UChicago’s Slip in 2020 US News Ranking

The University of Chicago, a school that announced in June of 2018 that it was going test-optional in admissions, slipped in the 2020 US News & World Report college ranking — from a four-way tie for third in 2019 along with Columbia University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Yale … 

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The Example of the University of Chicago

Will other universities follow the example of the University of Chicago by dropping their requirement that applicants submit an SAT or ACT score? The University of Chicago is an elite school among elite schools. It is ranked in the latest “US News & World Report” ranking of colleges in a … 

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University of Chicago Essay Prompts

The University of Chicago admissions essay questions are out for the 2015-2016 admissions cycle and we’ve got them for our readers. When so many universities simplify their essay prompts so as to encourage more students to apply (and ultimately boost their all-important “US News & World Report” ranking), the University of … 

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