UChicago 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 ArticleOvernights at UChicago
So they tell you to bring a sleeping bag, does that mean your sleeping on the floor or are you provided a bed with no linens?
View Articleterrified of UChicago
hey I got into UChicago and am crazy excited and shocked by it but now am indecisive about going. My older brother went to UChicago and loved it and I visited him a bunch when he was in undergrad but...
View Article***UChicago RD 2021 Results Thread***
I didn't see a thread for this so here I made one! This is for results only. Comments will be removed. Remove the "a" from the first three brackets! [aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision:...
View ArticleDo I have any chance whatsoever?
I'm not going to post straightforward stats, because they would be misleading. I'm a junior and didn't care about school until like the second quarter of this year. I got a 3.4 unweighted (3.7...
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 ArticleHousing, North?
What do you think my chances are at getting a suite in North? I really want a suite, but I heard the chances were really low. I I sent in my enrollment deposit in early January.
View ArticleUChicago Transfer Thread
Hey guys! Thought I'd start this Objective College: Case Western, previously small unknown LAC GPA: ~3.69 overall, 51 credits/4.00 major-specific, 14 credits Major: Psych and Sociology HS: Pretty good...
View ArticleBank/ATM Suggestions on/near campus?
Is there a particular bank/atm network that works well for students? Probably living in North. Thanks!
View ArticleUChicago Dining Halls, general discussion
Is it correct that there are just three dining halls on campus? 1) Baker on the far north; 2) Bartlett, a bit south of Baker and more central; and 3) Cathey, south of the Midway? So where do the kids...
View ArticleJoint Chicago Booth, College, and Law School Admissions Panel in San Francisco
I guess the College is getting more integrated with UChicago's two best professional graduate programs.... Monday, May 15 6:30-7:00 p.m. Registration 7:00-8:00 p.m. Presentations 8:00-8:30 p.m. Q&A...
View ArticleUniversity of Chicago -- The Meteoric Rise
As a Harvard graduate, I continue to marvel at how UChicago has sustained its momentum and now is ranked 3 in USNWR tied with Yale. Chicago Booth is tied at second with Stanford Business School and...
View ArticleNorth or MaxP
Hi, I really like the design of North and the openness, since the building is beautiful, but I really like the format of the rooms in Max P, but despise the building because of its garish orange-ness....
View ArticleHouse dynamics question
Since UChicago house sizes are relatively small, what happens if a student steps in it and alienates his/her housemates within the first few months with their disorderly conduct and/or rude behavior?...
View ArticleWhy We Chose UChicago
My daughter and I just went to the open house for UChicago, and we thought it would be good to make a post explaining the highlights of the visit for anyone who couldn't make it/wanted someone else's...
View ArticleSt. John's College and UChicago
I am from New Jersey, and I am interested in going to a Great Books school for college. I want to go a school similar to St. John's and UChicago; however, St. John's is incredibly small, and UChicago...
View ArticleJimmy's Woodlawn Tap - still an institution?
I felt this topic deserved its own thread. Jimmy's was a venerable watering hole even in the early sixties. I expect Robert Maynard Hutchins and William Rainey Harper occasionally drowned their sorrows...
View ArticleYour top 3 dorm choices and why?
Did you (or your kid) pick a dorm based upon location, proximity to food, classes, gym, single v double, or other reason? For the class of '21, which dorms do you hope to get? If you are already a...
View ArticleBJ vs Snell (Housing)
I'm really clueless about housing preferences. I was accepted ED and enrolled pretty early so I presume I should get my first preference. I'm looking for a single. Initially I was very confused between...
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