Question about Supplement Essay
For the first prompt, it asks me to write a "letter", but it introduces the prompt saying that people would send "emails". So in my essay, do you think it would be fine if I kept it as a plain...
View ArticleSample Walking Time Around Campus
In light of @BrianBoiler walk on campus on September 7th, I decided to do the same today and I used the stopwatch on my iPhone to time myself. Naturally this is by no means to be definitive in any...
View Articlechance me EA 2023
I applied EA for the class of 2023, I was rejected from my ED school so I'm very nervous for UChicago decisions to come out. Can somebody please chance me? GPA (100 point scale): UW - 96.5 W - 103.7...
View ArticleChance me please!
Hi, I would be grateful if anyone could say roughly what my chances are for an ED2 application to Chicago. I'm applying from the UK, as an international student, "test-flexibly". GCSE: 12 A* (and...
View ArticleChances for UChicago?
Hi there- My oldest daughter McKinsley Sage is applying for college. She just got deferred from Yale EA, and after the Ivies/Stanford/MIT, her second choice is UChicago. She wants to apply RD since she...
View ArticleChances for UChicago ED II?
Got deferred from Princeton SCEA, but I also loved UChicago so I figure by applying ED II I can get denied by them a month early. Here are my stats: Hispanic male, family income is around 70k a year...
View ArticleChance me Chicago ED2 please!
I would be grateful if anyone could say roughly what my chances are for an ED2 application to Chicago. I'm applying from the UK, as an international student, "test-flexibly". GCSE: 12 A* (and...
View ArticleLaw, Letters, and Society at UChicago
Hey! Can anyone talk about what's going on with the LLS major at UChicago? The course catalog says the major had gone under "extensive review", with the "need to enhance the program’s teaching and...
View ArticleChance Me for UChicago? I just got deferred.
I'm deferred too. I'm not concerned (just got a full ride from one of my top schools), but I'm a bit stressed about it. Could anyone chance me? I'm trying to decide if I should withdraw my application....
View ArticleAdvice about Deferral
Hello, I just got deferred from EA and I had a couple questions on what to do next. 1. On my Why U. Chicago Essay, I had a few typos which is really stressing me out so should I email the admissions...
View ArticleTypes of Students at UChicago/Student Life
Hi! Can someone tell me about the types of students at UChicago (sporty, nerdy, demographics, etc.) and about the culture? Is there lots of partying or mostly studying? What about the student life? I'm...
View ArticleEarly Action Application Deferred
My early action application to UChicago was deferred today. UChicago is by far my top choice and I would've applied Early Decision in November, but my family is unable to commit financially. Since I...
View ArticleUChicago Class of 2023 EA/EDI Results Only
Post your results here! Hopefully this helps people considering EDII or RD. You know the deal. Good luck to everyone!! ***Remove spaces in brackets before posting!!*** [ size=4][ color=green][...
View ArticleJunior Year Internships - Are UChicago students happy with their results?
Are the larger numbers of professionally inclined students the University is now attracting happy with the outcomes?
View ArticleQuestion about UChicago EA
I heard that the chances of someone getting in EA were way lower now that ED1 and ED2 are a thing at UChicago, is this true?
View Articletoo techy?
Do you think UChicago (or other liberal arts schools, like harvard, for instance) will reject extremely qualified students that seem to be "too techy" and might fit better at strong tech schools like...
View ArticleShould I apply RD or ED2 to UChicago after being deferred?
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/5/3/university-chicagos-acceptance-rate-plummets-7-2-c/ I got deferred from my dream school yesterday, read this. apparently last year's acceptance rate for...
View ArticleChance me for UChicago transfer (Fall 2019)
Rejected ED2 for the fall of 2018, figured I'd try again for the Fall 2019 Applying as a Philosophy major, and will not be submitting my ACT scores. Current Stats: School: Wells College (small liberal...
View ArticleDeferred from University of Chicago
Hey guys! I applied to UChicago EA and just found out I was deferred. Given that it is my top choice and excellent for my intended major, I'd like to continue into the ED II round. I know that being...
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