My son was admitted early action to UChicago and he is over the moon. His first choice, until a visit to UChicago last summer, had been Princeton. He submitted his Princeton application regular decision and will find out whether he is accepted March 31st.
He thinks he'd probably be happier at Chicago (and I think so as well) but Princeton had long been his dream. He says if he's admitted it would be a very tough decision. Meanwhile people say "why would you go anywhere but Princeton if you got in?" or "what decision?" He's visiting Chicago for the early admit overnight in February. ! If after his visit in February he wants to commit to Chicago I'm all for it--I would love to hear advice, viewpoints, considerations. My kid likes academic traditions, the feel of a liberal arts curriculum in a research university, and ivy covered buildings. And of course the decision might well be made for him in that Princeton might very easily say no. Last, this might sound funny--Princeton is $8K less a year than Chicago! This isn't the primary consideration but it's a fairly significant difference. Thanks, CC community.
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