The University of Chicago had a record number of applicants under the College’s Early Action program, receiving 3,041 applications from all 50 states and 39 countries. This year’s numbers show a nearly 10 percent increase from the 2,781 early applications…
Topic: admissions
Admissions picks selective ‘10 class
Though this years applicants were invited to discuss how strings play a pivotal role in the universe, among other topics, a higher-than-normal percentage of accepted students opted to go to the U of C. The University admitted 3,481 students from…
Admissions stresses minority recruiting
To address concerns about minority student enrollment at the U of C, Norma Lopez, director of Student of Color Recruitment at the Office of Admissions, discussed efforts to attract qualified minority applicants at an open-forum dinner with current students on…
Rosenwald houses new space for admissions
The Office of College Admissions has moved from its old home in Harper 186, to Julius Rosenwald Hall, where prospective students now gather on the spacious first floor of the former Graduate School of Business. The idea to move the…
Admissions expects strong stats from new applications
On first glance, the Office of College Admissions does not appear to be busy. It’s not teeming with high school juniors awaiting campus tours and seniors anxiously waiting for interviews. But the admissions officers, who are sitting down to read…
Dean of Admissions pleased with early app turnout
The Office of College Admissions, still compiling statistics following the November 1 early action deadline, expects to see a spike in African-American and Latino applicants. “It looks to me like we’re going to be up with African-American and Latino students,”…
Admissions essays puzzle prospective Chicagoans
Before next year’s incoming class ponders Socrates, delta-epsilon proofs, and how to perfect the art of flipping a cup, it must first respond to an entirely different question: Have you ever wondered who would buy a five-pound jar of mustard?…
Admissions admits fewer applicants to the college
With the college selection process complete for most prospective students, an immense pressure has been lifted off their shoulders. Still, the admissions office is far from such relief, as it continues to plod through mountains of paperwork to prepare for…
Early apps decline as admissions policies change at some schools
With the November 1 deadline for early applications well past, the Admissions office is still wading in a pool of packets, sifting, filing, and beginning the process of selecting an incoming class. This year’s admissions process is highlighted by the…
Admissions office receives early applications
The aggravation and stress is over for Early Action applicants to the University of Chicago, but the strenuous work of reading the applications has only begun for the admissions office. Even though the deadline has passed, the University does not…
Undergraduate admissions stays on course
With several universities around the country tweaking their early admissions policies and various publications redefining their college-ranking systems, the undergraduate admissions office here at the University has not noticed any significant changes in the early pool of applicants. Instead of…
Admissions sees increase in College selectivity
1,160 of the 3,550 students admitted to the College have accepted their offers of admission to the class of 2007 as of May 1, a yield rate of approximately 30 percent and one projected by Ted O’Neill, dean of admissions…
College admissions rise 12 percent for year, second only to Dartmouth College
Alan Leonard stood in line with a stuffed folder in hand yesterday, waiting to talk to one of several admissions counselors behind a desk covered with dozens of papers stacks. Leonard is one of over 350 prospective students on campus…
Admissions sees 12 percent increase in applicants
A final tally of the online submissions and manila envelopes addressed to the admissions office revealed a record number of applicants to the College, which will be reviewed in the shadow of rekindled national discussion over affirmative action. Up 12…
Bush contests U of M admissions practices
President Bush’s condemnation of the University of Michigan’s admission process Wednesday evoked a mixed response from the University of Chicago community and brought the topic of affirmative action into the political spotlight. According to law professor Geoffrey Stone, though the…
Risky admissions decision
The decision of Yale and Stanford to change their admissions style to Early Action from Early Decision reminds me of the summer before last, when after having finished high school and the college admissions game, I engaged in an online…
Keep admissions data secure
With the increased use of on-line applications for college admissions, one must worry about who will see it when personal information is submitted over the Internet. One would hope that given the prophesied commitment to keep all student data and…
FBI investigates Princeton U. admissions
Officials at both Princeton and Yale Universities verify reports that several admissions officers at Princeton have gained unauthorized access to a Yale website intended to disclose admissions decisions to Yale applicants. Those under investigation include Director of Admissions and Associate…