<p>As predicted, the U of C admit rate fell to 36%, and its yield increased beyond expectations. The school had predicted 1210 students to accept admission, but 1322 sent in deposits. The yield is approaching 40%. Unfortunately, one can expect even fewer to be admitted next year.</p>
<p>And here is a nice article on why the swim test should stay.</p>
<p>"If the admissions office had anticipated a higher yield, they could have accepted a smaller percentage of students from the applicant pool, thus upping the U of Cs selctivity."</p>
<p>I wasn't so sure about the purpose of the inclusion of this paragraph in the article. Personally I find schools' race for selectivity slightly ridiculous. I would have thought U of C's students wouldn't care so much for the school's selectivity (and US News ranking), but more for the atmosphere and what they hope to get out of attending the uni.</p>
<p>Addendum: I don't know how to swim. Some of the past schools I've attended don't have swimming pools, though for P.E. we're bussed to athlete clubs to practice there. My current high school doesn't have a pool and swimming is not a part of the PE curriculum. In fact, my TOEFL essay question was "If your school was given a big amount of money as a gift, how would you spend it and why?" and I answered with "A swimming pool". Despite being slightly water-phobic, I know learning how to swim and havin' the endurance to tread water is an important survival skill. Even if you don't go to the beach, you never when you're at a pool party and get pushed in. Not knowing how to swim in a bathing suit is bad; not knowing how to get out of water-logged clothes is worse.</p>
<p>I think this is just one writer's opinion. My S is concerned that a narrower range of student may end up being admitted. U of Chicago has was as much an acknowledged intellectual leader when its admit rate was closer to 70% as it is now at half that.</p>
<p>We do the swim test senior year?</p>
<p>EDIT: Nevermind.....I probably should have read the entire article.</p>
<p>"If the admissions office had anticipated a higher yield, they could have accepted a smaller percentage of students from the applicant pool, thus upping the U of C’s selctivity."
------ I don't like this paragraph</p>
<p>Check all the data out, please. Does 35% acceptance rate look that much better than 36%? If my calculation was not off too much.</p>
<p>If some people do care about "selectivity", why don't they try to switch to Common Application? If they think the "Uncommon Application" is NOT cool any more?</p>
<p>Personally, I don't think admit rate means much more than more are applying. The increase in yield may suggest the U of C "story" is being told a little more accurately, and more students are voting for academic and intellectual rigor.</p>
<p>i hope they have enough room for everyone.</p>
<p>dang, we're a huge class.</p>
<p>idad-</p>
<p>Funny thing. I just read both of those articles about ten minutes ago.</p>
<p>"I think this is just one writer's opinion. My S is concerned that a narrower range of student may end up being admitted. U of Chicago has was as much an acknowledged intellectual leader when its admit rate was closer to 70% as it is now at half that."</p>
<p>Exactly. My mom went here in the 70's, and she says that the students were much more academically-oriented then than they are now. But they are still an intellectual crowd. It seems that the school has a more "fun" image than it did, which is attracting more students.</p>
<p>WAAAAA!!!
No waitlist :-/</p>
<p>It really does sound like waitlists' chances are getting slimmer and slimmer but ridethecliche, i really hope you'll get in.</p>
<p>x2 to the waitlist. :(</p>
<p>Naa, it's not going to happen. Tis all good. I'm really quite lucky to be headed where I'm headed :-)</p>
<p>Regardless of what happens, Chicago will always hold a special spot in my heart.</p>
<p>You'll have fun at Bard, buddy!</p>
<p>Thanks. You'll have fun at Wes too, I'm sure. Maybe grad school?</p>
<p>Let's hope so, but Pittsburgh medicine is pretty kick ass and I'm in state (as are you). So we'll see, I'm def going to apply though!</p>
<p>The Journal had an article, and it said that only 7 were admitted from the waistlist for chicago.</p>
<p>I guess we'll be getting our letter in the mail soon.
And so a journey ends and a dream dies,
and yet another journey begins and new aspirations are borne.</p>
<p>Yeah, Pitt is really good for medicine. I'm not sure if I want to go to law school or not...maybe just get a grad degree in interpretation or something. I think too far into the future, I think.</p>
<p>journey and dreams never end...</p>
<p>IMHO with ted o'neill out next year consider that number to fall even faster. He was a little nice in accepting less than exceptional candidates because of a more subjective criterion, I think that is gonna stop</p>
<p>"He was a little nice in accepting less than exceptional candidates because of a more subjective criterion, I think that is gonna stop"</p>
<p>Ah, go by the numbers entirely? A sad thing that would be.</p>