North Campus Residential Commons UChicago
Hello, I am very interested and curious about the newest/recent North Residential Commons that opened in 2016 for undergraduate housing. I've already looked into the UChicago website information about...
View ArticleAdvice for a HS Sophomore
I’m new to this forum and a California HS sophomore just beginning to do preliminary college research. Obviously, this could change after high school, but my passion is for appellate law. I would...
View ArticleOptional Essay Category Descriptions
Hi everyone, For those who are writing explanations about your favorite books, authors, plays, music, artists, etc. are you describing what each item is? So say I'm writing about a book. Would it be...
View ArticleUChicago 2021 Applicant Thread
Hey everyone! Hope we can all discuss applications, essays, ec's, etc here. Also please mention if you're applying EA, ED I, ED II, or RD :))))) Good luck everyone!
View ArticleYear Long Program at the London School of Economics
Has anyone done this program? Does anyone have any experiences that they can share about it? Thanks!
View ArticleAny current students?
If any current University of Chicago students read this could you leave a small review on the school? I'm strongly considering Early Decision II but I just have a couple reservations. I have a chance...
View ArticleRegional Admissions Officer Contact Info
I recently toured UChicago and managed to procure the contact info of my state's admissions officer. What exactly should I do with this? I feel it'd be almost too on the nose to shoot them an email and...
View ArticleFootball Recruiting at University of Chicago
Hope this helps parents and student going into the college football recruiting process. First, we matched our son’s athletic skills to the Ivies and D3. University of Chicago, MIT, Johns Hopkins,...
View ArticlePost Your essay
Let's post our essays to help next years students get an idea of what they should write. Here's my Chicago essay exactly as I submitted it (typos included). Apperently it didn't work :( Essay Option 2:...
View ArticleI can't believe UChicago sent me a package all the way from overseas!
I got admitted in the early round this year, and I just received a package from UChicago with a shirt, scarf, hat, and a bunch of other stuff. I was genuinely surprised since although i knew they did...
View ArticleUChicago Regular Decision January 3rd Midnight or January 2nd Midnight?
Is the Regular Decision deadline for UChicago at 11:59 on January 3rd or 11:59 on January 2nd?
View ArticleDoes UChicago Care More About Scores Than Other Top Schools?
Hi everyone. I'm sure a lot of you are stressed currently waiting to hear back from ED/EA results! Best of luck to you!!! I'm currently compiling my RD apps (I sorta waited last minute but they're...
View ArticleChances of Getting into UChicago?
I've never done one of these, so let me know if I need to include more info. I'm not a legacy, and I was not recruited for sports. GPA- UW: 3.98 W: 7.42 (8.20 after this semester is finished) Rank:...
View ArticleCrystal Balling UChicago's Admit and Yield for class of 2021
I have posted this in another thread, but wanted to consolidate here, in case anyone wanted to comment. All of this is pure speculation, so please treat it that way :-) Assumptions Here were the # of...
View ArticleUniversity of Chicago EA/ED Results ONLY
Yeah the results come out in a few days and I'm itching with anxiety and excitement. So post your stats once they come out!!! ..... Choose One [aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted...
View ArticleUChicago Portal/ Common App Help
I submitted my UChicago Common App yesterday (With all the essays uploaded). Today, when I opened the portal, none of the essays/teacher rec/common app was uploaded and there was room to upload my...
View Articleonline art portfolio submission?
hiya! i’m a prospective uchicago student trying to decide if i should submit art through the online portal. i’m not looking to be an art major but in one of my essays i talk about how much discovering...
View ArticleUChicago deferred class of 2021
Well we've all been deferred and we're all pretty down about it. I really never expected to get in due to the single digit acceptance % but one can always hope. Anyways we can use this discussion to...
View ArticleURGENT!! prompt?
I'm a little confused. This is what Uchicago has on their website about the 6th option for prompts: In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, pose your own question or choose one of our past prompts. Be...
View ArticleChange ED 2 to RD
Sorry if this has already been discussed, but is it too late to change my ED2, which I have already submitted, to RD? Also someone posted that the supplement is due Jan 31, NOT TODAY, and I was...
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