am applying to chicago.</p>
<p>but at least the essays will remain the same!</p>
<p>More people will definitely apply. But those essays will still be intimidating to some people, no matter what. Others might try to get past them by using the essay for another school for the create your own prompt choice. I don't think Chicago would look too highly on that though.</p>
<p>I really don't think somebody will apply to the school simply because it's a common app school.... look at schools like Reed and Mudd, which take common app (I believe), and have not lost their atmosphere.</p>
<p>Up until very recently, NU didn't take the common app, and neither did schools like Penn and Cornell. They were, by and large, the same school before and after the changeover.</p>
<p>Actually, NU received 40% more applications after the switch. That is significantly more competition. </p>
<p>Any more input?</p>
<p>^^^ I meant the personality of the students, not the overall admit rate.</p>
<p>What I think is keeping Chicago's admit rate low is its personality, not its application. NU is a more appealing school to more students, so a change in application probably just drew in applications from students who were semi-interested but turned off by the not-common app. I don't think we have students who are semi-interested but are turned off by our uncommon app.... in other words, there are other reasons not to apply.</p>
<p>Cornell's admit rate also went down after the switch to common app. By how much, I don't remember.</p>