<p>hi people, gotta quick question:</p>
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<li>What was chicago's acceptance rate for the class of 2010? aka the most recent numbers</li>
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<p>thank you!</p>
<p>I have no clue.
But my boyfriend goes there! Nice campus.</p>
<p>you can be sure that it is around 30% or so....it is not the whopping 40% that made everyone feel weird.......</p>
<p>lots of schools received more apps and thus show much lower acceptace rate. </p>
<p>JHU for example accepted 27% compared to last year's 35.</p>
<p>I heard it was 36%.</p>
<p>U Chicago's acceptance rate seems high, but this is misleading. U Chicago is very highly regarded for its academics. The student body there is very intellectual and has earned nicknames such as "where fun goes to die". So no one applies there unless they are prepared for this kind of environment. These kids tend to be very highly qualified applicants. So 40% seems high, but if a more average student applies, his/her chances are a lot lower.</p>
<p>In other words, admissions are self-selective.</p>
<p>thanks for the responses! yea last year i ot thrown off by the 40% (i thought it would be a lot lower). one more question:</p>
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<li>As some people mentioned, Chicago is VERY rigorous academic wise. However, would this apply to double majoring in economics and international studies?</li>
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However, would this apply to double majoring in economics and international studies?
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<p>Why would it not? Do you have any idea what the economics department in Chicago is like?</p>
<p>fairly rigorous major (econ) + rigorous school = pretty rigorous</p>
<p>I do not think UChicago has released its entry class of 2006 figures yet. As noted, for 3005 it was 40% and it is usually within that range. UChicago's acceptance rate is higher than other elites because (a) it does not have early decision which tends to decrease a school's overall admittance rate; (b) its application is a pain in the ___ to prepare and discourages all but the truly interested from applying.</p>
<p>It was ~36%.
<a href="http://maroon.uchicago.edu/news/articles/2006/05/19/admissions_picks_sel.php%5B/url%5D">http://maroon.uchicago.edu/news/articles/2006/05/19/admissions_picks_sel.php</a></p>
<p>The difficulty of the Chicago application is greatly exaggerated, even though this year's essays don't seem to be up to the usual standards.</p>
<p>UChicago is a school that looks a lot past test scores and grades and more towards your essays. Either way, it's an extremely competitive school, and the chance of getting into UChicago is comparable to Duke, Dartmouth, Columbia, etc.</p>
<p>whaleback,
One of the reasons it is hard to double majior at Chicago, and graduate in 4 years, is because of THE CORE, which is a broad, humanaties based program that EVERYONE has to take, regardless of major, and which essentially takes up your first 2 years off college. In addition, the Economics dept is one of the most prestigious economics programs in the US, attracting top students, and is very competative. More than a few kids end up washing out or transfer out because it IS so tough. So even though it looks like it is easier to get into, it is tougher to graduate and to get get great grades at U of C than most other colleges.</p>
<p>sorry for the typos above, reading glasses are broken!</p>
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As some people mentioned, Chicago is VERY rigorous academic wise. However, would this apply to double majoring in economics and international studies?
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<p>As menloparkmom stated, economics at Uchicago is extremely prestigious. Undergrads studying international relations have an average of a 3.5 GPA (<a href="http://cir.uchicago.edu/prospectivestudents/faq.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://cir.uchicago.edu/prospectivestudents/faq.shtml</a>) so you draw the conclusions.</p>
<p>the 3.5 ave gpa is for entering MA students</p>
<p>yea thats what i was about to say too</p>
<p>I would say if you are going to double major, plan out your schedule early and carefully with an advisor. My son who graduated in 2005 was going to double major in math and econ but did not get into a particular class that he needed for an econ major. But it was fine. He ended up majoring in math with a concentration in statistics (and had lots of econ classes) and is working at a hedge fund and doing very well. These things seem to work out. He is happy!</p>
<p>I would say if you are going to double major, plan out your schedule early and carefully with an advisor. My son who graduated in 2005 was going to double major in math and econ but did not get into a particular class that he needed for an econ major. But it was fine. He ended up majoring in math with a concentration in statistics (and had lots of econ classes) and is working at a hedge fund and doing very well. These things seem to work out. He is happy!</p>
<p>Sorry, don't know much about U of Chicago, but I'm getting the vibe that's it's a very "brainy" school and not very active in the social scene ? It seems that not even Ivies have such a reputation of having such a large concentration of "brainiacs", or am I wrong ?</p>