<p>Ok, I know that Stanford and UChicago are in two separate "tiers," but they are top school nonetheless. </p>
<p>What are your thoughts of the SCEA slaughter? Do you think UChicago could have one too? I know my nerves are to blame when I wonder if that's why they haven't told us a specific date and time for when decisions will be released, they just plan to slaughter us like pigs?</p>
<p><em>vent over</em></p>
<p>I really hope they don't. I don't think they will because they don't have as many applicants to worry about, but that's just me hoping for the best. </p>
<p>And I don't understand what the difference in tiers are between Stanford and UChicago.</p>
<p>I don't understand what you mean by "slaughter." If you mean that a lot of students didn't get in that you think should have, then that happens almost every year at lots of good schools (including ours).</p>
<p>Chicago is less selective than Stanford, but that doesn't mean that adcoms aren't faced with difficult decisions when they look at X number of outstanding applications and can only admit Y, and X > Y.</p>
<p>Students who feel burned from early rounds usually end up feeling satisfied with what April brings. And if they are initially unsatisfied with their choice, they show up for move-in day and either a) realize that the school is going to be just fine, or b) realize that they want something completely different and want to transfer. What people feel about their school before they go and what they feel once they're there aren't always the same.</p>
<p>So the long and short of it is that it's wayyyyy too early for you to tell if the college admissions process has been good to you or not.</p>
<p>Stanford normally rejects about 75% of its applicants in the early round. I don't know too much about percentage break downs for Chicago for accepted, deffered, and rejected, but I'm pretty sure they use a different approach.</p>
<p>I have a good friend who was rejected/deferred today, I don't know which one yet because she signed off immediately when I asked her. Out of anger? </p>
<p>As for me, I'm not deciding if the admissions process has been good to me or not until see my UChicago decision. It is my first choice.</p>
<p>*** u talking about.. UChicago is in the same tier as stanford lol?? THey are both Tier one no??</p>
<p>maybe im wrong... maybe im assuming the tier is by top 30=tier 1
and rest=tier 2, 3, 4 etc...</p>
<p>correct me if im wrong please lol thats all</p>
<p>my friend had a 36 on the ACT and was rejected; he also had a 4.9 GPA- I consider that a slaughter!</p>
<p>Excuse my manners, but ****. There's so much more to college acceptance rates than test scores and GPA.</p>
<p>Seriously.</p>
<p>those scores count for a deferral at least...</p>
<p>seriously, **** . Scores get your foot in the door. You should know that by now.</p>
<p>not necessarily chicago as they seem to only "consider" your standardized test scores</p>
<p><em>stumbles out of the Stanford boards covered in red</em></p>
<p>Oh, wait, that's not remnants of slaughter, just the strawberry ice cream I pigged out on to feel better. :)</p>
<p>While it's definitely been a brutal SCEA year at Stanford, it's nothing too unexpected. Just a lot of really well qualified kids applied and in the same ratio, a lot got cut. Sad, but I think most of the rejectees have been handling it quite well. After crying/binging, I think I'm doing better. :) (awful sense of humor remains).</p>
<p>I hope UChicago goes "better", but I don't think much can be expected than what usually happens. I'm going for RD, but good luck to all your ED-ers! I'm sure no matter what happens, we'll all make it into a great college/uni.</p>
<p>I'm just scared that (and think that this really will happen) Chicago's going to liberally defer this year because of the 15% drop in EA applications. Since I already got deferred by my ED (Columbia), it would be so depressing to get deferred by both...because at least a rejection gives you some kind of closure, ok, move on with life, instead of false hope (Columbia deferees get accepted at a rate "comparable to" Columbia's overall acceptance rate, which is like 8% or something equally dismal).</p>
<p>Anyone know what the acceptance rate for Chicago EA deferrals is?</p>
<p>I'm sure there are others who will know right off the tops of their heads about the acceptance rate for deferrals.</p>
<p>One thing I'll mention is that if you are deferred, keep in touch with your regional rep. Send an update of what else has happened in your life since you submitted your app. Send another essay. S did this even though he got in EA, because he wanted to let the admissions person know he was VERY serious about Chicago, even though they knew, based on other events, that he would have great options. (Remember that merit award decisions are not made until fairly late in the game.)</p>
<p>Don't bombard them with daily love notes, but a brief note or something when you report your mid-year grades (yes, it's self-report at UChicago, at least through last year) will let them know you are still interested.</p>
<p>Last year Stanford rejected far more than the other top-tier schools, too. They seem to not like the polite deferral to RD and want to just keep the folks they are truly serious about. Harsh, but it does let people move on to better choices!</p>
<p>haha, this year my school has at least two stanford EA acceptances out of a graduating class of 80-ish. i hope the same happens for uchicago next year so that i can get in. :)</p>