Does U of Chicago send everyone lots of unsolicited mail or just me?
My stats aren't stellar (3.85UW, 790CR/680M) but for some reason I've been receiving absurd amounts of mail from UChicago. I'm talking two or three times a week. I've gotten more than 50 pieces of mail...
View ArticleWhy Does University Of Chicago have such a low cut off
How come on their website and pamphlets they say that they have a range of admitted students from 21-36. Isnt a score of a 21 ACT to low for such a premier institution. Can someone enlighten me on why...
View Article****Official University of Chicago Fall 2016 Transfer Thread
Don't know if this is too early not but thought I'd start it. Post your stats, or don't, or whatever's on your mind if you're considering a fall transfer. Good luck to all of you! HS: 3.2 GPA, 2180 SAT...
View ArticleBusiness at UChicago
Hi, I got accepted to UChi EA just yesterday. I'm looking to go into business (as of right now, I'm thinking management consulting) and I know that Chicago doesn't have a Business major, so I would...
View ArticleUChicago Class of 2020 Early Action Results
Decision: Accepted Objective: ACT: (One sitting) Composite 32, Writing 10. (Super score) Composite 34, Writing 12 SAT II: --Math II (770) --Literature (670) --Reading (650) Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):...
View ArticleFacebook Page for Admitted Students
Does anyone have the facebook link for the class of 2020?
View ArticleI am a first year at UChicago - ask me anything
It's finals week and early decisions time. I've survived a quarter of UChicago, you've survived half of senior year. Ask me anything about the application process or the school and I'll answer them...
View ArticleOptional Essay
I was deferred EA, and I didn't do the optional essay. Should I write the optional essay and send it in, or should I not?
View ArticleJob Placements in CS
Can any former or current alumni getting either a BA or MS in Computer Science talk about the opportunities they've had either with internships or job offers? If anyone can link any data regarding job...
View ArticlePrinceton vs. Chicago?/ Comparative Literature
I was accepted to Chicago EA and have been considering Chicago my first choice since the early fall (when I decided to apply instead of SCEA to Princeton or Yale). I had decided not to apply to any...
View ArticleCS International Student
Hi, so I'm an asian female applying for aid, international too. I just got involved w/ coding like 5 months ago, and completely fall in love with it. Now, UChicago doesn't have a really well-known CS...
View ArticleMailed Rec Letter
One of my recommenders sent my rec by mail. How do I verify that it was received? Should I call? Email? Thanks!
View ArticleDoubts about minors as a Physics major
Hey guys, I am a recent admittee at UChicago, definetely majoring in Physics. I have some plans on minors, though, that are raising question marks in my head. I was planning to minor in Computer...
View ArticleSuper short extended essay?
I was looking at past prompts and I really liked the "destroy a question with your answer" Susan Sontag one. I decided to respond in a poem but it is only 280 words (my style is very brief/abrupt). I...
View ArticleUChicago Supplement Help?
I was wondering whether the UChicago Supplement responses were supposed to be fun and light-hearted or serious essays? I have two possible options, so if somebody could help me decide which one to use,...
View ArticleWhich Unusual Essay to Submit?
So I wrote a very rough (and I mean ROUGH) what's so odd about odd numbers essay, but I quite liked it until I was scrolling through the post your essay thread and saw that someone was accepted a year...
View ArticleSupplemental essays length
A question to all applicants and current students - what is an appropriate length for your supplemental essays (the one on Why Chicago and the books you enjoy reading). Mine stand at 700 words and I...
View ArticleCollege essay help!
Would anyone be willing to read my UChicago essay? I decided to pick a past prompt and choose Where's Waldo. Thanks in advance!!
View ArticleSocratic Style of learning?
I don't remember where I saw it, but I thought some pamphlet mentioned a Socratic style of learning. It was something along the lines of a small class size allowing the professor and students to debate...
View Articlehelp
Hi. I've been wanting to go to Uchicago for about a year now and now that I've been accepted, I'm beginning to doubt my choice. I'm a smart girl, but i want to have fun in college. I know UChicago is a...
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