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<p>LI, it is not that HYPSM admissions were that different in 2004. The comparisons and parallels between HYPSM and Chicago were, however, quite different. Take a look at the statistics from 2002 and it will be apparent. </p>
<p>Right or wrong, the persons immersed in the admissions cycles of HYPSM looked at Chicago through a different lens. The well reported self-selection process might or might not obscure the fact that the school was hardly the same top choice it is today after Chicago successful “recentering” of the data submitted to USNews, and the slow departure from the uncommon application.</p>
<p>Fwiw, I expect the above comment, if read, to create the usual stir among Chicago’s fans. With the possible exception of Berkeley, this is, after all, the school that has generated the most acrimonious discussions on CC. :)</p>