Computer Science at Uchicago
Anyone know how good UChicago's CS department is? I am trying to choose between Cornell and UChicago, and I am leaning towards Cornell because I know its CS department is amazing. How respected is...
View ArticleQuestions About BJ Dorm
Hey guys, I'm a recently admitted international student who is looking forward to attending UChicago in the fall but I have some questions regarding the dorms, specifically BJ. I would be very thankful...
View ArticleUChicago Class of 2020 Applicant Thread
Hey everyone! Since application season is beginning, I feel that now would be the best time to start up a thread for anyone who is considering to apply to UChicago in the fall. As for me, I am still...
View ArticleUChicago Questions? Ask an admissions counselor!
Hello everyone, Welcome! If you're reading this, I'll assume you're interested in learning more about UChicago-- an excellent choice, if I do say so myself. I'm Grace*, a Senior Admissions Counselor...
View ArticleUChicago Waitlisted
So is it generally that the letter to your admissions counselor plays a bigger part for UChicago than most other elite schools?
View Article"Conditional acceptance"?
On my schools college portal, it says two people got in to UChiacgo this year. However, among the senior class we mostly know who applied and everyone was waitlisted/rejected. We asked our guidance...
View ArticleU Chicago Stories
I got accepted last week and have yet to fully dedicate to attending next fall. I'm perusing this forum looking for more reasons to fall in love the school and one of my favorite things is in the...
View ArticleUChicago Interview
im visiting UChicagos campus soon and was wondering what questions people were asked when they went on campus for their interviews?
View ArticleUChicago Fin Aid Worksheet vs CSS Profile
How is the Fin Aid Worksheet equivalent to the CSS Profile? It clearly doesn't cover nearly the same amount of information. Does UChicago just disregard all that information on the CSS that isn't also...
View ArticleShould I Even Bother Applying to UChicago? Please Chance Me?
(I go to a very rigorous private school which is expressed in the school profile that my counselor sends out) UW GPA: 3.6 (My school doesn't rank) ACT: N/A SAT: 1520/1600 SAT II: 800 Math II 740...
View ArticleA little Levity: Using UChicago as a verb!
A new verb popped up on a recent NU thread http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/20455248/#Comment_20455248 To UChicago your way up something So let's have it. Your best sentences of...
View ArticleUniversity of Chicago Admissions' statistics
This the place to post the officially released admissions' statistics. With an official representative on the forum, the statistics should be forthcoming as soon as the University deems such...
View ArticleDoes 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 ArticleIs U Chicago a "stretch" or a "don't apply" for my S?
Hello, first and foremost we understand that a "stretch" still means the chances are exceedingly unlikely for acceptance, but will be applying to a few stretch schools as time and finances allow. We'd...
View ArticleUCHICAGO 2021 WAITLISTED SUPPORT GROUP
lol I don't know if anyone is gonna actually show up here but if anyone wants to cry with me I'm down
View ArticleInteresting Naviance College Match Data
Have you ever wondered which other schools are popular among UChicago applicants? Naviance after analyzing several thousand applications puts the top 5 as follows 1) Northwestern 2) Columbia 3) Penn 4)...
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 ArticleCan I start working on my 2018 UChicago long essay now?
There's a specific old essay prompt I really like and I know every year UChicago has the same "choose an older prompt" option. Is that a guarantee that I can start writing my essay, using that prompt?...
View ArticleUChicago Waitlisted
So is it generally that the letter to your admissions counselor plays a bigger part for UChicago than most other elite schools?
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