More accepted admission than expected

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>No university goes by the numbers alone. Chicago has always been the leader in finding creative ways to discover the truly exceptional student for whom the numbers don't tell the whole story. This is unlikely to change. Even with a more "subjective" approach, Chicago's students have some of the highest numbers in the country, higher than many of the Ivies. A few more points would hardly make a difference, but a loss of students who have the Chicago passion for learning would be.</p>

<p>As for decreasing admit rates, it will come down to the number who apply as well as increases in yield. It has little to do with changing to more objective criteria for determining those admitted.</p>

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<p>Yeah, it would be a calamity if Chicago started becoming more mainstream...</p>

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<p>Is Ted O'Neil retiring?? Since when?</p>

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<p>i was just wondering the same thing. i've heard nothing of that.</p>

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<p>Neither have I, I will investigate and reply. Perhaps the poster was confusing Randel and O'Neill.</p>

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<p>I have it on very good authority that Ted O'Neill is going nowhere, and will remain the Dean of Admissions for the foreseeable future.</p>

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<p>Good. I would hate for future classes to miss his speech at the opening convocation!</p>

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<p>I'm going to miss his speech. :-/
Haha!</p>

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<p>I'll try to memorize it and send you a copy.</p>

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<p>Actually they post the convocation speeches on his page on UChicago's site. I've read the other's on there back when I applied and was gawking and dreaming about the school.</p>

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<p>well then, SHOOT down my offer.</p>

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<p>Of course.
You can take it though :-)</p>

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<p>yeah, I've heard that his speech is amazing, can't wait.</p>

<p>ridethecliche, </p>

<p>I really wish you had of got in. UChicago doesn't know who missed.</p>

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<p>Yeah, me too. :-/
Wes is aWESome though :-)</p>

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<p>ridethecliche-</p>

<p>Wesleyan University? I know a grad student here at Chicago who went there for her undergrad, where she majored in physics. Interestingly enough, she is a Ph.D. candidate here now in Classics - a 180% turn, basically. </p>

<p>By the way, she loved the school and all of its strangeness and diversity. I am sure you will love it, too.</p>

<p>Grad school at UChicago, perhaps? You never know. :)</p>

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<p>Yup, that little devil of a school ;-)
I know that the option of transferring is always open to me, but the fact of the matter is that I got into a pretty selective program at wes, and I wouldn't get that at Chicago (hell i didn't even get in :-P). That will be an added heap of opportunity at an already awesome school, so I'm excited while being slightly dissapointed.
Yeah, grad school is an option. I'm interested in medicine though, and Pitt. is in state and has a phenomenal program too.
We'll see what happens, maybe an exchange semester or something :-)
Ya never know.
Good luck there to all of those admitted!</p>

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<p>So, since Chicago will probably get more competitive in the years to come, I figure a person with a 3.6 gpa has no hope of admittance to this great institution? ;)</p>

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<p>Not true. It is the entire application, particularly the essays, that tell one's story, at least as long as the current admissions group is there, and they will be for some time. (So far, my S's GPA at Chicago is actually higher than his high school GPA!)</p>

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<p>private_joker, i have a 4.1 and i still feel like i have no chance for admissions.. but i heard that u of c looks more at the rigour of your classes and the essays, and the recs</p>

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<p>seriously idad? whoa, that seems_ seems outrageous-</p>

<p>much congrats thus far to your S</p>