Oberlin, University of Chicago and Other Elite Colleges Extend Application Deadlines

https://www.wsj.com/articles/oberlin-university-of-chicago-and-other-elite-colleges-extend-application-deadlines-11548766801?mod=hp_listb_pos3

This is crazy. They had record breaking apps at UChicago for EA and deferred so many.

My impression from the article is that those students who got deadline extension from UChicago did not request it. I am wondering how many e-mails UChicago sent out to ask students who don’t want to apply to UChicago to finish their applications. It is free anyway. You just need to say you are applying for FA and you should have free time since you have finished applying to all the schools you really want to go.