Anyone received any merit award information from UChicago yet?
If so, please post what award you received and the amount if possible. I think these awards will be rolled out over next few months though according to their website. Just wondering if anyone has...
View ArticleIVYs, Uchicago Not MIT and Stanford ED1, EA, ED2 Deffered
ED1: They all want a commitment in Nov, so ED1 is a Must. You are my number one choice. EA: what message does that send them. I don't want/Can't to commit to you and I want to test other schools. NO...
View ArticleEA to ED II Acceptance Rate
Hi! I was recently deferred in UChicago EA and I am wondering if anyone knows the acceptance rate for EA students who move to ED II. Also, what percent of applicants are deferred? Answers to these...
View ArticleAnyone familiar with the GSALB program?
Does anyone know how competitive admission to the Graduate Student-at-Large - Business program is?
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 ArticlePre-med at UChicago
Many accepted students are undoubtedly considering medicine as a possible profession. UChicago's pre-med/pre-vet/pre-dentistry/pre-optometry advising office, known as UChicago Careers in Health...
View ArticleHow to submit supplemental essays?
So my kid applied to UChicago and got the base application in by the EA deadline in the common app. However he is applying RD. He did set up a UChicago portal a while back and that says RD on it. But...
View ArticleU Chicago potentially will be the #1 most difficult school for admission this...
Last year Chicago’s yield (% of students who are accepted and enroll) reached a record of 77%. At this rate, Chicago was second to Harvard and Stanford at 82%, and ahead of Yale, Princeton, Penn and...
View ArticleSo...about that deadline
I completed the common application before the deadline on 1/2, but neglected to submit my writing supplement until the morning of 1/3 (had it typed up and everything, just forgot :(( ). I can't decide...
View ArticleOptional Video Profile
Firstly, was the deadline for submitting one yesterday? If not, (i) When is the deadline? (ii) What exactly should the video be on? The information provided on the website is extremely vague: "If you...
View ArticleMandel Hall past and present
In the sixties Mandel Hall functioned as the main venue for visiting speakers and performances at the U of C. There were more mundane uses as well: the weekly lectures in Western Civ, Hum and Soc were...
View ArticleAIME/ AMC Scores
Hi. I applied to U Chicago and submitted my app at 23:59, luckily it went out. Interestingly, I got a promotion mail including a Chicago poster at my doorstep at 22:40 on the deadline, which reminded...
View ArticleU Chicago Students and/or parents: need info/help with housing choices for...
Can someone give me the down/dirty on dorm choices w/ focus on vibe, types of kids; less interested in aesthetics/resources, but would like that info too :) My son will be entering in the Fall class of...
View ArticleEarly Applications to UChicago
According to this Washington Post article Chicago received 15000 applications in EDI round. This is given as an estimate not an official figure. Has anyone else heard of a similar number? It sounds...
View ArticleReasoning for the New Undergrad Business Econ Track
Chicago Booth's new dean was interviewed recently re the new undergrad business econ track, and his take on this was fascinating:...
View ArticleUChicago’s Comp Sci Franklin
Interesting Article related to Mike Franklin joining the Comp Sci department and the continued growth. Franklin, who was head of Berkeley's top-ranked computer science division, is a leading researcher...
View ArticleCompletely revamped College website
The University has totally redone the look and feel of the website https://college.uchicago.edu
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 ArticleSurprise Acceptance to UChicago's Class of 2023?
Today, January 11th, 2019, I was accepted into the University of Chicago. I applied Regular Decision in late November of 2019. As you can probably infer, this was a major surprise! Was anyone else...
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