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" The University of Chicago is a popular school-and rightfully so. It offers a world-class education in a fantastic city. But even with those positives, it was still surprising to read a report about the school in the Chicago Tribune on Thursday. The University of Chicago received a whopping 19,306 applications from prospective undergraduate students for the 2010-2011 school year, the Tribune reports. That&amp;#039;s a 42 percent jump in applications from last year, which saw more than 13,000 applicants. Even at a time when many schools are seeing increases in applications, a 42 percent rise is significant. The university plans to accept 19 percent of the applicants, the report says. That&amp;#039;s roughly 3,500 undergraduates. The school tells the Tribune that its increased popularity could come from numerous factors: a more prominent national identity, publicity stemming from having President Barack Obama as a former faculty member, or even the second year of use of the Common Application for the admissions process. Whatever caused the change, it&amp;#039;s a welcome uptick in applicants. And the quality of applicants has remained high. &amp;quot;These kids are every bit as witty and intellectually engaged as students of the past,&amp;quot; University of Chicago Dean of Admissions James Nondorf tells the Tribune. Read more from The Paper Trail and Check out the Complete U.S. News Guide to Admissions. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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