Neubauer Family Aselante Summer Scholars
D has applied to this summer program for rising high school seniors. The program is completely free - "for top students engaged in Hispanic/Latino communities". The quote from from their website. Has...
View ArticleI feel like I shouldn't have gotten into University of Chicago
I only have a 3.5 GPA and 1330 on the new SAT. I almost didn't even apply to University of Chicago even though i really wanted to go because my guidance counselor told me it was an extremely high...
View ArticleU of C is more than just The College
Disclaimer: this is totally an opinion piece, a rant more than lawyer's brief or Workshop discussion ;) This is the latest statistics on the composition of the UChicago student body:...
View ArticleA very interesting period of The College with a very interesting dean
I don't want to constantly link Chicago Maroon articles but this one catches my attention. It describes a time at U of C College when Hanna Grey was trying to hold the university together....
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 first year students own cars?
I have an F-150. Am I allowed to "own it" and use it during the 1st year? I read on the website that on-campus reserved parking is for 2nd year students and upwards, but assuming that I have an off...
View ArticleUchicago Transfer Applicants 2017-2018
Hi! I don't think there's a thread for transfer applicants this cycle, and was curious if there's anyone out there who's applying.
View ArticleUChicago 2022 Gap Year Discussion
I thought it would be useful to start a discussion for everyone that will be taking the gap year and attend UChicago in 2022. To start off I was thinking about creating a facebook group. Would anyone...
View ArticleFree Speech Article on Slate about the University of Chicago
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/03/when-campus-free-speech-is-a-marketing-ploy.html The article is fairly balanced, despite the fact that its opinion is obvious from the get go. I do not quite...
View ArticleBig gift from AQR
https://campaign.chicagobooth.edu/feature/asness-liew-gift/ Of course we hope Asness and Liew (Board of Trustee member) can donate more. Asness is one of Gene Fama best students. Now if Zimmer can get...
View ArticleWhat houses is it worth requesting at this point?
Hi! For various reasons, it looks like I'm only going to be able to pay my deposit around the first week of April. I understand that this will put me pretty low priority on the housing queue. My top...
View ArticleDo people at UChicago sleep?
Strange question, but coming from a hs in which top students sleep 1-6 nightly, not sure if I can sustain that for four more years. Is it possible to sleep 8 hours every night and do ok as a UChicago...
View ArticleHow to go to UChicago and lose all hopes of having fun
So I'm currently a sophomore and I have a 4.056 GPA, I've taken the hardest classes possible and my psat is 1190. We take the psat again in two weeks which I hope to get higher than 1300, and I was...
View ArticleWhat's considered the "easiest" major at Chicago?
I know, I know, none of them really are. But I'm sure there's one or two that have a soft rep.
View ArticleWaitlisted at UChicago
I received that I was waitlisted to Uchicago last night for the class of 2022. Uchicago was my top school and most difficult to get into so in a way not being flat out denied is sorta nice. That being...
View ArticleAdmitted Student Open House Questions
Hello, I'm going to be attending one of the upcoming events on campus for admitted students (April 5-6 and 12-13). I signed up on the UChicago portal. But the admissions office has not posted the...
View ArticleJust in : UChicago acceptance rate for class of 2022
Is 7.1%. 1.6% lower than last year.
View ArticleWhat are my chances of being accepted into The University of Chicago?
I am a black, male senior attending a poorly rated high school in Mississippi. The high school I attended has an average ACT score of roughly 15, but I scored a 31 (35E, 34R, 29M, 25S). If admitted, I...
View ArticleUChicago vs Brown
Hello! I was recently admitted into both Brown and UChicago and Iām having a really hard time deciding where to go. I want to study something biology related and go on to medical school (hopefully to...
View ArticleGetting on Z-List Uchicago?
im on the waitlist for uchicago and i was wondering what i could do to get a better chance to make the z list. i already accepted a spot and marked yes when asked
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