<p>I agree that Chicago is more pre-professional now but is it being recruited more heavily by firms as a result? If the supply doesn’t meet the demand, then you just end up having a lot of unemployed UChicago students.</p>
<p>Poets & Quants used Facebook data mining to gather these results.</p>
<p>Goldenboy:</p>
<p>Recession aside, I’d be surprised if the UChicago numbers at all firms haven’t improved markedly in the last 5-8 years. UChicago lagged here because, frankly, the student body didn’t reflect the values and general mold found at b schools, med schools, etc. A recent upsurge in GPA inflation, more accomplished, polished students, a greater array of resources on campus, and increased linkages with the school’s top flight professional schools can’t be negative for the college’s professional school placement. </p>
<p>Again, a lot of this stuff is in its pretty nascent stages. UChicago’s advising and grade inflation is only beginning to match what many of its peer schools had for years. From what I know, though, as UChicago’s “stature” is more generally being seen as equivalent to a Dart, Penn, Duke, etc. from a standard metrics standpoint (admit rate, quality of class, etc.), I imagine firms will adapt accordingly. </p>
<p>Remember, in 2004, UChicago’s lagged behind the following schools in terms of standard “pre-professional” student metrics: Wash U, Emory, Rice, etc. In a pretty short amount of time, UChicago has done well, and created admissions standards that are more in line with its general reputation and resources.</p>