<p>But that doesnt take into account sufficient FA from the ED school, in which case, withdrawing from the ED school is allowed</p>
<p>I understand the quote but most all schools say to rescind applications if admitted to an ED school, even though they know that not ALL accepted students have the financial capability to attend</p>
<p>@tawarren95</p>
<p>I applied as Pre-med (but I put chemistry for some other schools). Is it the workload that you’re worried about?</p>
<p>And guys, maybe I sound stupid but does your choice of major play a part on your acceptance? Is it harder to be accepted if you put down certain majors?</p>
<p>you apply to the school, not the major, so most schools say that acceptance is not based on major
(in other words, most likely not)</p>
<p>oh okay thanks for the answer!</p>
<p>@rld
I definitely don’t think so in UChicago’s case at all. It is one liberal arts schools so it really doesn’t matter. Some schools have different acceptance rates for their different inner school(business, engineering, etc.) by Chicago doesn’t have that.</p>
<p>I’m hoping for pre-med and although I’ve heard it’s difficult at UChicago, I think much of it is about time management.</p>
<p>At UChicago you don’t apply to the school. That being said, they don’t want to admit too many Econ/Pre-Med (most popular majors) majors early because they don’t know what they’re getting in the regular round (most likely many more qualified Econ/Pre-med candidates). I wouldn’t worry about it–something like that won’t make or break an application. Getting excited for Tuesday (is it bad that this is causing me to procrastinate all my other hw and essays…?)!</p>
<p>I’m doing some research on premed at UChicago and apparently it’s horrible. Different threads have shown that their percentage of premed kids getting into med school is around 40%, less than the national average. And many statistics other schools provide, the School of Med and UChicago do not provide. Also, the Core presents a problem in that if you’re premed looking for a strong GPA, a humanities course can tank it, as they’re excruciatingly difficult. I’m trying to get some clear information on why premed at UChicago will help PREPARE you for med school but not help with GETTING INTO med school, but there are so many small things and some points are ambiguous. But what I’m gathering is that you’re better off at UChicago’s peers for premed, such as Dartmouth, UPenn and Brown. The problem with that is Ivy admissions tend to be sketchier/less clear (I won’t get into that debate), and you can’t rely on picking an Ivy school the way you can pick a non-Ivy and try to get in to it.
Anyway, I’m not worried about the rigor of UChicago’s classes because I know they will be very difficult. All of you should know that. But some schools have the right premed environment and some don’t. I don’t know enough yet to clearly explain why UChicago is not the place for premed, but I’ll keep you guys updated. But now I’m a little scared I might have to turn down UChicago. A good premed environment is important to me.</p>
<p>I encourage all of you to check out the first link I posted. And here’s a second one that’s good and has actual grad and undergrad students chiming in: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/868752-typical-gpa-first-year-university-chicago-pre-med.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/868752-typical-gpa-first-year-university-chicago-pre-med.html</a>
So far as I can tell, most of them are saying UChic is not the place to be for premed.</p>
<p>What about someone that wants to do Econ and perhaps look at a Finance career?</p>
<p>@hadiram you’re scaring me…I’m not that strong of an applicant when it comes to standardized tests…they’re just average…
But I have other factors that are really good…
sigh…
Maybe I should have put down chemistry as my major.</p>
<p>@magentaturtle
Isn’t UChicago known for econ/business? If I were econ/business/finance, I’d head straight to UChicago. I’m sure it competes well with Wharton at UPenn, and other top business programs. But I’m speculating; I’m sure there are other threads that could tell you better than I can.</p>
<p>Yeah, it is known for economics. UChicago has one of the strongest econ departments, if not the strongest, in the world. </p>
<p>However, is it difficult for kids to do well?</p>
<p>I don’t know. It seems like if a school is known for a certain program, their students are probably more likely to do better than at a school that is NOT known for that certain program. I’ve heard UChicago’s sciences are ridiculously difficult, and on a fly-in visit, I met an econ major who said it’s difficult and he had to learn to manage his time. If they’re strong for econ, I’m sure they’ll challenge and weed out, but I don’t think it’d be as difficult to do well for econ at UChicago as it would be at a non-econ school. UChicago will probably tailor and cushion (not in a ‘lets make it easier for you’ kind of way) to where the structure will be better/stronger. And better structure usually means you’re more likely to do well.
I’m honestly just kind of talking out loud. I’d turn to other threads for the best information. I’m a premed prospie (maybe not…). Maybe someone else can chime in on this.</p>
<p>Just read on a college search site (while stalking UChicago) that the average GPA for admitted students is 4.16. Good thing my school doesn’t offer AP classes :(</p>
<p>Really? I see it the opposite way. If a school is tailored for success in a certain department, I’d presume that they’d be selective and more rigorous. Obviously the school will accommodate its students (what school doesn’t?), but I don’t see it being easier to succeed in econ @ UChicago because UChicago has a great econ dept. I’d argue, in fact, that if one really prioritized doing well in his program over his college experience, that he should matriculate at a academically weaker college to improve his standing. Obviously econ majors @ UChicago will gain more from the experience, but it’d be much more difficult standing out among the fine crop of econ students UChicago has. This is mostly conjecture on my part, however, and I too would love to hear others’ thoughts.</p>
<p>Seriously guys…despite the fact that I intend to major in econ, as of now, my main concern is getting in…i dont understand how you guys just so nonchalantly skipped that part lol</p>
<p>To the people that are arguing about ED and pulling your apps, please stop. We were just discussing how nice it is that the UChi thread is so peaceful, don’t ruin it.
<48 hours ladies and gentlemen.</p>
<p>^agreed 10char</p>
<p>Tuesday Afternoon by The Moody Blues is such an appropriate song right about now.</p>
<p>@wallysmithjr I don’t think I did a good job of explaining my point without coming off as “UChicago will therefore be easier for econ” or something of that nature. Of course, getting in as econ will be tougher and the econ program will be tougher than a school with a weaker econ program.
However, I think that although someone might have to work harder to stand out among the other econ students, they’d still have great success after graduation. Same way premed at JHU would be difficult in terms of competition and standing out, but you will probably still be better off premed-ing at JHU and will be competitive applicant for med school with the rest of the JHU premeds. I don’t think standing out would be that huge of a problem. Seems like employers would know that the difference between the top econ UChic student and the second and third best is probably very minimal. </p>
<p>@nebraskagal, not to beat a dead horse but…it looks like everyone changed the subject quite awhile ago, doesn’t it? No need to shoot something that’s dying/dead. </p>
<p>Goodluck everyone!</p>