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Renting a fridge and bringing a kettle

Some really stupid questions, sorry about these... Could you please share some links where freshmen can rent a fridge. Also, are we allowed to bring a kettle on the campus? Thank you in advance!

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Economics Placement Tests

A small intro about myself. I am an international student, who has completed IB diploma and got a 7 on Econ HL. As far as I understand, UChicago does not accept HL Econ as a substitute for the...

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Pre-registration

So on pre-registration page it is written that "requests will not be prioritized based on the order received." If so how can one maximize the likelihood of getting in the chosen class? Should I select...

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How many courses to request? 3 vs 4 courses debate

What workload would you recommend taking on in the first quarter of the first year? What benefits and drawbacks are there when taking on 4 courses instead of 3 and vice versa? Thank you in advance!

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Vue53

Have the emails gone out yet? Are we to assume that if we didn't recieve one by now we don't have a space? I sent my request an hour after I received the email, did the spaces disappear that quickly?

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Safety/Renting

For the renting purposes could you please tell which areas outside or near the UChicago campus are considered to be more dangerous than the other? Help will be much appreciated!

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chances for UChicago?

I'm a rising senior. took SAT once with essay. composite score was good: 1510 (99th percentile) essay scores not so good (6,5,6). I did 3 subject tests (physics, 790) (bio E, 760) (US history, 700) and...

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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...

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First Year Schedule Discussion

Hey all! I'm a rising first year at UChicago, and I was hoping to get some feedback on my tentative schedule. I'm currently hoping to either major in Math w/Econ or double major in Math/Public Policy....

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Safety of CTA?

Hello!! I've committed to UChicago and CAN'T WAIT to be on campus. :D I'm sad though that the housing release date got moved though....... *crosses fingers for North* Anyway, I've heard that UChi...

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Post 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:...

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US News Hospital Rankings: UChicago Not Ranked Nationally, Drops to #7 in the...

See here and here: https://www.usnews.com/info/blogs/press-room/articles/2017-08-08/us-news-announces-2017-18-best-hospitals http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/chicago-il Last year, UChicago...

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Does the UChicago "favorites" question still exist?

I have seen mentions of a third UChicago essay on the Internet as well as on the school's offical FAQ page, but it isn't on the supplement page or the common app module. Is the "favorites" question...

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UChicago Class of 2022 Discussion

Looks like the other forums have started discussing 2022 already, so I am creating one for UChicago as well. Hope everybody has a great 2017 application season. Wish all of you the very best in your...

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Move-in for returning students

The academic calendar says that housing reopens at 8AM on Friday, September 22nd for returning students and that classes begin on Monday the 25th. Is it important to return on Friday or does any time...

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Entrepreneurship at UChicago+other questions

Hey everyone, I just have a couple questions regarding this amazing school! 1. Does UChicago provide resources and support for undergrads who want to start their own business? 2. Is the curriculum at...

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Economics

I already took AP Micro and Macro in high school, getting a 5 on each. As a prospective Econ major does this mean that I should skip Intro to Macroeconomics and Intro to Microeconomics, and go straight...

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UChicago Chances and Fit

Male/Asian/100-150k/New York Class Rank: School only ranks if top 10% or not, I'm probably around top 10-15% range, GPA upward trend My grades are a bit on the low side (for selective colleges), and...

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Schedule Thoughts?

How does this look in terms of workload/etc for probable Pol Sci major? HUMA 16000-16100-16200 Media Aesthetics: Image, Text, Sound I-II-III SOSC 13100-13200-13300 Social Sciences Inquiry STAT 20000...

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Maroon publishes leaked university documents, including a budget and future...

https://www.chicagomaroon.com/topic/inside-levi-hall/

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