<p>I think that last line might serve to continue to perpetuate the myth!</p>
<p>exactly ;)</p>
<p>@Jamal5: I greatly suspect that your anecdote is fictitious.</p>
<p>It is. I know a professor who is in charge of inductance into Alpha Beta Kappa, so he sees all GPAs at UChicago. According to him, there have been exactly two 4.0 graduates from UChicago in the past 5 years. That Jamal knows both of this is quite amazing. :)</p>
<p>I don’t mean to hijack this thread, but how does Alpha Beta Kappa compare to Phi Beta Kappa?</p>
<p>My bad. I meant to say Phi Beta Kappa.</p>
<p>Jamal figures that by scaring away other applicants (apparently internationals) his chances will improve. :)</p>