I have noticed that parents and students on this forum section seem to complain a lot about UChicago's admit strategies. There is an interesting discussion on this thread for example
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/1901459-in-16-17-uchicago-will-have-ea-ed-edii-and-rd-p1.html
I don't see that kind of complaining in other forum sections. I don't believe that Chicago is doing anything that much radically different from other schools, but somehow it is always held up to a different and much higher standard by its alums, parents of students studying there now, current students and prospects.
I don't necessarily think this is bad, but I am just curious whether the stakeholders here are different from ones that participate and post regularly in other sections on CC.
Any thoughts on this?
Do people participating in on the UChicago CC forums complain more about the school than people participating in other sections?
Is Chicago being held to a different standard?
Does UChicago generally attract folks who always see the cup as half empty rather than half full?
Does this kind of self criticism indicate a kind of intellectual vigor that should be present in all the college sections?
Does the Chicago forum section see a lot less self congratulatory posts than other forum sections? If so, why?
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