<p>When looking at admission rates, have to take into consideration that NU has a considerably larger class size.</p>
<p>UC - on avg. (past 4 yrs) 1,280</p>
<p>NU - on avg. 2,106</p>
<p>Both student bodies have similar stats when it comes to GPA/scores, so really, it’s a crap shoot and depends on how many qualified applicants either school gets for that particular year.</p>
<p>I agree completely.</p>
<p>[ quote]Both student bodies have similar stats when it comes to GPA/scores, so really, it’s a crap shoot and depends on how many qualified applicants either school gets for that particular year. [ /quote]</p>
<p>Sorry for the ambiguity. I meant with the above quote.</p>
<p>I agree with WCASParent. They really look for quirkiness of each individual through their writings.</p>
<p>I agree with the poster who said it’s a crapshoot. Literally half of my high school class applied to both NU and UChicago last year and MANY were accepted to one but not the other – even kids with similar qualifications. There were quite a few who were admitted to UChicago but not NU, and quite a few who were admitted to NU but not UChicago (like me). Admission/rejection from one school is NOT indicative of admission/rejection from the other. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>At selective schools, admission for a particular individual cannot be predicted by numeric stats, which may count for as little as 20% of criteria.</p>
<p>Vossron, where are you getting that 20% number? It seems quite low. </p>
<p>I’m just curious, because you look like an active poster, but I’ve never seen somebody say that test scores and GPA can be such a small part of an application, especially to highly selective schools.</p>
<p>It’s here: [Many</a> Apply. Few are Chosen. (5/5)](<a href=“http://web.reed.edu/reed_magazine/spring2008/features/many_apply/5.html]Many”>Reed Magazine: Many Apply. Few are Chosen. (5/5))
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<p>I did say “as low as” and not that 20% is common. :)</p>
<p>^The sophists would be proud.</p>