God, can that be right about U Chicago?? They must be cacking themselves!
Also, Ohio State takes 3 per year and they have.....3 spots open. Ooops! Can't say I'm shocked--I interviewed there (my wife's from there, family still there) and was really underwhelmed. Ranked them last. Good for some funny moments though...we went out for a nice dinner with a couple of the residents, and the OSU credit card was declined!!!! LOL!!! Then the residents started arguing amongst themselves over who was going to pick up the tab! Had to split the bill a couple of ways between themselves in the end. Also, a former resident called the PC in tears while I was waiting to start one of my interivews--she was working in the lab of the former chair, whom everyone seems to hate with a passion. She proceeded to rip into him without mercy in front of me even though he's still affiliated with the Dept. Also, myself and the other interviewee waited after lunch for the new Chair for an hour-and-a-half...he was holed up in his office doing god knows what. 😴 The other interviewee and I gave our best to the delightful program coordinator and just left after a while!
How's the saying go? You reap what you sow? Something like that.